We are rolling back the whole odd-lot restriction to the way it was 1-2 weeks ago. It is likely we will not restrict opening odd-lot orders except...
Look at the proper page on the ARCA website: http://www.nysedata.com/nysedata/InformationProducts/ArcaBook/tabid/293/Default.aspx click on the...
ARCA was purchased by the NYSE. The NYSE now controls the ARCA market data and has added it to their control schema wherein non-pro users can...
IB comments about odd lot restrictions are posted on the aforementioned thread.
NASD and SEC both have commentary mechanisms well marked on their web sites. But this case is not really the place to complain heavily about IMO....
The supervisory requirement comes from regulators so applies to all exchanges/ECNs. The NYSE specialists just got the issue on the table. At...
A new set of regulations requiring special supervisory practices for odd lot orders has been put in place. Apparently, traders were/are abusing...
It really isn't a 4% margin although it may end up feeling like one if you have large positions in many currencies. For example, say your base...
Consider the following EUR.USD quoted 1.3110 - 1.3112 20Mx20M on the consolidated IDEALPRO order book (large order book). There is a bid...
To be precise, the contract based 'position', pnl, and Average Cost are fully implemented but are still in a roll-out phase. The features are...
* new interface: 1-2 weeks, maybe sooner in beta * better position flattening: this is taking more time than planned. 1 month plus/minus but this...
Answer: Too much name-calling and other irrelevancy. We (I) prefer to operate with serious traders who are trying to work WITH us to build the...
2 small items for IDEALPRO (and also IDEAL):commissions are now always charged in base currency. This will simplify getting exact positions in...
It is actively being worked on. It isnt so simple. Banks dont want 5K orders. They don't really want 25K orders. Their target order is 1M. I think...
I was unable to find any unclaimed tickets. Please PM me the ticket number and I will look into it.
We have a $2.5 price. We converted to other currencies at some rate in the past when the dollar was stronger. Since then rates moved pretty...
We used to auto-convert small balances under 1 currency unit but this got lost along the way. Closing out small balances is part of the new...
Don't confuse IDEAL and IDEALPRO. They are not the same thing. Forget IDEAL. It is not a forex platform. It is a currency conversion facility...
I will address 2 points: (1) about the integrity of the IDEALPRO market place (I am NOT discussing IDEAL, which is like the odd-lot or small order...
Perhaps I dont understand to what you are referring but you do NOT pay interest on fully paid for purchases, only on loans of some kind....
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