commissions IB wants to charge me $1000 for a SINGLE trade

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by klattermusen, Jan 11, 2021.

  1. #11     Jan 11, 2021
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  2. I paid a total of $3,000 building up a 300,000 share block while providing liquidity. Hurts but what can you do?
     
    #12     Jan 11, 2021
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  3. I don’t mind paying if I am taking liquidity because IBKR can’t afford to pay $.003-$.005 per share. If I am providing liquidity things have to be different. If someone is patient there are free commission brokers who can get size off the offer or bid without sacrificing execution quality. Edit:Robinhood is not one of them.
     
    #13     Jan 11, 2021
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  4. IB is horrible for low-cost stocks. They're really only good for low quantity, high-priced stocks, otherwise the commissions get out of hand. This same order would cost you $20 round-trip on TD or RBC
     
    #14     Jan 12, 2021
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  5. roncer

    roncer


    My experience with IB is similar ......I got charged $268 for opening an account with a check for multiple stock entries. I was helped signing in by an IB representative. And I in no way did I check for multiple entries as I was exclusively trading futures. They would not let me talk with anyone about it so..........I CLOSED THE ACCOUNT. I think they have a lot of influence on Elite Trader as do other brokers. Elite Trader was a gem for getting information and help 10 years ago.
     
    #15     Jan 16, 2021