IB has just notified its traders that there will be no reduced intraday margins today due to increased volatility. Congrats! PS in the 6 pm news in New Zealand there was talk about an expectation of the US market going down by 6 % overnight (NZ time). Maria
All good. Just be sure to undue that in a few days and not 5 weeks later like last year. At most a week is all that is necessary. Also, nice of them to warn of this early in the morning before US open.
Looks like they restored 50% margin today. See here: (Click futures tab then scoll down to globex section) http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?ib_entity=llc