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    IB IRA Account

    Don, Yes they pay interest on the cash,I don't see 4% anywhere but it looks close by the amount of interest paid.I keep pretty much fully invested but if I feel a little skittish I put funds into quality preferreds for a while, Waf
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    IB IRA Account

    Yes,they are cash secured,but they pay no interest on the cash,I guess what I mean is the cash is restricted,that is you cannot put it into an an interest bearing instrument of any type. So in this case the synthetic equivalent (covered call) is a better use of funds,I think. Maybe funds are...
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    IB IRA Account

    Hi Don, I have an IRA at OX,and at IB. In the OX account I just do spreads. In the IB account,I have sold puts but do not like it as the funds are resricted.Why they would restrict funds on long calls/puts I do not know. My feeling is the best strategy for an IB ira is the in the money...
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