IB Doesn't Provide S&P Sector Futures?

Sure, but there's plenty of other markets to choose from and some sort of "S&P Select" are pretty poor choices. Note that CME doesn't actually have a program - they have third parties that are in it for the buck as market makers.

Agree on the points of trading futures over ETFs, but the granulinity of coverage isn't there.
 
ids said:
We will consider a possibility to add several most liquid products.
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@ids Would you be open to a general "please add this instrument" thread for IB? I've got quite a short list and it's tedious opening tickets for all of them. It also allows others to chime in.
 
We do offer these futures. The IB underlying is different from the trading class. Use IB Underlying in TWS to find what you need.

Trading Class, IB Underlying
XAB,IXB
XAE,IXE
XAF,IXM
XAI,IXI
XAK,IXT
XAP,IXR
XAU,IXU
XAV,IXV
XAY,IXY
 
ids said:
We do offer these futures. The IB underlying is different from the trading class. Use IB Underlying in TWS to find what you need.

Trading Class, IB Underlying
XAB,IXB
XAE,IXE
XAF,IXM
XAI,IXI
XAK,IXT
XAP,IXR
XAU,IXU
XAV,IXV
XAY,IXY
More...

All IB symbols for GLOBEX exchange can be found here
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=2222&exch=globex&showcategories=FUTGRP

I have been trading e-mini sector futures via IB for a while. I think their bid-ask spreads are pretty tight for swing trades. Day trading them would definitely incur noticeable slippage.
 
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