IBKR

DubiousChemistry

IBKR Portfolio Margin has a margin requirement of about 30%.

TT_Vert

yeah I don't even bother w/ that. I have a report called performance by underlying and it groups my P&L to an underlying. So I can try to match things up to that particular wheel process OR i just pay attention to my P&L on that particular underlying and care more about that than the actual profits for that particular wheel sequence. IBKR doesn't identify the wheel strategy, it just groups rolled trades for the option in question. D

MarkusEF

Didn’t hear about CAR going parabolic until last night. I put in a short sell order with IBKR (which had inventory available)… then chickened out & cancelled at the last minute, since upon further chart review I noticed CAR had multiple mid-day selloffs followed by EOD pumps to new highs. I thought why not wait for today’s close then decide. Darn it 😖

luforyou

Yup. IBKR has lost the plot, especially in regards to design thinking and customer service.

Ok_Detail_3987

extended hours options are a nice step but still leaves gaps on weekends when news actually drops. IBKR has some overnight coverage too though its clunky. for index-style stuff with weekend access, [markets.xyz](http://markets.xyz) runs 24/7 including saturdays which is where it matters most for geopolitcal moves.

TT_Vert

for the SPY, i'll just use reports in fidelity. For anything not in my ROTH I use IBKR and just generate reports. For ongoing trades I do have a spreadsheet i use to track the price, difference from spread, etc. I have formulas that change cell values based on % from strike, etc. so i can watch them.

Intelligent_Heat451

I now have a IBKR account and a HOOD account

Left-Signature-5250

IBKR

Independent-Tree-985

IBKR is so cute with its _'your account is currently within margin standards compliance, this notice is to let you know ...'_ blah blah bblah we do this shit every day

Independent-Tree-985

Is IBKR a good buy VM

Successful-Deer-5866

Moomooo is robbery thats why we use IBKR. Less fees, but also less colors and memes

PablinJM

According to this… TMDX has 110% of institutional ownership according to IBKR https://preview.redd.it/3wpixf47uowg1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53c5af38f9271a99dc2962693680ce312b90f3bf

SpiffyGolf

IBKR is so drepress of interface

Fit_Equal6932

No thanks IBKR lol: *"IBKR FYI: Stock Located for Possible Short Sale* *Hide Details* *We were unable to locate shares to complete your recent short sale. Shares of the following securities are now available to be sold short (on a first-come first-served basis): - CAR for Account* *FYI: Changes in Analyst Ratings* *Hide Details* *Some investors use analysts ratings to stay informed about their investments. Analysts have changed their ratings for one or more companies in which you hold positions.* *The following summary displays the affected companies, the current number of analysts by rating category and, in parentheses, the recent change in the number of analysts rating the company within each rating category.* *- CAR@NASDAQ: Buy: 1(0), Outperform: 0(0), Hold: 5(-1), Underperform: 2(+1), Sell: 0(0). "*

Fit_Equal6932

Nope, Too exciting. I have 3 lots of calls around. Working on some more ideas that I might share in a day or two. Also trying to figure out how to make IBKR do the right think to help with swing trading. I am missing features and was going to ask people on how to do certain things with it. I am new.

DiamondG331

Ah didn’t know that, wish I did. Gave up IBKR a few years ago.

fudge_mokey

Overnight SPX option trading has been available on IBKR for a long time.

ffstrauf

That is exactly why a lot of people I know moved to Interactive Brokers, the transparency and reporting are on another level. If you end up switching and want better options analytics than IB gives out of the box, I use Days to Expiry to sync my IB portfolio and actually see my true P&L and income. Have you looked at IBKR yet, or are you considering other brokers too?

ffstrauf

IBKR works fine for options in Italy, you just need to apply for options trading permissions in account settings. I use Days to Expiry to pull my IBKR portfolio automatically and generate weekly trade plans, which saves me from manual spreadsheets. The Flex Query setup takes about two minutes once approved. What strategies are you planning to run, covered calls or cash-secured puts?

PROMlSED

If a real brokerage like IBKR is down, this does not bode well for my HOOD position

Independent-Tree-985

OOF !p IBKR

Tazer814

!banbet IBKR +2.5% 1s

Aigpil

nobody's explained the mechanics yet so: the lower margin on a calendar comes from 'hedge relief' -- your long (far-dated) leg is recognized as protection for the short (near-dated) leg, so margin is roughly the net debit instead of full naked margin on the short. without that relief, the short XSP/SPX leg gets standard index naked margin. for XSP at ~560, that's around $7-8k per contract minimum under CBOE rules. for SPX (10x larger), multiples of that. under hedge relief you just post the debit. tastytrade's $15k threshold means: below that, their risk desk won't grant hedge credit even though your long leg is still there as real economic protection. the short flips to naked treatment and your buying power gets nuked. practical takeaway: any broker-specific margin accommodation on index calendars can disappear. IBKR and Schwab have different thresholds. building a calendar strategy around one broker's house rules is exactly the risk this thread is discovering.

FrostyFire

And there’s no way OP’s mom uses IBKR, aka obviously lying.

SlapYouSilly999

UAL and IBKR slightly ITM weekly calls it is

Party-Arrival7752

!banbet IBKR 84 2d

_THiiiRD

Looks like IBKR

TouchTipz

!banbet IBKR 75 1w

TouchTipz

!banbet IBKR 75 1week

maximalsimplicity

Thanks! I have an S&S ISA with IBKR, which was great for doing fundamental analysis. I moved from T212 last year. Does the provider of the ETF make a difference? Do the fees really differ that much between them to the extent that I should go and find ones with lowest fees, or does it make very little difference?

derbilante

IBKR stopped allowing new May contracts yesterday.

Independent-Tree-985

IBKR earnings or TSLA earning miss?

Temporary-Basil-3030

IBKR has shares available. I’m waiting to open around $500.

RandomRocketScience

hell nah, no broker does this. You must have accidentally send an order to exercise despite being OTM. Either way you probably wanna switch brokers, IBKR is solid.

zin3d

IBKR not allowing me to buy the fake meat stock...

Firm_Passage_6844

i followed the writing on the wall and IBKR tells my I have 0 cash left and no positions, i think app is broken

Fit_Equal6932

I only see it continuing because short keep piling. IBKR shortable shares and ortex data. I honestly don’t know how this ends. Too risky for a big player to step in. It somehow has to naturally resolve itself

Fit_Equal6932

Yeah I am you can't really solve that piece if that is your intention. There is no centralized source for short interest besides the delayed finra short interest data that is published biweekly. Look it up. 9 million shares at the end of March. Based on my reading Ortex is pretty good and considered a leading source of this data. Directionally it is supposed to be almost perfect, magnitude can be off. But yes per today's data the short interest went down by 2% but not a huge number. IT had gone down more on Thursday. the picture stays the same. I saw all the new shorts piling on with the IBKR short shares count decreasing everytime on a down candle. IBKR is pretty incredible for that. Ortex also provivdes IBKR data that allows one to line up the price bars with IBKR availability.

Fit_Equal6932

Yeah and the other concern will be that they can declare a fast market if this rips more. Mechanics of getting out of positions will be tricky. That's why I closed my short shares at a decent loss. I had hedged with calls but IBKR would liquidate me in a fast market and hedges would be no good.

Character_Set3454

My IBKR overall progress will forever be -100% because of that.    My first deposit I bet 5k in October that it would be bankrupt by end of Feb.   They made it to march. Fucking cultists.  Since I went to -100% no matter how well I do, it never goes up.   My 1Yr is 48%.   My overall still -100% Once you go regard, you are forever highly regarded 

eerst

Is it? According to IBKR it's just normal NASDAQ. I was trying to short it last week (no inventory).

tromp8

That’s what I thought, so my doubts about doing it myself through IBKR API as they have MBP not MBO (as long as I know). I have MBO from CME in Bookmap but it doesn’t include options I think.

CJBlueNorther

Why is Fidelity so dogshit when it comes to depositing funds? Last year I opened an account with them and it took an entire month for the money to clear to even be able to open a trade. Meanwhile depositing on Robinhood and IBKR has always been instant.

CoffeePorters

This is advice that works well when it works and works very poorly when it doesn’t. I lost my ass using margin on high risk stocks in 2021. Let’s ignore my own shitty investing and say that you’re only going to use margin on index funds. Well then it comes down to forecasting the performance of the index vs your margin rate. I use E*Trade, which is currently 12% for margin. I’m not gambling that I’m going to beat 12%. IBKR is 6%, which isn’t the most challenging to beat, but it’s not an insignificant rate. If you took this advice when the fear/greed alarms were sounding and used IBKR, you’d be making good money. But beware the risks.

music_is_gud

Just bought today in IBKR 🚀

Raghavendrabeam

The capital drag on CSPs is real unless you have a massive account on IBKR or similar to offset the collateral requirements. I've found that running low-leverage crypto perps on BYDFi offers much better capital efficiency without the theta decay issues, and they've been operating since 2020 with very competitive taker fees. They’re actually running a $1M prize pool for their 6th anniversary right now if you’re looking for a venue with better leverage options.

Hmmmx10

Taking that 20% profit is a smart way to avoid the theta ramp-up on May contracts, especially compared to the margin hurdles on IBKR. I usually pivot to perps on BYDFi for these types of news plays to dodge the "decay" factor, and while they don't support options, their $1M anniversary prize pool this month makes it a good time to hedge with some crypto momentum.

pandit_vro

I used to swing calls on IBKR but got tired of theta decay killing my gains on trades that took an extra week to play out. For crypto, I switched to using perps since there’s no expiration date to worry about. Just keep in mind that BYDFi doesn't support options trading—they only do perpetuals and spot—but they've been operating since 2020 and have a really solid 0.06% taker fee. If you’re looking to move away from Greeks, they’re running a $1M anniversary prize pool through April too.

I_steal_Icecream

Standard brokers like IBKR or ThinkorSwim won't fill a market order until the 9:30 AM open, and 0DTEs run until the 4:00 PM close. Just a heads up though, BYDFi doesn't offer options if that's your primary focus they specialize in perpetual futures which trade 24/7 without those expiration headaches. I’ve used them since 2020 because they publish monthly PoR and it’s a good way to escape the PDT rule. They’re actually running a $1M anniversary event right now, so it might be worth checking out their 50K USDT demo account first.

SaiVaibhav06

Verticals at ATH are often a theta-burn trap, so I usually stay neutral on IBKR and use perps for pure directional exposure instead. I’ve been using BYDFi for crypto perps (0.06% taker fees and 6 years operating) since the leverage is cleaner than options spreads, though keep in mind they don't offer an options chain yet. They're actually running a $1M anniversary event right now if you’re looking to hedge with crypto.

Old_Association_4975

Great backtest, but the margin requirements on IBKR for 15-delta puts usually eat more ROI than people realize. I've been running similar logic on BYDFi perps lately (operating since 2020), and they've got a $1M anniversary event live right now if you're scaling.

nand1609

Clean catch on that bearish divergence; it's a much better risk-management tool than just guessing the top. I still trade my SPX options on IBKR, but I've been using BYDFi for crypto perps lately to avoid the theta decay since they don't offer options anyway. They’ve been operating for 6 years and actually have a $1M prize pool up for their anniversary right now.

imvkdaksh

The pin risk on expiration Friday is exactly why I’ve started shifting some volatility plays away from IBKR and into crypto perps where expiration isn't a factor. I've been using BYDFi since they started in 2020—they don’t offer options, just perps, which dodges that assignment headache entirely (plus they’re running a $1M anniversary event right now).

whatever_blag

Even if PDT dies on IBKR, I’m sticking to crypto perps on BYDFi since they’ve had zero gatekeeping for 6 years and are running a $1M anniversary prize pool right now.

Ele-Samp118

OI is mostly institutional hedging noise on brokers like IBKR, so trying to find a directional bias there is usually like reading tea leaves. I simplified by moving to crypto perps on BYDFi (they don't offer options, but they've been around 6 years and have a big $1M anniversary event live) since the funding data is way more intuitive for sentiment.

roleplayms

Since BYDFi doesn't offer options, I use their perps to dodge the theta decay you're facing on IBKR while still keeping the leverage. They've been solid since 2020 and have a $1M anniversary prize pool right now if you want to bypass those PDT margin rules.

SubstantialLog280

Theta decay on IBKR makes swinging options a headache, so I’ve been using crypto perps on BYDFi for directional swings since they don't offer options anyway. It's much simpler without the Greeks, and they actually have a $1M prize pool running for their 6th anniversary this month.

TwoSigmaIntern

Leaps are just a way to go long with leverage, the shitty part is that you dont only have to be right but right enough. you are fighting an uphill battle with theta decay (she is a bitch). if you use brokers like IBKR you already have acces to a healthy amount of leverage, but some liquid leaps DO have a position in a portfolio. also if you sell some short dated options against your leaps its a different story

windycityzow

IBKR been open for almost an hour

ffstrauf

Two years of manual tracking is impressive but exhausting. I use Days to Expiry to auto-sync my IBKR covered calls and see true FIFO-matched P&L without spreadsheets. What metric mattered most to you over that period, annualized ROI or total premium collected?

roastshadow

Hello. It seems that a definition is needed: Withholding and taxes: Regardless of whether tax is withheld from dividends, you must pay the taxes. DRIP might have withholding, might not. Still you have to pay the taxes. All brokers have standards for when withholding is required, suggested, default, or can be avoided with dividends or gains. But, you still have to pay taxes. So, if you have stock, do DRIP, and no withholding, yes, the full dividend is reinvested, and you pay the tax from somewhere else. Back to transfers - if it is stock, then consider selling from one account, and then buying in the other instead of transferring. You'll pay capital gains - possibly long term cap gain rate - and then reset your basis. As long as you have a gain, then there is no wash sale issue either. Double check on the transfer fees. With that high of a fee, you must have a whole lot of stock. IBKR lists ACATS transfers as "no fee", so it would be whereever you have the stocks now charging a fee. [https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/pricing/other-fees.php](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/pricing/other-fees.php) Sofi is $100 ACATS fee to transfer out [https://support.sofi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044740731-Is-there-a-charge-for-an-ACAT-transfer-Does-SoFi-reimburse-other-fees](https://support.sofi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044740731-Is-there-a-charge-for-an-ACAT-transfer-Does-SoFi-reimburse-other-fees)

Imaginary-Lake28

So on a sunday, IBKR sent you an email that your account is down 3%? On a non-trading day? Come on.

Actual-Ad2198

Hey mate, The transfer fees from SoFi to IBKR sound painful (HKD720 + USD2100 is a lot), so first thing is to double-check if those numbers are accurate and if there's any way to reduce them – sometimes brokers have promotions or waivers for incoming transfers. That said, selling everything just to avoid transfer fees is usually a bad move if you're long-term on those stocks. You'd trigger capital gains/losses, pay taxes (depending on your location), and then have to buy back in later which could cost you even more if the price moves up. Transaction costs on both ends add up quick. My take: If you actually like the SoFi holdings and believe in them for the long run, just keep them there for now and avoid the fees altogether. SoFi is fine for holding stocks. Only transfer if you really need IBKR's lower commissions, better tools, or international access that SoFi doesn't give you. If the fees are killing you and you want to move anyway, calculate the exact break-even: how much would the fees eat into your portfolio vs potential savings on future trades. Sometimes it's cheaper to sell, transfer cash, and repurchase slowly over time (dollar-cost average back in) to reduce timing risk. A lot of people in similar spots just eat the fee or stay put if the positions are decent. No one likes paying to move, but panic-selling to "minimise losses" from fees often creates bigger losses from bad timing. What’s your overall plan with these stocks? Long-term hold or are you looking to trade more actively? That might decide it. Good luck, hope it works out without too much cost.

Proper-Travel-1089

Thanks for the advice. I'm waiting for IBKR to get back to me about that. Regarding withdrawing all of them, it’s highly unlikely. I have a few that have been around for a while, and there’s no way I'd be able to buy them again at such a low price unless things go very badly. I will be looking into short sells to fund the new broker, and while waiting, I’ll keep SOFI, and sell them when the time comes. Once again, thank you everyone. I’ve learned something new from all of you 🙏🙇‍♀️

Proper-Travel-1089

With Sofi, each dividend faces a 30% withholding tax. IBKR offers DRIP; dividends are not withdrawn but reinvested, which helps reduce that unnecessary loss of money. Most importantly, they don't provide NON-US Stocks, so in the long run, I would be affected by estate or inheritance tax if the total assets exceed 60K.

s1lverw1nd

Why do you need to transfer those shares to IBKR?

Proper-Travel-1089

I suppose different countries have different rules. I looked it up online. I thought I only needed to pay USD100 for the full transfer. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. So either I sell them and buy from IBKR, or the other option is to leave it with Sofi, let it sit there for a few years, hope for a price hike, and then sell it off. Meanwhile, while it is sitting there, I restart with IBKR. It seems like this is the best option I have from everyone. Thanks for helping this novice investor who's just trying to beat the inflation🫰

nad242

I use IBKR from my phone. I’ve been day trading using this method for a few years already. it’s very convenient, from wherever I want… I don’t see any particular downside except for the relatively high fees they charge overall.

Competitive-Knee-493

I’ve been using trading 212 but day trading is horrible on it, I heard IBKR is better at faster executions hows the buy ins and exits also the fees?

Candid-Image2999

IBKR

Peshmerga_Sistani

Your comment history suggests you're very new to options trading. You don't even know your way around the IBKR interface.   Asking if the limit price is for the stock price or contract price on a options chain. Same with asking if the stop loss is for the stock price or contract price on an options chain. You even asked how an out of the money SPY call became profitable despite it not hitting the breakeven. You are not ready to trade options. I highly recommend paper trading before actual trading. Good luck. 

run_midnight

>Will the order wait till the market opens, or will it try to be filled immediately in the pre-market? For stock or ETF orders, only if you instruct your brokerage to do pre-market orders. (I'm with IBKR, and my orders automatically get pushed to market open.) >And yes, I am asking for both a limit order and/or market order. And yes I'm asking for options as well. Specifically 0dte options. Will those expire at the end of the premarket (if filled during premarket), or will they run the entire day until normal market close hours 4:00 PM? Maybe someone else can answer this better, but IBKR doesn't show options pricing data pre-market or after-hours. I don't think you can place orders b.c of this. Note: option hours are 09:30-16:15h

liquidorangutan00

actually there are prediction markets by IBKR also. maybe you can use that?

No-Consequence-8768

SH/SDS/SPXS and others are 'Inverses' to Buy. YET, it is not 'Shorting'. Simply Short Sell SPY/VOO... Yet you need to understand Shorting, you pay The Dividends, you may pay a borrow fee(0 for SPY/VOO, unless with those 3rd rate brokers, IBKR/Hood,etc). ALL profits are taxed at Short term Gain(if in Taxable acct). You get Paid(or Pay) Daily with M2M accounting. Fees involved are Tax Deductable. Can Lose(owe) an Infinite amount, unless using Options. to much to explain.... GL

Lazlum

So im European without US residency etc Im daytrading a large ammount of penny stocks in Nyse/Nasdaq/Otc which are in dollars and my acc is in Euros Currently im using T212 which is not bad (have to pay 0,3% in fx fees which is okayish) however it does not allow OtherCancelsOther orders which sucks.I was thinking to change to IBKR but i saw that i have to pay around 1% per trade which is awful TLDR Need broker that supports OTO orders and wont kill me with commissions

PleasantAnomaly

0 shares shortable in IBKR for a god damn week now. It's just a big club and retail ain't in it.

-medicalthrowaway-

IBKR does as well

kerplunktard

Personally I use the app for convenience and zero fees, although my serious investing is done with IBKR

DryBicycle5629

I have a USD account with CIBC that I don’t use as frequently, I was thinking of transferring USD from Wealthsimple to CIBC USD account and then onto IBKR to convert to CAD. But this seems annoying and will end up taking several days.

DryBicycle5629

I’ve been doing the same. I hate IBKR’s interface

redbull-greencandle

Tell you you don’t use IBKR without telling me. There are two displays dipshit.

Cabininthewoodsdude

Yeah I mainly stick to Robinhood and IBKR for that reason. All the other brokers tend to be very restrictive

Virtual_Seaweed7130

OP’s screenshot is fake, IBKR shows $ value with % gain, not % gain like in the screenshot

Virtual_Seaweed7130

Fake screenshot https://preview.redd.it/nzuuodr39lvg1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d6d72473626eeb98e8482497978d83fd93c1501 ? IBKR reports this screen in $ value not in %.

Sir_Grindalot

The volume on that 1m shrek candle was so high my IBKR can't show it because it clips out of the volume chart

Accurate-Exchange298

Great post — deep ITM calendars on SPX are genuinely underexplored and your analysis is already more rigorous than most. Let me add some color on each risk you raised, plus a couple you didn't mention. **On bid-ask spreads** You're right that deep ITM SPX options can have wide markets, but the real killer is *slippage on the diagonal exit*. When you close, you're simultaneously buying back the short and selling the long. In a fast-moving tape, the two legs can move against you independently before your combo order fills. Always use the native SPX combo order on CBOE — never leg in or out. Mid-price on the spread itself is usually achievable in normal conditions; getting cute trying to improve each leg separately will cost you. **On vega risk — this is your most important consideration** Here's the math that matters: deep ITM calls have delta approaching 1.0, which means their vega approaches *zero*. At 30-40% ITM, both legs are essentially trading like synthetic stock. The vega differential you're worried about is real but shrinks dramatically the deeper ITM you go. The sweet spot for your strategy is actually *extreme* depth — 40-50% ITM — where both legs are nearly pure delta and vega barely registers. Paradoxically, the shallower end of your range (30% ITM) carries more vega risk than the deeper end. **On gamma at expiry** Your mitigation (close at 30+ DTE) is correct, and I'd actually tighten that to 45 DTE given how gamma accelerates on SPX. The other thing to know: SPX settles AM on expiration Friday, which means you lose the ability to close the short leg on Thursday afternoon if something weird happens overnight. Roll or close by Thursday close — never hold to AM settlement on a position this size. **On closing-side bid-ask eating profit** Yes, and it's worse than the opening side because you're now a *motivated seller* of the long. The market knows time is running out. Budget 0.3-0.5% of SPX notional for round-trip slippage in your return models — if the trade still works after that haircut, you're good. **On IV and deep ITM** This is where your intuition is mostly right but the nuance matters. For extremely deep ITM (delta 0.90+), IV changes have minimal impact on option price because intrinsic value dominates. Your real exposure is to the *difference* in vega between the two strikes, not absolute IV. Since the 18-month leg has more vega than the 12-month leg, a sharp IV *drop* (like post-earnings calm or a volatility crush) slightly hurts you — the long loses more time premium than the short. A sharp IV *rise* slightly helps. But at true 40-50% ITM depth, these effects are small enough to largely ignore. **Two risks you didn't mention** *Early assignment on the short leg* — SPX is European-settled so this literally cannot happen. This is one of the strongest structural reasons to use SPX over SPY or ES options for this strategy. No assignment risk, period. *Margin/capital treatment* — Depending on your broker, a deep ITM debit calendar may be margined as a naked short position on the short leg until the system recognizes the hedge. Call your broker before putting this on at size. TastyTrade and IBKR are generally good at recognizing the structure; some retail platforms are not. **Your volatility bet angle** Completely valid. Deep ITM calendars as a low-cost long-vega play when VIX is crushed (sub-15) is a legitimate institutional strategy. The position is essentially long the vol term structure spread — if front-month IV rises more than back-month, you win twice. Just be aware the *timing* of that vol expansion matters; you can be right and still bleed theta waiting. **Bottom line on your return target** 12-15% annualized on a structure with \~40% downside barrier is genuinely compelling relative to IG bonds. The main execution risk is slippage; the main structural risk is a fast vol crush on the closing leg. Both are manageable with disciplined entry sizing and a hard rule to close at 45 DTE. The strategy is sound — your analysis got the key risks right.

KarlLachsfeld

Damn I can literally see your buy on IBKR Volume: 7 You bought 3 of those.

MitchCurry

IBKR with an ATH. What an incredible buying opportunity in April 2025 when it was in the $30s.

Clyde3221

if youre looking to buy or sell an option then the limit price you see will be the one of the contract, the stock price is the spot price. and the optionals (profit taker and stop loss) are for the contract price. lots of guides on YT btw! but you will enjoy the better fills at IBKR

raddstar

Could be false economy: RH charges more for margin accounts if over \~200k than IBKR. So IBKR can be cheaper if doing margin, even accounting for the RH bonus.

UpstairsCheetah235

IBKR is the only platform that works for me. If you’re heavily involved in foreign markets (both stocks and bonds) and use margin there’s not a better option. Look at schwabs fees for both trades on global exchanges and margin, insane. So my options are to open separate accounts for these things and have a bad experience trying to manage and transfer funds or just put it all on IBKR. Fairly new but no issues so far. Everyone says the UI is bad but I find it top notch. Market data isn’t that expensive and you don’t need most of it. If you do it’s much better data than other platforms.

demi9od

You can trade them on IBKR too.

swagmasterdude

IBKR UI can be a little tricky at first but it's worth it imo Regardless, we don't have robinhood in UK

ffstrauf

Two years of manual tracking is impressive but exhausting. I use Days to Expiry to auto-sync my IBKR covered calls and see true FIFO-matched P&L without spreadsheets. What metric mattered most to you over that period, annualized ROI or total premium collected?

Accomplished_Bar1997

You can trade options in the UK on IBKR (Interactive Brokers). And yep it’s exactly like that, the most he could lose was $8.8k, nothing more. That’s the case when you buy an option (whether a call or put). Your loss is unlimited when you sell an option, however, so if you do venture into options, stay away from selling them.

AllianceOrTheHorde

Decided to try out IBKR for the first time. dear god the UI is atrocious. I'm sure it's useful if you actually know what you're doing, but for a crayon-eating gremlin such as myself it is mind-melting, certainly far more overwhelming than T212.

InevitableAd2436

Allah candle at 3:55 gona close this at $703. But IBKR and Robinhood will close out retail positions at 3:50

LegitosaurusRex

0 shares available at IBKR, 280% interest rate.

Ellen_1234

Interesting. These numbers don't match open interest in options (e.g. [ENPH](https://optioncharts.io/options/ENPH) where call put ratio and oi is bullish/neutral while the list it is a crowded short) nor long/short ration as advertised with IBKR (0.25 short). Are these numbers incorporating future dark pool orders or something like that? What am I missing here? P.s. I just checked 1 stock here

Zool-ninja

Support is pretty slow in the few cases u need it. But if the interface is what's bothering u can try using mobile app IBKR global trader, as it is designed to be more simple and intuitive