Does anyone know if it's possible to make an IRA contribution (my 2005 contribution) by a transfer from my taxable IB account?
Just remember leverage has several meanings. With futures you're not trading on margin directly, but you are highly leveraged. With stocks...
I used them for ETF trading and they were good. At the time their hours were much more limited than they are now.
dude if you're asking you should be talking to an accountant. I recommend Robert Green (greentaxtrader.com) but there are plenty of others...
I just started an LLC for trading, can anyone recommend a good bank (e.g. Chase, Citibank, BankofAmerica) for small business? I would like to...
Assuming I initiate futures trades during RTH when 50% intraday margins are in effect, once the full 100% margin kicks in (overnight margins) am I...
This was what I've encountered as well. It's easy to transfer the cash once you have the sub account set up though.
The API is the same but you need to set up allocation profiles or allocation groups and then pass them with each order. They're empty strings for...
If $5 a tick is too much you shouldn't be trading futures. Start with ETFs which mirror many of the same indices as futures but are not...
Yes you can manage and IRA -- I do it. No margin is available -- as far as I know US law prohibits it. However they have a quasi-margin IRA...
You can also call IB and ask to be connected to professional services (they deal with F&F accounts and also professional advisor accounts)....
Only one account has access to the quotes, so there's only one $10 fee charged against the master account if the commission minimum isn't met. To...
You can...but it will make your system perform like a 386 2 MHZ machine. If you're really having memory problems just throw more hardware at it....
See: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=60996
Yup I think so. Basically if IB goes under you're screwed. Thus you may want to spread your money around.....but remember anyone else who goes...
If a huge firm (not necessarily IB) went under, the odds are SIPC would go with it. So that insurance may not be worth the paper it's printed on....
Imagine him running around his prison cell like he does on his TV show, but this time his cellmate is chasing him. He could televise it from his...
Thanks! You guys should set up an FAQ page with a lot of the answers you posted here. This lack of information is the pits :D
ids does this only apply to ES/SP or also to ND/NQ? Are there any plans to offer other pit traded futures such as RL, MD, etc? On another...
offered through traders library. I already get it free, but why pay when it's free with any other order. See: <a...
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