Search results

and happy! only in this business you can walk away with a loss and been happy :D

wtf? any news? another rate cut?

so..did anyone asked Bill Klauseger about a reason for closing an account?

it's always good idea with ib to wait as long as possible for those statements\forms..they(IB) will mess with it for while, even after their promised release dates.. as long, as i remember-they never on time with tax forms\statements and they never completely accurate. at least for me. that's...

LOL :D :D :D to OP- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-6886822-4057458?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=automated+trading&x=0&y=0 wow!- http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Stock-Trading-System-Automation/dp/0971853649/ref=pd_bbs_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203701231&sr=8-8...

yeah.. ib is probably fixing something.. anyway- i did check couple accounts-at least for me statements are available on both.

yes, they out at least two weeks ago

taxes from day trading are very simple,cause they are count as ordinary income. get proceeds from your broker tax form,subtract your PnL and you got your cost of basis. put those 3 numbers in sch D and you are done.

don't buy bonds, buy commodities-kinda hard to compare, because they are totally different animals..generally-yes, i agree, but you can loose your shirt with commodities or currencies.. for many folks-it's way too risky..

opentick?

pick parts from newegg.com and build it..it will cost you < $300

same here..they saying somewhere,that they not responsible for inaccurate data. take proceeds,add\subtract PnL to get purchase price..imo-that's would be easiest way to go around..

ummm....credit check from broker...never heard of that..and how do you check credit score for foreign customers?

http://www.schindlertrading.com/index.php?page=performance looks like performance page is gone...

yep.. it's what i'm talking about at the beginning of this thread.

when you open your account with IB,did the money come into IB account from this HSBC bank account or from some other bank? i did not understand that either..imo-no big deal to fax a copy of your DL.specially,if you request transfer of the funds not into original bank..

when last time you login into your account management? did you receive your monthly\daily emails regularly? most likely it's related to account information verification

i think i know exactly, why your accounts are being closed. from time to time IB requests to update or verify your personal information and email. they did have such thing in 2007. if you did not update your account(you have to login,and there is first thing you see is this application) and...

sivashad-what is the exact reason? not active? or there is something else? perhaps too active?

heh...no rights to ask for decent id? you or your attorney must be kidding.. can you walk into a bank and open account without at least one id? ib is out of money? man..you should see a doctor, not a lawyer...