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Forum: Brokers April 7th, 2015, 08:46 AM
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Posted By ge55
IB is good as long as you don't need support from...

IB is good as long as you don't need support from a live person - phone or chat. This morning I could not even access Account Management for making IRA contribution for 2014.

Re Margin:
3X...
Forum: Brokers March 13th, 2015, 08:57 PM
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Posted By ge55
May be so; but would it be too much to ask for a...

May be so; but would it be too much to ask for a bulletin and/or allow a trading day for traders to square open positions? Especially if they are not in any violation of margin requirements.
Forum: Brokers March 13th, 2015, 10:06 AM
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Posted By ge55
All my IRA accounts can trade futures again as of...

All my IRA accounts can trade futures again as of this morning. Not sure for how long, though. At least, TWS is accepting orders. I am holding off till situation becomes clear.
Forum: Brokers March 12th, 2015, 02:41 PM
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Posted By ge55
No such luck here. No permission. I also heard...

No such luck here. No permission. I also heard that Advisor accounts are still able to trade futures in clients' IRA. So, a real murky and uncertain situation and still no formal announcement of any...
Forum: Brokers March 11th, 2015, 01:57 PM
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Posted By ge55
Email from IB on an email query: "Please...

Email from IB on an email query:

"Please be advised that futures trading capabilities is no longer allowed in IRA accounts, per management decision. An IB customer will no longer be able to...
Forum: Brokers March 11th, 2015, 09:55 AM
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Posted By ge55
Yes, it is real strange if you were able to trade...

Yes, it is real strange if you were able to trade futures last night in an IRA account. I believe they revoked trade permissions on all IRA accounts across the board.

Are you still using...
Forum: Brokers March 11th, 2015, 08:27 AM
Replies: 59
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Posted By ge55
Any opinions on TradeStation

I also have been trading equity ETFs and futures with IB in multiple IRA accounts and thought IB was the best thing going for pricing and execution - acceptable datafeed and trading platform, besides...
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What unexpected challenges have you encountered while trading on a "Funded Trader" platform?

 


 
 


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