Also, you can set up TWS pages so that they ALWAYS and ONLY show a specific account. Just go through the "add page / quote monitor" routine and...
Thanks for the article. Looks like they have already admitted that the arbitrators were fired due to this single case. Then they admitted that...
You are right, i noticed this also. Ever since IB started the new customer chat (real time communication with IB's customer service), the...
"Because there still was no confirmation, UBS's system automatically re-sent the orders," said the source, who has knowledge of UBS's systems."...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/business/new-technology-and-tougher-rules-shaking-up-fixed-income-trading.html I always wondered how the big...
I agree it is unfortunate that the author of the article did not include details of the matter that originally led to the arbitration. However...
Outrageous story. The facts behind the case between Merrill and the customer are not mentioned here, however it must have been quite obvious...
I agree that IB is more likely an acquirer than a target at this point._ BTW their organic growth is quite impressive. They have grown number...
Sorry if this has been already posted or discussed elsewhere, but this is remarkable: Unfriended: The Facebook IPO Debacle 6/10/2012 6:52:09 PM...
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/04/the-last-days-of-mf-global/ Even though titled "last days of MFG", it does a very comprehensive job...
Hahaha are you serious? The last thing we need is IB following in Corzine's foodsteps skirting the rules and looking for loopholes and...
Why don't you just offer trading in India to all your customers, taking advantage of the new rules allowing foreigners to invest directly in the...
Of course, if you have now 3 accounts at IB that does not help you. To get added protection, you need accounts at DIFFERENT brokers. I...
Good idea. I am in London, if no one else volunteers I'll try my luck.
Good summary old. One question to you and others: What do you do if you are a 50m hedge fund? Keep your money distributed at 100 brokers? I...
Certain inaccuracies and IMO misses the full extent of the problem, but this shows that the issue is getting more attention....
By "flat" you probably mean your account is all cash at the end of the day. Since you trade futures, and IB acknowledged that they have stopped...
Surprised this is not making any bigger headlines: "The trustee liquidating the Lehman brokerage said he identified about a $5 billion...
Let's not let our brokers off the hook this time! We need a 100 percent secure brokerage industry, and it's time we customers demand it!
Update: IB declined the "customer name instead of street name" suggestion today, just as it was gaining traction and appearing among the top 5...
Separate names with a comma.