I'm still what you would consider a novice trader. That said, from what I've seen so far there is no Holy Grail. Different people claim to have...
Salaries haven't been keeping up since the 70s. That's never going to happen. Something needs to give in order for things to turn around, but it...
I chatted with an IB rep today. He said it is not a bug and that I was doing it wrong. For those inquiring minds that want to know the proper way...
Oh... so, when it comes to ETFs this is a known problem?
I just recently learned how to attach a Bracket Order ('Profit Taker') to vertical spreads. However, in the process of doing so it has an...
OK - I finally figured out how to use Conditional Orders instead of Stop Losses to close losing trades. Man, TWS is not an easy trading platform...
Hi Smalfil, OK - I finally figured out how to use Conditional Orders instead of Stop Losses to close losing trades. Man, TWS is not an easy...
I got a response from an IB rep and he showed me how to configure the "Target Order (Profit-taker)" preset settings but under the Combos...
I'm not at all familiar with TWS' API; I don't know how to use it. Are you able to provide the steps or is there a how-to web article or video you...
Oh, great... so, if you can't get a current and accurate IV percentile using the "52 Week IV Percentile" filter what can you use instead? The...
I'm surmising that they feel there's no guarantee that a stock's price will go above (or stay above) the short strike (in the case of a Bull Put...
Hi Folks, New to Options trading and IB's TWS platform. Today I tried to find a suitable stock to paper trade with and chose Nuan based on its...
Hi All, New to Options trading. I'm mainly interested in selling Credit Spreads and I'm looking for some advice from experienced traders as to...
Wow. That's a sad statement. I may have just found a workaround. It's just as well as the ability to specify a percentage for profit-taking...
I've contacted IB several times regarding different questions/issues; I never get a response. Another member on here told me that their Customer...
I am using my paper trade account and I'm sorry to say EW, but yes - I am new to Options trading (everyone has to start at the beginning some...
It seems that it's not possible to specify profit-taking using percentages, anyway. I don't think IB's programmers did their due diligence by...
Hi JSOP, It sounds like you're also very familiar with the level of customer support (or lack thereof) that they provide. LOL It's really very...
You're supposed to be able to specify a percentage for profit-taking but either this feature's not available or it doesn't work at all (major...
Hi BB, Fair enough. I don't expect IB to document every single aspect of the program in minute detail. However, when it comes to setting up...
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