Interactive Brokers Down

JSOP · Dec 17, 2017

Is Interactive Brokers down for anybody? I can't log in since 5:00+ PM today. TWS is not even prompting me for security card values after I entered my username and password.

lawrence-lugar · Dec 17, 2017

Weekends for brokers and banks' websites are usually down for maintenance periods;
I'm 99.7% sure they will be functioning come business morning Monday.

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DaveV · Dec 17, 2017

My IB Gateway, which I started yesterday morning, is running fine. I can see realtime Futures quote.

cutetrader · Dec 17, 2017

I traded Bitcoin with IB now and it is working fine.

maxinger · Dec 17, 2017

quite common to be down on Monday morning.
perhaps cold engine problem

helpme_please · Dec 18, 2017

JSOP said:
Is Interactive Brokers down for anybody? I can't log in since 5:00+ PM today. TWS is not even prompting me for security card values after I entered my username and password.

IBKR does maintenance during weekends. If you're logged in to Asian server, I'm sure no problem now since it is Asian trading hours now.

JSOP · Dec 19, 2017

Thanks. Now I've got a new problem. I got an Exposure Fee notice on High Margin account. They are going to implement the fee starting Dec. 26. Is anybody affected by this crap? It's not a big amount but it's just so annoying that IB constantly nickles & dimes all the time but at the same does NOTHING beneficial for both IB or the trader. You can NEVER just concentrate on making money with them. They ALWAYS have to take something away from you.

truetype · Dec 20, 2017

JSOP said:
Now I've got a new problem. I got an Exposure Fee notice

Do you think they assessed it in error? Is your portfolio low-risk, but misunderstood by IB?

HobbyTrading · Dec 23, 2017

JSOP said:
Thanks. Now I've got a new problem. I got an Exposure Fee notice on High Margin account. They are going to implement the fee starting Dec. 26. Is anybody affected by this crap? It's not a big amount but it's just so annoying that IB constantly nickles & dimes all the time but at the same does NOTHING beneficial for both IB or the trader. You can NEVER just concentrate on making money with them. They ALWAYS have to take something away from you.

The topic of IB charging exposure fee is also discussed in this thread: https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/anybody-got-ib-daily-exposure-fee-for-crude.315022/

Gambit · Dec 23, 2017

JSOP said:
Thanks. Now I've got a new problem. I got an Exposure Fee notice on High Margin account. They are going to implement the fee starting Dec. 26. Is anybody affected by this crap? It's not a big amount but it's just so annoying that IB constantly nickles & dimes all the time but at the same does NOTHING beneficial for both IB or the trader. You can NEVER just concentrate on making money with them. They ALWAYS have to take something away from you.

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