Is there any IB branch to visit?

just call ib, tell them you have an account and want to open a paper account.

It's obvious English is not your first language

I don't like the thought of anybody being lost out there with no one to help

You're doing just fine, you got your ib account open. Once you get your paper account open you will be able to play around without fear. And yes, all the API testing is done in the paper account. It's worth 10k to open an ib account just to have access to the paper account.
 
Thanks for understanding my personal situation. "Equal opportunity" is one of reason for recent US prosperity.

Although my first language is not English, I have US degree with SSN and DriverLicense, so that there was no problem to open IB real account online. However my API helper does not have those.

PS) Please do NOT miss the above screenshot.
 
that will not be a problem, you can set it up so your api man can get in anytime he wants, it's probably as easy as giving him the username and password for your paper account. You'll see, it's not as overwhelming as it seems right now.
 
jk90029 said:
May I give more specific question?

Below is my current situation.

1) I do not have CAT at this point but why can I place sell order (50 CAT) in 4th line? I remember I had CAT before but it WAS sold.

2) Roughly there is 10K asset with 3.6K of immediately withdrawable cash. How much more amount of equity can I buy, based on the screen? Maybe it is related to "pattern trader requirement"(???) of minimum 25K?

PS) Anyone please tell me this kind of personal account post is OK or might be dangerous for me.

PS2) Can Rico in IB see this screen while I am talking on the phone?
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1) Sell from a 0 position will make you short.

2) Account -> Available for Trading -> Buying Power.

PS. Where are you from originally?
 
d08 said:
1) Sell from a 0 position will make you short.

2) Account -> Available for Trading -> Buying Power.

PS. Where are you from originally?
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1) I never thought "short" buy in equity , which is similar to SELL entry in future.
Thanks I cancelled it. For the short order, IB does NOT tell me because it is obvious to everyone.

2) I saw the buying power is roughly $34, which is > 3 times of 10K asset(equity and cash)
If I buy as much as all the 34K, then I will be broke if the market is down roughtly 30% within 4 days. Prabably it happened in 1929 and 1987 and 2008? Is this correct understanding?
 
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Furthermore, I remember I have bought more than initial cash amount of 10K few days ago. (only one time) The "bought" might be acquired or settled(???) / still lack of understanding the difference.

Did I pay INTEREST for the loan money from IB cash? If so, where in menu can I find the amount of interest paid until now?
 
jk90029 said:
Furthermore, I remember I have bought more than initial cash amount of 10K few days ago. (only one time) The "bought" might be acquired or settled(???) / still lack of understanding the difference.

Did I pay INTEREST for the loan money from IB cash? If so, where in menu can I find the amount of interest paid until now?
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you set it up in your account window, check the box "accrued interest". It takes time man to learn all the features of tws.
 
jk90029 said:
Furthermore, I remember I have bought more than initial cash amount of 10K few days ago. (only one time) The "bought" might be acquired or settled(???) / still lack of understanding the difference.

Did I pay INTEREST for the loan money from IB cash? If so, where in menu can I find the amount of interest paid until now?
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jk90029,

If you PM me and provide an overview of what you are looking to accomplish, I can arrange to have someone contact you and assist. As some of the previous posters have rightfully pointed out, there are practical limits to the services any broker can provide particularly as they relate to the support of customized API programming. Nonetheless, we do have tools through which you can authorize view permissions of your desktop to IB personnel for a given session and you can add a user to your account and provide restricted access via a power of attorney arrangement (i.e., without compromising your log in credentials).

Regards,
IB-AN
 
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