Why does Interactive Brokers have such an enormously hard time filling market orders

[maxinger]

Now is AH, the volume is low, Trump is not tweeting, there is not lot of trading going on

I was trading Hangseng futures. volume was very good ie rather high.

Too bad I was unable to switch to another broker fast enough.
well ... I know what to do next time.

 

[murray t turtle]

???

If your buy limit is below the current price, how can you expect a quick fill? Or is there something I'm missing?

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That logical to moniter the underlying stock/ETFs, SPY.
BUT the old floor traders say ''no such thing as a cheap option'' NOW it sounds like a trader error, on SPY; and writing errors , as original question concerns options.
IBKR has,as a matter of public record ,sold thier option market making business . BUT good fill on near SPY lows yesterday.
Easy to make mistakes i checked the chart+ SPY has not even traded that low today,OOPs; but did yesterday as Frontyard noted