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I once read somewhere that major brokers will deal with the issue of physical delivery on futures expirations, for a fee, but can't find it again. (self.investing)
Interactive Brokers closing account, won't let me deposit funds to avoid liquidation
I had my best trading day all year and in a very long time but have no one to talk to about it
Blackrock just added up to their $LUMN position
+8 million/2500% gain in 2 months, +20 million/5000% since April 2023
No reimbursement policy if hacked - IBKR Canada
Rates cut will send BETR to the moon (Better Home & Finance Holding Co)
If you want to day trade professionally, it's ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL that you trade with a professional platform that charges options fees.
Would you guys have handled it differently if you were in the same situation?
Would you guys have handled it differently if you were in the same situation? Sharing my investment experience with bad risk management strategy.
Worst brokerage platforms errors you have seen?
Worst brokerage platforms errors you have seen?
$COIN / Bitcoin ratio is stupid. Long BTC short $COIN
Just got approved for Options Trading on IBKR
USA: Options for automatically moving small amounts of excess funds from a bank into a money market mutual fund or similar? (is this "sweep"?)
Only 700 shares available for shorting on IBKR
A bullish case (w/DD) for Fisker FSR (SI: 41%)
Taking advantage of high lending rate and dividend yield
Lending out ABR and securing 15% annualized return
What’s the point of selling naked calls if you need to have the cost amount of shares regardless?
Interactive Brokers not filling orders, filling orders above limit price
HEAVY CAUTION!!! Closing a Short Put Option deep ITM...
Questions about bonds, mainly US treasuries
$LMND - Potential Gamma Squeeze
I want the same Column in Interactive Brokers to help my option game.
Price of Crude Oil vs Middle East death & injury tolls as reported by CNN
ITM put options expiring, but not enough cash in my account to purchase them
Last 35k left and looking for strategies to 10x in a short time
How is MooMoo? Recommendation for Canadian trading platforms.
CHEATSHEET: The Basics of Short Squeezes - A 3-min Read
Starting a fund partnerhip. How to go abiut it?
Must US brokers send an FYI about market orders to their clients who placed a market order in the past month by law?
is there a broker that allows automating weekly put writing?
Why does Fidelity have such terrible Treasury bond spreads and yields vs. market?
TD Ameritrade is beginning to charge users USD$50/month maintenance fees
Td Ameritrade to Schwab: how's order execution quality in Schwab?
Which free bond scanners(with ratings) are out there and which ones do you use?
Investing from Switzerland: IBKR vs Trading212 vs Degiro
Help finding spiked up/down stocks
Capital gains / Dividend tax on taxable MMF's for a foreign investor
Which online brokerages should I consider?
Can I get a count? DRS Price Hike: Would You Change Brokers?
How do American investors directly access foreign markets?
How are brokers like Lightspeed or Dash Prime for portfolio margin buying power?
Cost of options contracts:- AAPL / NVDA comparison
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Can anyone with IBKR explain these weird ass candles I'm seeing? Dropping to 678 and then back and having 10x the volume compared to tradingview?
How can i benefit from low oil prices? I have IBKR
Was thinking of going with IBKR maybe i’ll try out questrade
Seriously, is nobody looking at $VMAR?? 0 shares to short lend (IBKR) and a lending rate of 370%.
VMAR is interesting after hours Shorts are trapped. IBKR borrow fee over 350% - maybe another 100% tomorrow
All of those are great company! If you want something a little more stable than HOOD I’d go with IBKR, less gambling on that app
I have received the response from IBKR Client Services，reply is as follows: Minimum Time to Expiration: What is the minimum remaining time until expiration (DTE) required for a long QQQ LEAPS call to be fully recognized as qualified collateral (or a valid "cover") for a short call in a Portfolio Margin account? It is covered as soon as the spread is executed. If IBKR makes an exception for RegT with specific expirations,i want to learn that such an exception does exist and what the expiration limit is. For REG-T accounts, no exception is made.
IBKR 5%, shop around I think robinhood is similar
I have IBKR you can buy SPX calls/puts PM/AH
IBKR has that margin rate on CAD, EUR and some other currencies. JPY and CHF rates are even lower.
Like wtf do you want from me bro, I cant spoon feed you. Im sorry you hate AI so much. Bullet points are below. If you want I can say it like the wendys working person I am "DeManD vS SupPlY = Nuggets is what my momma always said" i can do that for you. Below are the SAME BULLETS I KEEP SAYING if the above isnt enough for you :) 1. **FTD data** \- That's from SEC/FINRA. Market-wide. 527K shares failed to deliver in November across ALL brokers. That's not IBKR-specific. 2. **Short interest (9.44M / 104% of float)** \- That's NASDAQ-reported, not IBKR. 3. **The structural thesis:** None of that depends on IBKR availability. * No S-3 filed (SEC filing) * Zero convertible bonds (10-K) * McCann Class B can't be lent (company charter) **On borrow fee:** It IS increasing. 18 months of data, 52K observations - the fee broke out of an 18-month range TODAY. That's the signal you just described. **On "10x more shares globally":** If locates were easy across all brokers, why did 3.68M shares fail to deliver in October? Why 527K in November? FTDs exist because locates WEREN'T obtained - market-wide.
There is one thing you're missing and that the AI is not telling you. The shares to short that fintel and many others show, is only the data from IBKR. Meaning these are shares available to short **on IBKR**, not on other platforms. E.g. you could have a million shares on Schwab or some other large broker and that would not show up. When larger players are shorting the stock, they don't go to IBKR, they run a locate on a direct to market broker, and there is no issues obtaining locates. That's why the borrow fee is so low, because essentially it means there's most likely 10 times as many shares available globally on the market (if not more). Once there is a real shortage of shares the borrow fee will increase exponentially. This does not mean that it's not possible to squeeze this. The market cap is low, if everyone in this sub would buy a chunk it would squeeze right away, but your heavy leaning into the "shares available on IBKR" data is wrong, and the very low borrow fee confirms that. Don't reply with AI generated spam, I will just block you.
If you have IBKR, you can buy SPX call options after the market closes. I just want to tell you that you can lose money outside of trading hours like me
I trade US options through IBKR. Fees are low, execution is reliable, and it’s available to Australians without limitations once you’re approved for options. The interface isn’t the simplest at first, but it’s very solid as you learn. For clarity and tracking setups, I pair it with Tradevision, which makes options flow and market context much easier to follow as a beginner.
700% short interest to borrow, 0 available shares on IBKR, just dipped
I knew about not being allowed to trade us etf because they ask you for a kid but are not allowed to trade options on a stock it's a first to me do you have access to IBKR?
Only 1 metric matters with options and that Margin interest IBKR only 5.5%. Etrade 12.5% 😳. Also etrade has the worst fills the worst spread and the worst app. Why is etrade still in buisiness when they treat there clients like suckers and their model is sucking the highest profit per transaction from retail, gross 🤢 Fidelity Margin rates at 9.5% Robinhood is competitive on margin interest rates their app is great but Robinhood scams retail on the backend a trade you should of made 2x Robinhood instead liquidated you for safety compliance for that Robinhood is the worst. Robinhood is great till they scam you than their not. IBKR wins and its not even close they are the best at everything.
Do you use moomoo to track the market and IBKR to place trades?
Thanks, I’ll take a closer look. That said, IBKR’s interface really feels a bit too complex for me. The reason I’m asking about this platform is because it looks much simpler and offers some automated strategies to choose from, but I’m not sure whether the fees and the actual experience are really worth it.
Your thesis is wrong - the sales available short is only concerning the ones on IBKR. However, you are handling it as if it would be all shares that are available to borrow, which is simply not true. Almost any stock that shows 0 on IBKR, I can run a locate on a direct market broker and borrow. The fact that it's zero at IBKR doesn't mean it's zero at e.g Schwab or any other broker. In this case we see 600k - for it to be the total IBKR would have to have 100% market share, but the reality is at best 1/10th that. Even though your thesis is completely wrong, since this stock has massive short interest (30%+) and a very small market cap, then it's easy enough to just force enough buying by pushing it on socials to execute a short squeeze. The company itself is a dog though, and it will go bankrupt. The price/sales is 0.2x at the moment, the debt to equity ratio is a whopping 120% and their cash flow is heavily negative. That's why it's shorted so much. BYND was exactly the same case, but at some point the shorts get too greedy, and then it's possible to squeeze those who get margin called.
Les brokers français sont très compliance. Mais si tu prends un compte chez IBKR, tu as plus de choix... mais c'est un compte à l'étranger.
I think there's some chance of a reversal of the rate cuts on the US side, from a spike in inflation, which would make the carry trade better. Direct shorting of government bonds, in the same way you short stocks, would be one way but my brokerage doesn't offer it. Google says IBKR offers it but requires a high minimum position. The individual investor is more likely to short a treasury futures contract. You'd basically be selling the treasury bond at the futures price, 'locking it in', you get credited the proceeds, which you invest elsewhere. Then you close it out by buying it back, just like short stock or options positions.
No europoors brokerage like IBKR?
Please show your track record from a 5, 10, 15, 20 year window. My algo (tws api over IBKR) did 27.3% for 12 years. So it's possible. But you will never have this when trading manually. You can't beat algos in the long run.
there are several problems 1. the paper sampled uses the sample of Chinese brokerage account, and anyone knows Chinese market (or just look at SZSE, SSE) knows Chinese stock market is brutal last decade, and prone to manipulation in the past, if not in present. 2. It only included margin loan, and investor who are willing to take on margin loan tends to be what Chinese called "goucai", or "dumb ones with money for harvesting", betting on often overvalued, small cap security, and over trades (stated on the paper) that ultimately hurt your return. There is a very large difference between day trading on margin, and buy and holding SSO 3. Admittedly leveragef etf has a high fee, but 60 bps fee on capital for 1 times leverage. are not unreasonable compared to typical spread charged by margin loan, especially at small sums (e.g. IBKR charges 1.5% spread).
I agree with the OP and disagree it looks like with everyone else. It's just a little more re-assuring for me to see the total cost instead of me having to multiply by 100. Not sure if IBKR is typical on how other brokers work or what, but at Schwab in their Web online screen, Desktop ThinkOrSwim app and the phone app they all clearly show what the cost/credit will be with the estimated fees. I am curious if the other brokers also don't show the total cost/credit will be. Is Schwab in the minority or is IBKR in the minority.
Screenshots are from IBKR TWS. Found it in TradingView too. Basically, google this like "ORCL bonds tradingview" and it shows up on the first line. [https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/FINRA-ORCL6186140/](https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/FINRA-ORCL6186140/) https://preview.redd.it/cow2el0xyu6g1.png?width=3232&format=png&auto=webp&s=e1c3411dfbd464fd012fa75823c90a61f3960068
Options trading isn’t automatically enabled on any brokerage app. It’s something you have to specifically apply for, and attest to the fact that you are an experienced investor who understands how they work. On IBKR you would’ve had to fill out an application and sign off on the fact that you understand the products you’re applying for. You also would’ve been provided with various options risk disclosures, exercise notices, and exchange rules that describe all of the products you’re applying for and would’ve signed that you’d read and understood them.
i don't intend to play with it, I was learning out of curiosity, and it was just baffling to me that an app like IBKR, which sends you plenty of warnings for every operation, floods your UI with information, advice, AI agent etc.. doesn't show a basic information like this, it is mentioned no where
IBKR do options in UK
IBKR down, can't buy, sorry bears.
can't find MRMD in IBKR app
Robinhood has excellent margins compared to IBKR and other brokers. As they expand outside US, I expect such news to affect HOOD less.
IBKR just asked me if I wanted to exercise my META options when I am $100 OTM so I can receive $0.52 of dividend 🤣.
im with IBKR and you can 100% not trade options afterhours, you can exercise post market but not trade them
Just a tip for the next 100K you throw away so you can learn something. If you were on IBKR, you could have traded SPX weeklies and dumped them for a nice profit last night while the market was sinking because IBKR is pretty much the only retail broker that lets people trade SPX options 24 hours a day Also you don't have to worry about wash sales There's also NDX but that's a guaranteed money loser in most bases so stay away from that even though it fits your m.o. of incinerating money
so use a real brokerage like IBKR and trade index options around the clock. Some of us caught the AH dump, PM pump with SPX and NDX options.
Sold my SPX puts at the pre-market low on IBKR, before we pump. Nice to have a broker like that.
Ibkr here too. Setup an account at moomoo, but never funded. Slick interface, but IBKR desktop is working for me...
thinkorswim is software for the broker Charles Schwab. They were included in the 2nd link I sent. They also use PFOF: [https://www.schwab.com/legal/order-routing-1](https://www.schwab.com/legal/order-routing-1) I'm unfamiliar with thinkorswim, but there are people who use it for analysis and then use a different broker for better execution. For the best execution, you probably want IBKR (Interactive Brokers): [https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/smart-routing.php](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/smart-routing.php) There's a reason they are the number #1 broker for hedge funds with AUM < $50m: [https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/hedge-fund.php](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/hedge-fund.php) Good luck with your trading!
IBKR is very solid and will let you trade just about anything. Also, I just opened a Moomoo account, I'd say it's the best UI I've seen in a broker
When I first started and was below $25k, I opened accounts at all the brokers. Put about $1,000 in each account and when the main account was at 3x day trades, I'd use another account if I felt the need to day trade. I still use Schwab and Etrade, but I have accounts at Webull, Robinhood, IBKR, TD Ameritrade, Chase, Merrill Edge, Public, and Firstrade. As for ORCL, I locked in a small gain when I legged into this spread, so hope it goes down for you.
Really think AMCI will do a ASPC at some point. Robotics deSPAC down 30% on the day? Crazy stuff. I think it may be because not all platforms can trade it apart from the big ones i.e. IBKR
I can just tell you thats what it is and has been historically at a variety of banks, I dont know what IBKR is doing or why with rates that low. I suspect its a loss leader to gather assets for them. Large banks have a different risk appetite.
With your brokerage maybe. If I can get a 4,x % line of credit with IBKR, the ultra rich can as well or even lower
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/forms-and-disclosures-client-agreements.php? You can use the loans for "purchasing, carrying or trading in securities **or otherwise**." IBKR calculates what you are allowed to withdraw (on margin or not) based on many factors, which is often much less than the full buying power. I found no mention that there are restrictions on what you can do with the cash once it is in your bank account.
Totally not true. If you refinance to increase your mortgage and spend the proceeds on anything (car, hookers, blow) the bank doesn't care. Money is fungible. If your comment was true, anyone with liquid net worth > their mortgage is committing fraud. All IBKR clients have a "cash available for withdrawal" field on their homepage. As long as you have an excess margin, you can withdraw the proceeds and spend as you wish. Source: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/glossary-terms/cash-available-for-withdrawal/
That’s against the terms of servicing the loan. You are committing fraud. Make sure to read the terms of IBKR’s margin. You cannot use the cash to finance non-monetary purchases. This is like using a mortgage to buy a car.
I believe its available through IBKR in Canada on the London Stock Exchange (ALRT)
IBKR white mode user activities
Given you use IBKR have you thought about automating the wheel with https://github.com/brndnmtthws/thetagang
I opened an IBKR account specifically for 0DTE SPX. I traded it manually for a month or two, but between work and everything else, I couldn’t consistently sit at the screen. Since it’s usually an enter-at-open, exit-within-30-minutes kind of strategy, I ended up switching to auto-trading 0DTE SPX credit spreads and a daily call/put instead. I hold the spreads longer, to close some days, other credit spreads I exited early if market conditions were turned.
I also do both 0DTE and wheel. Both in IBKR. is there a strategy to separate them out? Just wondering.
It's ending the day with 12~ mil trading volume, still near 600% borrow, and 7000 shares available on IBKR. Seems like someone is getting caught in these tickers. We'll see soon about this one.
IBKR makes a commission off your bets, they wouldn’t lose any money on the actual result..
People listen up! IBKR has a forecast trader market for the "Top AI Model" in December 2025. On that list, it has gemini-2.5-pro, YES $0.05, NO, $0.02 There is no fucking chance gemini 2.5 will be ranked as the best AI model for shit because gemini 3 is out now. That MARKET IS OUTDATED AND MISPRICED! Resolution is based on this leaderboard [https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard) which already has gemini 3 WELL FUCKING AHEAD of 2.5 I want you clowns to BUY ALL THE FUCKING NOs on that shit & FUCK UP IBKR... Fucking intrerst charging clowns deserve to get fucked up.
Man wait until I have this damn thing figured out in IBKR so I can buy some damn long dated PUTs
CTB 606% from IBKR 
You can't use LEAPS "options" for a covered call strategy. A QQQ covered call would require 100 shares of QQQ. What you may be mixing up is a particular type of diagonal call spread that is nicknamed a "Poor Man's Covered Call," but that's just a nickname. It isn't actually a covered call. And don't write "option" when what you really mean is a call, since puts can also be LEAPS options. Calls typically can't be treated as marginable equity in a RegT account. Maybe in a portfolio margin account. If IBKR makes an exception for RegT with specific expirations, you'll have to contact IBKR support to learn what that exception is. Please report back if you learn that such an exception does exist and what the expiration limit is.
KDK. Up 30%~ last 5 days, and borrow-rate still 50%. Almost no shares on IBKR as of today, and short-interest report after close today.
Hey y'all,1 question About the specific margin and collateral requirements regarding the use of QQQ LEAPS options as the underlying security for a Covered Call strategy in my account.What is the minimum remaining time until expiration (in months or days) that QQQ LEAPS must have to be fully recognized by IBKR as a qualified collateral/marginable asset to "cover" the short call option? thanks
disappointed to not even receive a small token of appreciation from IBKR after pushing hard to help them hit their yearly commission income growth targets
https://preview.redd.it/al49yjplo26g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65ec599438473827516f60a2860e5d9c64994738 This breakdown looks detailed, but I do have some questions. FLWS does have a high short float and elevated days-to-cover, but the current live Ortex data doesn’t really support the idea that it’s already one of the “strongest squeeze setups.” Right now CTB is only around 3–5%, and IBKR still shows nearly 2.9M shares available to short, so shorts don’t seem to be under real pressure yet. A high short float alone probably isn’t enough to create the kind of squeeze scenario you’re describing — true squeeze setups usually require high CTB and tight borrow availability happening at the same time.
IBKR is the best for options. Has paper trading account as well for you to test yourself, indicators, and if you actually know what you’re doing before you lose REAL money. Usually 3-5 indicators will work. All different types. Figure out what time frame works too. I personally do 15M but any less than that are fast reacting but give false signals. Stay away from the first 15m for sure to 30 minutes of market opening. I have made a call option to only have it sink 5 mins after. Vice versa, puts and market reversed. Deep ITM’s while expensive are faster to be green and have high delta. I personally have lost so much money, that I just stick with ITM’s. In and out. ATM is only in a thriving market and we sir, are not thriving. OTM only works if you can see the future and figure out the next market crash, otherwise stay away. 0dte if you can throw away 20k and get another 20k. Otherwise stay away. My last best advice is learn about GEX or Gamma Exposure. If Trump could stop tweeting. The market actually moves by design which is Gamma. If you can learn GAMMA, you are ahead of everyone and peers. If you ever need help, figuring stuff out. Ask ChatGPT. The best trader compared to a lot of people here. Good luck.
How did I just close a SPY call in after hours on IBKR? I thought it would queue and sell at market open tomorrow? My dumbass should not be trading options cause I don't understand shit LOL
IBKR in terms of non regular hours trading
Hmmm I don't know, I got in with IBKR
why IBKR need to cooldown my money for 1day after I sell a stock. so fucking boring
Options for indices like SPX can be traded overnight, but only on select brokers like IBKR. The best opportunities for that feature are early in the morning like on Friday, where you can get cheap calls after the 8:30 data drop.
Just wait until you open an IBKR account and can gamble on SPX options 24/5
IBKR halted not sure when it un halts, I don’t normally trade overnight. I’ll buy the dip, I got enough for 200 more but depending on the price idk
Just found out, here’s what Google had to say “The "20% overnight IBKR rule" likely refers to price bands on some overnight trading systems (like Robinhood's) where stocks can't move more than 20% from a reference price, or general risk management” Any idea what time it un halts?
Look what I found “The "20% overnight IBKR rule" likely refers to price bands on some overnight trading systems (like Robinhood's) where stocks can't move more than 20% from a reference price, or general risk management” google it. Won’t move past 20% overnight, here’s the reason. I can’t buy 😭 I guess buying the dip tomorrow, wanted to add another 200 shares
I just wait in premarket before 8:30 AM on SPX when RSI, MACD, and Bollinger Bands set up. Safe. Have an IBKR account so that you can trade SPX options that early, of course.
I have 24.5k in cash in a IBKR account available to buy SPX options in a few hours. You are waiting to buy SPY options at market open. We are not the same.
I use Tradingview top premarket gainers and Finviz stock news. I don't have a paid subscription. In Finviz screener you can filter top premarket gainers with a lot of options like stock price, volume etc... For my brokers I started with XTB but not all pennystocks were listed so I switched to IBKR recently. It's not user friendly but powerful. I'm in Europe. A lot of US traders use Robinhood or webull. Hope it helps!
RKLB, IBKR, & Pokémon Cards
IBKR, good margin rates, cash settled fast, and actually a nice interface. Robinhood has a 10/10 interface but I’d say IBKR has a 8-9/10
Aiming at risky investments for short term investment with the idea that profit is usually correlated to risk is a bad idea. Au contraire for something short term you should aim at very safe investments instead. Short term horizon means you can't afford a pullback because you can't wait for it to recover. So you should go with a money index or a HYSA. If you only have 50k its not an option but if we talk about the 200+k you can put it just in cash on IBKR and get a guarantee 3.8% per year. If you're ok with some crypto, try staking stable coins. But I think stable coins have been outlawed in europe because they think it's too risky and volatile. While meme coins are okay... Makes no sense. Other option is EURx on NEXO. Its fiat euros so it's a little more risky than euro because you need to trust nexo won't disappear with it over the next 10 months. But they give 13% per year. And its not crypto.
I mean I know even platforms like IBKR have those, and you can set them up yourself if you know some coding, or take some AI help, how do people normally do that tho? Do you do that? P.S: Sorry for so many questions, just curious. I do use bots but for research rather than trade
MSTR is a good outlet for brokers that don't offer ETF's, my European IBKR for example doesn't have Blackrocks Bitcoin so Microstrategy is fine alternative though I would only buy it if there was some crazy discount on Bitcoin and I've had locked money on my broker then I'd go for MSTR instead of waiting to wire that money to an exchange and risking the price will bounce.
Hi. They just sent me an email recommending this to me. They said it works with IBKR desktop, but I don’t an option for it. It’s there, but it’s greyed out. What platform do you use? I can use the app, but find TWS impossible to navigate.
Having two brokerages will increase your SIPC insurance cover, in the event of another 2008 crisis: [https://www.sipc.org/for-investors/what-sipc-protects](https://www.sipc.org/for-investors/what-sipc-protects) JPM has in-house derivatives trading. That means the bank is on the hook for any losses racked up by its trading subsidiaries - the way Lehman Bros and Bear Sterns were in 2008. And MF Global in 2011. As far as I know, IBKR does not trade on its own behalf, so it doesn't have that risk. If you are worried about 2008-level risks in derivative markets, consider a second brokerage that doesn't do in-house trading.
IBKR won't let me trade JXG which was the most appealing from there for me :(
You can also trade SPX during the extended global session with IBKR. Schwab and other commie brokers don't let you do that.
Chuck Schwab called me because I’m trying to move to IBKR. Told them to match margin rates. Let’s see 🤷🏻♂️
depends on the broker. IBKR offers it but for many years they were one of the only ones that did, at least for retail
Anyone know if IBKR would let me sell my SPY options contracts in pre-market?
There are 760,000 shortable shares on IBKR alone. The fuck are you talking about?
Fuck, this stock doesn't exist on moomoo Knew I should have stuck with IBKR
SMX. Borrow-rate 800%+ on Schwab now. 500%+ on IBKR. Nice to think some SPAC shorts doubled-down here last week & are blowing up for the holidays.
Pe of 30 excluded extraordinary events I prefer this PE, and its found in IBKR. Still all the best to OP