One little correction and they jack it up 20%. Imagine what it will be if we roll over into a bear market. By doing this they will chase off some traders, thereby having an adverse effect on the firm's liquidity. Some will say they are being careful. Maybe they are but there are other ways to hedge.
IB overnight initial for 1 YM contract $9153.54
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You missed your calling, stand up might be a good career.
"". By doing this they will chase off some traders, thereby having an adverse effect on the firm's liquidity""
"". By doing this they will chase off some traders, thereby having an adverse effect on the firm's liquidity""
They are signaling loud and clear they don’t want the riff raff.. Dow traveled 20K pts last week.
Lol.....My equity curve tells me I'm in the right business.
They are signaling they are adverse to risk. And that's fine. Some firms manage risk in different ways. IB prefers to pass the risk on to the client.
I’m sure with your well endowed equity curve you have multiple accounts with different shops.
I'm just saying, when and if we do fall into a bear market, there margins will go even higher. I guess that's the point I'm trying to raise.
I disagree. Since the margins are determined by volatility, then the less volatile the market the lower the margins. Bear or bull makes no difference. It is just the average price range over time.
Just had a thought on how to track this...When the VX drops and stays low next time, watch for the margin changes from the CME, they should also drop eventually.
When I hear pikers complain about margin, I know they are ..... pikers.
No legit trader bitches like that, as no legit trader is pushing leverage that far.
No legit trader bitches like that, as no legit trader is pushing leverage that far.