Hoi, Use normal HTML tags for <b>bold</b> or <i>italics</i>. SSB
I've never had an account large enough to trade SPs until I started with IB...but they haven't had them. Very interesting.....does the same apply...
How does that work? Will your position be cleared overnight and you'd be flat? Doesn't seem possible..... I understand within a small...
Wow good question....that should be on the FAQ for pit-trading. SSB
I just tried to add pit-trading permissions in my FA subaccount and got this error: <i>You have reached the limit on number of fee based...
Being a pit trader is the same as being given a license to steal, plain and simple. I'm sure there are some honest traders out there, but being...
Check out "Pit Bull" by Marty Schwartz if you want some more stories about pit trading. The idea behind "dual-agent" brokers is that they can...
mutual fund transactions tend to involve manual processing, which is what I think makes IB avoid them.....
It's probably worth talking to an accountant....as boring as they may be you don't want to end up paying one after you get audited....
Here are a few links with many common symbols: http://www.mrci.com/client/symbols.asp...
Wealthlab (now owned by Fidelity) has a wizard you can use. You can run systems for free on their website but can't use the wizard there....
Thanks GA. I wish IB would put together an FAQ on this.... SSB
OK, I just hope I don't run into trouble because the proceeds don't match. I've already got them all broken out, I'm just concerned they'll...
I noticed that options sales are not reported in the 1099 gross proceeds number, but from what I understand they do belong on schedule D. So my...
Actually I meant search on elitetrader for it to find the discussions about it. Personally I don't recommend the dual wan router -- it's still a...
I've read it was margin calls in March 2000 that dropped the Nasdaq 30% in a few weeks. Not sure since it wasn't my margin calls but it seems...
There are many threads about backup ISPs and other kinds of failover you can set up and use. try a search for dual wan router. I've seen it...
IB certainly does have some customer service issues, but at the same time I've been using them for over a year without any real problems. I do...
Here's the LLC as a sub-account thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=63742 SSB
Unless it's specific to a trade or to your account, for most general questions you're better off posting the question here than opening a TT. I...
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