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  1. trading es & slippage

    Sometimes yes, and sometimes not. All depends on time of day, volatility in the market, type of setup, etc. Slippage would be at most .50. You...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: Index Futures

  2. IB is Suspending Intraday Margin Again?

    Check this link out. Hit the tab that corresponds to th einstrument you are trading and see the current margin. Some are back to 50%....
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. You trade from home, do you have a biz card ?

    Line 1: "Chief Technical Strategist/Head Trader" Line 2: "..............Private Equity....................."
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 27, 2008 in forum: Professional Trading

  4. How is it possible for IB to do this to me.

    Look for the phrase "Direct Access." Invariably, all FCMs say this. It's cheaper (more effecient) for a broker to send the order through Globex's...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 25, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. How is it possible for IB to do this to me.

    Had to correct this part. Sorry for any confusion.
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 25, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. How is it possible for IB to do this to me.

    NQ & YM trades on Globex. Limit orders are native Globex orders. Therefore they sit in Globex and not on IB's systems. Globex operates on a FIFO...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 25, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  7. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Look, for a minute there I was going to waste time proving my point. You know, the ego thing sparked in me. But then I remembered your religious...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    MMmm... pre-market? The convo is about daytrading and margins well below SPAN minimums. Which only kick in during RTH.
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Yeah? Whatever. Anyone who has been through the major events knows what I'm talking about. Take the suprise fed action a few years ago. The...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Ben Stein on Kudlow: Traders are the devil

    Please to meet you. Hope you guess my name. Hoo hoooo. (Hint: Rolling Stones)
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Trading

  11. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Thanks. Good of the firm to be proactive and prudent by putting the suspension on and taking it off quickly. Last time, it lasted for 6 weeks....
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    [/b] News doesn't break that way. Anyone who has been trading for years would know that. Let's say the news event you described happened above....
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Look at the margin page, click futures tab, scroll down to the globex section, and you'll see that, for instance, ES daytrade margin is...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Congrats on IB for raising the margins

    Looks like they restored 50% margin today. See here: (Click futures tab then scoll down to globex section)...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  15. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    It appears that IB has relaxed the suspension: http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?ib_entity=llc...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  16. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Lock limit means you can't sell below the limit. And the first tier of lock limit only lasts for 10 mins. But markets don't gap to lock limit....
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  17. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    No smarty pants, it's 50% as in 50% of SPAN margins. Read the post again. Sheesh.
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 24, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  18. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Very true. IB only doubled the margin. OEC quadrupled it. But let's see who relaxes it sooner. Vix will scale back very quickly from here.
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  19. Open E Cry raises ES margins from $500 to $2250

    Yep. They did it. Raised margins from $500 to 50% ($2250) http://www.openecry.com/traderstoolbox/margins.cfm
    Thread by: DerekD, Jan 22, 2008, 37 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  20. Congrats on IB for raising the margins

    All good. Just be sure to undue that in a few days and not 5 weeks later like last year. At most a week is all that is necessary. Also, nice...
    Post by: DerekD, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: Interactive Brokers
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