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The net change values you see for the ETFs are based on the previous day's close at 4pm. The net change values you see for VIX and VIX futures are based on the previous day's close at 4:15pm. A lot can happen in those 15 minutes. Same thing with SPY (close price is 4pm) and ES futures and SPY...

I've started using TDAmeritrade for futures. Commissions are slightly higher (around $2.50 + exchange fees per side). The data feed is free (IB charged around $100/month for data for NYBOT issues such as TF). Setting up an order using the thinkorswim desktop platform is a bit clunkier than...

Yesterday (June 15), the higher margins were in effect all day during RTH. Today they're back to normal. I think ES and TF change to the higher margins just after 16:00, and VX changes around 15:45.

On 5/21, HPQ did not go above $34.19 until 16:05:26, which is outside of regular trading hours. The high of the day during regular trading hours was $33.94. Did your orders have the "Fill Outside RTH" option turned on?

Look in C:\Jts\youraccountnamehash\executions.txt (It may be C:\IBJts on some systems). That's a csv-like file (except it uses semicolons instead of commas) of all your trades.

I didn't know people chose their trading platform based on the language it's written in. I suppose you don't use Windows or Unix or Linux, either, because they're written in C.

And now the margins are back to where they were ($10311 for front-month VIX futures). It looks like the tripling only occurs outside of regular trading hours.

Looks like the new margins took effect just now - I was autoliquidated out of some positions that I opened today. Margin for buying front-month VIX futures (at $13.75, multiplier 1000) is now $30934. Margin for buying second-month VIX futures (at $15.60, multiplier 1000) is now $19984.

Sounds like the short on Yahoo who predicted Genentech was going to $0 because, at some point, cancer will be cured. Genentech was purchased for $46 billion.

I got this today: This won't kill me, although I hope the margin on front-month VIX contracts isn't tripled - that would mean $31K margin on a contract worth generally $15K to $18K. (I'd understand a larger than usual margin on short holdings.)

TWS 949.3. Noticed starting on March 4 that, in a chart, once I narrow a bar thickness (from 3 pixels to 1), I can no longer widen it again (the View->Bar Thickness->Increase Bar Width button is greyed out). Even if I close the chart and create a new one with the same time scale. But if I create...

Seems to be related to the fact that I'm also long CL. In fact, if I go long a put, it increases my available margin by around 1.3x the value of the option.

Was Bernanke also responsible for Yahoo being worth $100 billion in 2000?

Anyone in the U.S. can sue anyone for any reason. The SEC gets sued all the time, both for actions it takes and actions it does not take. Plaintiffs often cite the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Sounds like you're pursuing a civil case. That's fine, but you also should contact the US Attorney in the state where the company is headquartered.

What is this "house" of which you speak?

IB's help page for futures options margin says to use the "Check Margin" operation in TWS to see what the margin impact will be. I'm consistently seeing the opening margin to buy-to-open a near-the-money CL March 2015 call option, during regular trading hours, to be 14% higher than the value of...

If you believe in its long-term fundamentals, buy and hold. But it's a low-float momentum stock right now, so don't expect it to trade logically.

Why? There's a very real chance that Fannie and Freddie will be completely worthless to shareholders, regardless of how profitable they are.

In my experience, the dividend doesn't appear in the charts until the following day. I'll check the next time I hear about a dividend.