Could it be that IB has not defined "regular trading hours" for ES? In that case it depends on you what times you consider "regular".
I use monthly rollover.
That depends and goes into the territory of "how long is a piece of string". IB charges a certain amount for each snapshot, until the total charge...
This. 3 x 1.5 = 4.5 USD per month. I can't answer your question about options.
I can only predict for x < -t.
If that question is directed to me: I might be insufficiently qualified to answer that. Your IB account consists, under the hood, of two segments:...
As a first shot: yes. And then let your system run for a couple of days/weeks and see how your position sizes develop. And thus how much you would...
So apparently I got lucky: I don't use Local Name at all, but only use Local Class when searching for an appropriate contract. The EUREX...
Not all instruments require the same margin. Some contract sizes are small, others are much larger. So it could be, for example, that your 2 USD...
Hmmm, that is strange. I have a software tool to get an overview of the available contracts. I use this tool when selecting the next contract to...
All of them. This was part of their so-called "NextGen ETD" project which they implemented a couple of months ago. I think it was around February,...
I guess you took that screenshot when the market was closed? What you do is to download historical data for that fund, with barsize set to daily...
I agree with you: if there are differences in interest rate then you could potentially make some money. However, a higher interest rate often...
I am familiar with his system as I'm trading my own implementation of it for 5+ years with real money. I am using an "almost set and forget"...
This one.
It depends on what you buy: stocks or futures? For stocks you'll need the foreign cash at purchase (i.e. buy), whereas with futures you need...
For those who use the NIFTY futures on the Singapore exchange (SGX): I received an important message from IB about these futures (partial quote):
If you close the foreign stock position the sales value goes into the foreign cash position. The resulting cash position is not touched by IB. It...
Yes. Because at the moment you buy the stock you are borrowing that foreign currency from IB. Yes. Simply issue a forex trade for each of your...
2. Unless you like to pay more in commission, then you select 1.
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