Yes, I thought about this. But since this is something that would be rarely done, did not wish to write a script to do it. Was hoping there was...
I wish to liquidate 1% of each of the positions. I understand there will be trading fees. But this is something that would be done once per year...
Let's say you have ~ 100 positions, with share size ranging from 10 to 10,000. And let's say you wish to liquidate 1% of your portfolio. Is...
If you use a growth stock (one that will go up quickly), and write a covered call, you run into this situation: BUY XYZ @ 100 Covered Call @ 120...
Yes, I believe IB also increased margin on those Chinese stocks to 100%.
I believe you have to hold the shares. The header of the notification said something about due to the fact that I have the shares ... etc. etc etc...
If I wish to do a transfer in USD I have to physically go to the bank branch to execute the wire instruction. They do not allow foreign currency...
I believe Bitcoin is a 'cryptocurrency', and not itself a bank-like institution with the ability to transfer funds. Did you mean one of the...
Is it possible to wire money into TD Ameritrade through a non-bank type entity, such as TransferWise. Note, they do not accept TransferWise. I...
The compliance department at IB-EU/UK/IE are *extremely* painfully slow. Something that should take a day can easily take months. They also...
Anyone else get a notification that if you are a US person you are no longer permitted to trader certain sanctioned companies from China? I knew...
Slightly off topic, but if you classify yourself as a professional trader, you should be able to trade those ETFs.
Is your home residence in UK or in EU? I thought 'EU' people go to ireland, and UK people stay in UK. The ETF restriction is EU. So...
Interesting they change from Reg T margin to Portfolio Margin. Is there a way back, or is it 'Portfolio Margin or Cash' only for those accounts...
Stupid question: Was the market open (or was there a holiday)?
I am all green on data connection as well
From the tweet: Interactive Brokers @IBKR ยท 26m We have experienced a significant failure in multiple segments of a highly resilient data...
I think their status page is not automatic, and requires a manual intervention to update. So not sure it's useful to check until an hour (or...
As of this time I can successfully log in to TWS and pull up a list of my positions. However, I'm unable to get real time market data. (usfarm,...
This may sound stupid, but when I have data connectivity issues I notice the following: 1) I *CAN* connect to the Website without problems 2) I...
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