Not for BZ but for some other energy futures are "micro" versions available:...
In the past I ran MT5 using Wine. Not on a Mac but on an Ubuntu OS desktop computer. I hadn't had any software issues with this combination....
Be careful: IB gives a different meaning to these two words: "snapshot" and "tick-by-tick". Mark gives a definition which might be common in the...
Also for me is the situation not as good as for @globalarbtrader My account experienced a sudden drop in March this year, losing about one third...
Yes, I agree with you.
The statement contains a section titled "Change in NAV", listing a Starting Value, some changes, and an Ending Value. One of those line items is...
Your activity statement should have a section titled "Mark-to-Market Performance Summary". Here you should see the P/L for any futures contract...
I don't want to guess the answers to your questions. In this case it is better if you ask your questions directly to IB, using your real account...
There is a difference between a cash position at IB and other assets. Your stock positions are not in IB's name. So if IB would go bankrupt those...
Downloading historical data for a futures instrument consists of two steps: Step 1. Obtain a list of all contract conid's (their unique identifier...
There is a page on IB's website which explains how it works in the US: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=27462#t-sweepprogram A...
I do hope that you know that you can download historical data on expired futures contracts from IB. This enables you to look much further back in...
[MEDIA]
Which IB subsidiary (or subsidiaries) offers this program? I don't think that this is available at IB US?
You were advised in your other thread that IB/TWS does not consider this to be one order. To them each of these are independent orders.
If you have "IB set up", why would you not use it for getting data on all instruments?
Yes, as long as an order is not filled are you able to modify the price in TWS. Go to the order window in TWS, search for the order you want to...
Congratulations for bumping a thread from 2006.
A bracket order consists of three parts: (1) the opening order to open a position, (2) the stoploss order, and (3) the profit taker order. All...
This would make you do another currency transaction, resulting in yet again a transaction fee. For such a small amount the transaction fee would...
Separate names with a comma.