Recent Content by JackR

  1. Can you see margin used by position on IB's TWS

    Guess it's time for new glasses. Jack
    Post by: JackR, Aug 31, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Can you see margin used by position on IB's TWS

    Samovar: Because IB has many many changes between July 2009 when I made the post and August 2016. Jack
    Post by: JackR, Aug 31, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. MedvedTrader (MT)

    I beta-tested MT and unless they have changed it in the production version you can use any .wav file you wish. Do a search for .wav files on...
    Post by: JackR, Feb 15, 2016 in forum: Trading Software

  4. QuoteTracker To Be Finished End of 2011

    Looks like Medved Trader (MT) has replaced QT. It is a bit pricier than the old QT. You can get a one month free trial (full featured) at...
    Post by: JackR, Feb 14, 2016 in forum: Trading Software

  5. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Energy: The advisory says "accounts that are margin compliant in all respects, with the exception of the increased requirement, would be permitted...
    Post by: JackR, Apr 3, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Trader13: The IB email said that they messed up and were restoring the capability to existing accounts. My guess is that new IRA accounts are not...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 31, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Shorting requires borrowing a stock . This requires margin. Margin is a loan. Loans are not allowed in an IRA-type account. Selling or buying...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 16, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    J.P. Well it took place in 2005. I was off a bit, The owner had an IRA and a regular account. IB covered the debit from his regular account....
    Post by: JackR, Mar 15, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    J.P. I don't know. Maybe it's harder to collect. Or perhaps someone noticed some IRA's in the other 20% of the CHF big losers and wondered about...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 14, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. The SSD Endurance Experiment... (they're all dead now)

    Robert: There are a few programs around that use the SSD's (or HD's) embedded serial number to control program use. So you may have to reinstall...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 14, 2015 in forum: Hardware

  11. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Gary: Unless the link is wrong, the linked story says 80% of the loses came from five non-US accounts and doesn't mention IRAs at all. The...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    It is reliably reported that "special margining" will be implemented for IRA accounts. What that means is still being worked. Implementation date...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    The problem with all these informal/back channel communications is they are not definitive. I've got my permissions back, but will they...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    vette: Mine also. Hopefully they will tell us why! Jack
    Post by: JackR, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  15. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Since IB has not officially written anything about this, other than their web page change showing IRAs cannot trade futures, perhaps there is high...
    Post by: JackR, Mar 12, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers