citing JackMorgan in the title here from this discussion thread:
https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/the-right-ib-order-type-for-arbitrage-attempt.366333/page-2
..........The latter didn't work because the conversion fees are too high. IB charges USD 500 per conversion plus 5 Cent per stock...
So if you convert it cheaper at your broker you might achieve what I couldn't do
Second story:
I stumbled upon the pure archetype of a mean reversion trade. Coincidently looked up the chart of HCMC. That is exactly the perfect kind of chart you would want to see for a mean reversion. Subpenny but whatever. It goes from 1 to 2 and back 1 and 2 and so on...Like a ball that bounces pertetually between two walls for months! That is winning 100% every trade or winning 50% if you went shot at 2.
So I bought 100k at USD .0001. Can't really tell why the trade doesn't work but it took me forever to get executed. My sell order is in the order book to this day still at .0002 and doesn't get executed.
There are many buyers and sellers in line in front of me. That's what I think is the reason.