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IB already has poll item on this here http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/poll/poll.php If you are customer and care about this you can just go there and vote for it on item 6331 under TWS Fx trader

Do you have health insurance? Which health insurance provider do you use? How much do you pay? Are happy with them and how do you rate your experience with them?

It seems that ym has a smaller spread than es .1 vs .25, so it should be cheaper to trade, but the volume on es is much higher. Does anyone know the reason

its just magic money goes somewhere and you need to solve the puzzle:)

depenig on how long you hold your fx positions right now your highest cost is going to be interest paid, don't concentrate too much on commisions

Did you figure this one out?

is it possible to place forex trades with itws

That is an interesting question. The answer is probably in the way you look at the P&L. I have been trying different approaches for a long time and still have not found a definite answer after many years. Also, it has been hard for me to say if things get more difficult after a loss because...

Title of this thread says FXCM ECN it should really say FXCM NDD(no dealing desk). There is a big difference between the two the later just means that there is no internal dealing desk and that function has been passed on to the liquidity providers. It seems that FXCM has made a lot folks...

If FXCM has made a real ECN. Then you should be able to sell at ask price and buy at bid price. Orders should appear and get executed based on FIFO. If that is not the case then this is not a real ECN

IB could just force all customers to get the security device. They are not because they know a large number of customers would not want this approach. IB seems to just be using this as an excuse to try to cover itself.. which does not look completely right Broker should be liable or not...

You answered “Yes” Then you said “an unknown trader without any legal training who has nothing better than hang around chat rooms and post when he has nothing to say” (appreciate the modesty referring to yourself) would not know the answer, So which one is it?

It seems that IB is telling customers to get a security device for login or sign a form that IB is not responsible for any financial discrepancies in the account. Else they are not allowed to access their account. Is this legal?

it is not the Schle D. The future contracts total in the yearly statement for 2007 and 1099 don't seem to match.

the amazing thing you may find is that the online 1099 does not match your yearly statement or schedule D

They can at least let people download the transactions to Excel to simpify calculations. I don't see how that would make them any more liable than web based or printed format. If they are targeting professional traders as they claim they need to work on this part. Even brokers like Etrade allow this

Does anyone know why IB does not allow downloads to Turbo Tax or other Software tax packages. They generate schedule D why not allow downloading it

thanks for the info. Now that makes it even harder to calculate

I have noticed that IB charges for future position held overnight, Does anyone know if other brokers charge for this, if so what is the reason

The question is a little silly. That would be like askig why capital gain taxes are lower or why home owners don't have to pay taxes on the first few hundred thousands of cap gain The answer is because this country does not have flat tax system