IB and incremental increase in Margins

Quote from just21:

No margin increase today when are they going from 14.5% to 25%?
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Just like the market, it is not predictable.

Don't worry. Surprise will come at the "right" time.
 
IB is increasing margin requirement by small amounts everyday,now they dont send you an e mail or there is no pop up message.

Does anybody know when they will be finished. I have stopped trading till I know what will be the requirement for every trade

Does anybody know? Thanks
 
We did not make increases since November 15. This is fixed now on 14.5% and the whole issue is under consideration.
 
Quote from yip1997:

I have no problem with IB increasing margin. However, imo if they really have a plan to reduce the risk, they should send the schedule in advance, not one hour before they implemented the new rule.

Can you trust a brokerage firm who change the margin rule any time they "feel" they like it? Perhaps one day, they feel "no margin" is the safest way, and they liquidate your position to satisfy their "safest" rule. I know it is a black swan, and it "never" happens. But should we protect ourselves from black swan?

I am just angry that they changed the margin rule an hour before the implementation. As I have said before, they should send the schedule to every customer if they indeed have a plan. I don't understand why "risk-averse" traders like to see a surprise on their margin requirement.
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why get angry ? get even... just deposit the exchange overnight margin requirement, and nobody can touch you !
 
Quote from ids:

We did not make increases since November 15. This is fixed now on 14.5% and the whole issue is under consideration.
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Thanks ids. Please have firm and final rules in place so we can start trading again in options.
 
Quote from wtfomdecay:



let's face it, because of the public blow outs of people such as vic and other lesser knowns, it is too easy to make pot shots at vol sellers. you guys are like sheep who do such. why can't you all see that all traders blow up consistently?
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Easy tiger. 90% of my stuff is short vol so it would be duplicitous to attack vol sellers. While i appreciate the attention you've given to my trading, blowing off all that steam, you seem to have missed my point about leverage.
 
Quote from rallymode:

Easy tiger. 90% of my stuff is short vol so it would be duplicitous to attack vol sellers. While i appreciate the attention you've given to my trading, blowing off all that steam, you seem to have missed my point about leverage.
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you are real slick in spinning that i have an agenda regarding your trading and it is more than fleeting concern. i have no steam to blow off as i did very well this year and always behave account wise in a defensive manner. we all have our perceived edges. your point about leverage is of course well placed; and per a previous post of mine, i also see tightening margin (on topic) as a good thing.

you just come off as just a little condescending now and then. i am sure you agree.
 
My available funds and margin requirement now is back to normal levels - before IB started this incremrntal schedule.

Anybody knows what is happening . There are no comments from IB as well.

Thanks
 
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