IBKR

Possible_Ad262

Thank you. Yes I’ve stepped away from 0DTE I took one loss and thought this is not the way. When you say account size I presume you literally mean the balance in the account I’m trading options in (I say this because my stock broker, IBKR, is not the same as my options broker, Robinhood, and so I have less funds in my options broker) but I was planning to just use both and take the total sum of both. This here was gold to read. Thank you so much. All the best to you. 🫡

sunfrost

A lot of trades will cost you $1-2. Depends on product, volume…. I was previously with TD and it was like 10 per trade plus 1.25 per contract if trading options which is insane. I cut my commissions probably by 95% by switching to IBKR

god_im_bored

IBKR … everyone has chosen to shut up about it even though it just entered S&P500 so I guess it’s time to all in.

Scannerguy3000

So… let me ask you for advice then. =) This is double out of my usual wheelhouse, but would you then suggest buying LEAPs on COOP? I also opened an IBKR account for their casual options policies and margin for secures. That being said, I’m not sure I want to go down that path. Borrowing money and paying interest on it, to risk is not my usual MO. I’ve got some TastyTrade experiments I need to get around to, and then eventually I’ll put some money in IBKR and …. Maybe sell puts on margin. IDK. If that works out, I will change my standard public advice. On (b), one thing I say frequently — don’t think like a stock picker when selling options. Imagine two ways of selling cars. (1) Each year you try to decide which car will be a highly sought “classic” in 30 years. (2) The other guy *does not give a shit* what car will be a classic in 30 years. He doesn’t even like or care about cars. All he cares about is what are people buying now, can I purchase popular car X for a good cost, and reasonably expect to sell car X for a good profit. He doesn’t care what station the radio is turned to. He **never wants to own any cars. Ever.** Most options advice starts with “Choose stocks you wouldn’t mind owning”. This is terrible advice. You will be biased to companies you have heard of. You’ve heard of maybe 1% of available tickers on the market. And you’ll be swayed by romantic narratives about the company’s heroic journey into the future. Don’t be. This method will have you holding onto shares because of emotional attachment. Use math. You’re shopping for statistical probability, safety factors, return on capital— that’s it. You’re not swiping Tinder to find the girl you want to marry. You’re quickly swiping the girls on Tinder that are most likely to quickly say yes to date all your friends until everyone has a date. Different criteria.

tooclouds

The last post I was using TastyTrade, now I am using IBKR. To answer your question about the SPX synthetic long, I haven't tested it out, but just my initial impressions would make me think that it wouldn't work. I'm doing this in a Roth IRA and am looking for the cheapest way to achieve 2x leverage, which when broken down by the book is via futures contracts. If I buy an SPX call deep in the money that expires in \~3 years, that's gonna look like a buying power of $348,540. Then selling the put at the same strike price basically doubles the buying power to $661,700 at least when I place the trade for review. So you're kinda getting wrecked on the bid ask of having two far away options and I'm not really getting any margin benefit since i'm in an IRA. So In order to have some sort of margin (SPAN margin), I need to do futures.

twi1i96tr

Another vote for IBKR.. NO exercise/assignment fees on options... "mostly" pennies for trades. A few pips for CAD/USD conversions - if you are Canadian and trading US Markets. The trading platform (TWS - TradersWorkStation) is quite difficult to learn, cumbersome and somewhat flaky at times but extremely powerful once you get the hang of it. Best of Luck, Twilighter.

Beautiful_Attorney18

I’m not super knowledgeable in online trading platforms and their performance. I don’t own any. I did review a bit of BULL, HOOD, ALLY, and IBKR. They don’t compare very well, I know, but this was the best I could come up with. The low margins from BULL worry me some. Unfortunately, I couldn’t pull their earnings and balance sheet. I would like to have a better grasp of their share stats(are they selling shares?), and their revenue growth, etc. But honestly, my first look doesn’t drive a desire to purchase. I might be wrong. Is their revenue or customer base growing exponentially? Great topic for discussion.

oquido

IBKR & Trading 212

Mug_of_coffee

IBKR is better than everything else, by leaps and bounds.

atlasmountsenjoyer

Thanks for sharing. I am too on IBKR. Are there etfs or some tracker for TSLA? I saw TSLL on Mexican exchange for DAILY TSLA BULL 2X. Volume seems very low, too.

VladStopStalking

https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/TSLA.O/all-listings You can see here all the exchanges where it's traded, in various countries and currencies. On IBKR I have access to most of them.

OurNewestMember

Pretty sure you can submit these as a complete spread order on IBKR without getting a warning that the spread is not natively recognized. But, checking the CME docs.... This spread isn't listed. CME globex does support a "generic" user defined spread (although I'm not 100% if including the outrights in the spread still allows it to fall under this classification) Anyway, on other platforms, if I don't want to leg in manually, I'd probably use short dated options to get the outright contract (even picky platforms like TOS should let you do this if you pick all PM options that expire on the same day of the week) Obviously legging in like you're describing also works if your volatility opinion supports it. (Eg, submit a limit order for the synthetic short and have it trigger an aggressive buy limit on the outright, etc -- I typically do the less liquid product first, but I don't know if that's actually better for slippage)

Boston-Bets

Thanks for your reply. So to answer your questions: a) Definitely, want to be able to "enjoy" 80% of $2M+, vs. not enjoy $1M+. b) I can definitely use my margin for PUTS. I use IBKR for their generous margin policies and rates (transferred everything from ML and MS/e-Trade, when I decided to go Margin, and saw their rates. I'll try a few CSP's, but need to find some stocks I'm familiar with, at prices I'd be comfortable owning at the PUT strike (minus the Premium). c) As for why I'm holding onto COOP (and RKT, for now, once it converts in Q4), is not "just" to save on the tax hit, but TO MAKE MONEY. The "market" has definitely NOT priced the upside of the COOP/RKT deal in the next yr or so, especially with Rate Cuts coming, and lack of full clarity from COOP/RKT on their combined EPS/EBITDA for '26. See: [https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/rkt/forecast#](https://www.tipranks.com/stocks/rkt/forecast#) All these "respected Analysts" haven't updated their forecasts in months, and the \*current\* RKT price is literally (even with a 10% drop in the past weeks, due to some news which I don't feel justifies the drop) is above all their forecasts. MY (and other's who follow the two stocks closely) feel that the combined entity, based on current (non-rate cut) earnings is worth about $25/share, PRE-any rate cut bump in ReFi's etc. ONLY the recent BTIG Rating which I referred earlier has taken this info/number into account. $25 (expected) / $18 (current) RKT price is a \*40% bump for 2026\*, and so I'm not comfortable selling/putting it at risk for getting called, till it hits/gets close to that number (unless it's like at 20% above the current price, with a 30DTE, but I'd need to see what kind of Premium I'd get for that CC). Trust me, my objective is to MAKE MONEY, and leverage the $$ I have on Margin, which is why I setup the layered CC ETF strategy. So far, 1 month in, with about $400k borrowed/invested, post Margin (5.x%), I should be netting around $10K a month. And I'm already planning to "adjust" my layers to shift some $$ away from XDTE to the higher premium Single Stock CC ETFs (that I'm comfortable with, not the highest payers like MSTR focued ones). Would welcome your thoughts/feedback on the above, as I continue to learn how to leverage/grow my $1M+ into $2M+ (and beyond).

KratostheGamerrr

Wealthsimple is what I use currently as it was simple to learn and you can attach banking, moving everything to IBKR now that I have a better understanding since it’s much lower fees.

stefanolog

I mainly use IBKR for execution super solid platform with great fills and low fees. For reviewing and tracking my trades, I use TradeVision. It’s been a huge help for analyzing setups, spotting patterns, and improving over time. Highly recommend both.

shugo7

IBKR

sunfrost

IBKR

chopsui101

GS, NDAQ, SPGI, MSCI, IBKR, SCHW......something alone those lines.

Chart-trader

I use both and love both. Used to have accounts with all others and will forever stay with IBKR AND Robinhood now.

Tehol-MyKing

I sell puts with strike price below (the underlying) ticker’s current price in hopes the ticker remains near current levels or goes up before expiration. Let’s say I sell one put contract for $1.00 premium with 14 days to expiration. That means I collect $100 ($1.00 * 100 shares per contract). If the underlying ticket price stays above my strike price then the value of the contract’s premium steadily drops from $1.00 to worthless at expiration. My broker (IBKR) lets me enter a combo order at the initial sale: (a) the put sale itself, and (b) a ‘take profit’ good til canceled (GTC) buy-to-close order to execute if the contract’s value reaches $0.01. That often happens a day or more in advance of expiration. So, my cash is tied up awaiting expiration for up to 14 days (because your broker will hold that as collateral in case you’re assigned so you can buy 100 shares of the ticker as promised in the put contract). If the contract drops to $0.01 on day 9 and my GTC order executes, that means (a) I paid just $1.00 to close the contract, preserving $99 of the premium collected at sale (ie, 99%-ish return), and (b) that cash held as collateral is freed up to use in a new options contract. Some will argue paying even the $1 to close it early is throwing away their profit. That’s foolish. You’re better off closing early, taking profit, making better use of your cash, and not having to live with the uncertainty that really does create anxiety when your contract goes to expiration but the ticker price is still hovering near your strike price because, as noted, you can be assigned even after market close on day of expiration if the ticker price fluctuates after hours (and your broker plays cute with your contract).

viliam-ond-

Sounds good. I will look into it. Could I get the ticker by any chance, because I couldn’t find it on IBKR

Huge-Albatross9284

The downside is: unless he owns stocks that are in high demand for borrowing, you may earn very little/zero. And, you are taking on more counter party risk with IBKR - you aren’t legally protected to the same extent in case of issues with financial stability/mismanagement at IBKR. They have measures in place to reduce this risk but it’s still more than not lending the stocks.

losingmoneyisfun_

Exactly, WeBull brings some nice tools to the table but people are either going to take the clean, simple Robinhood experience or go to an actual broker like Schwab, Ameritrade, IBKR etc. I think WeBull’s edge will lie in foreign markets where they already have more of a hold. Getting American options trading established throughout Europe in a more “Robinhood-esque” way would be huge, ditto for Asia.

amanj41

I do have IBKR mobile but haven't gotten around to funding / using it yet. Will check it out ty!

OurNewestMember

The biggest thing on costs: 1) do you want to fund the trade by buying shares to start, or do you need/want to borrow (which incurs costs) (eg, will you have a long call in your structure)? and 2) if you need to borrow, can you avoid the costs of shorting stock specifically? On costs, it is like this (for stocks that are not "hard to borrow"): * long call, short stock (0.5 lot) * Least economical. The broker will not pay the full market interest rate on your short proceeds, you will have daily mark-to-market which increases management costs for retail * long straddle (full lot) * if you don't have full capital for long shares, this is the least expensive way to get exposure * each unit is double the notional size of the others * this is like two long calls and one synthetic short * long shares, long put (0.5 lot) * This has the highest expected value because it requires capital for the shares (assuming rates are stable) Also, be aware that the first two choices can have a much, much greater burn rate due to the implied borrowing (it can even eclipse the vol exposure), and particularly if you believe rates may fall, you might want to hedge for that. How much difference between these? Currently IBKR should have the best short stock interest rate for retail. For 1 full (not half) round lot of short AAPL (example), you will earn 0% on the $23200 cash you bring in at open. If you short 5 full round lots, the effective rate increases to 0.425% (or 370 bps less than market rate) -- this is the best game in town for retail, so it is fair to say it is never economical to short stock for any duration if decent options contracts exist. By comparison, a synthetic short on AAPL will pay around 4.1% (less dividends). So a 1-year, 1-lot synthetic short at current rates would yield $950 (potentially minus about $104 of dividends) more than shorting the stock with the best broker on paying short interest... This is the reason it is more economical to just fund the position with long shares instead of long calls, or at least build the synthetic short into the options position (which gives a long straddle instead of shorting stock) - it's about a $950/year difference for this stock compared to the best retail broker on stock shorts. [Short Sale Cost | Interactive Brokers LLC](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/pricing/short-sale-cost.php) Also, when you short stock, you have a mark-to-market requirement. Because the broker also pays you less than market interest rate, this is a second way that shorting stock costs retail real money. If you position marks $1000 higher, then you either need to keep plenty of cash around which earns $0 (even IBKR's highly competitive rates will still probably pay you $0 on the amount of cash you keep to support your short mark-to-market), or you need to actively trade something like SGOV/BIL possibly every day (which will cost you the bid-ask spread and for IBKR, several days' interest on commissions even with tiered pro). However many folks aren't ready for using synthetic shorts, so they may be "safer" just shorting the stock, but it definitely has built-in costs. Overall, I get the IV play, but if I'm buying vol ATM 1 year out and the stock moves much, then my options will move away from peak IV, which seems like a headwind for vega profits (even if IV increases) -- so maybe a long strangle (strikes away from ATM) would give a better reward/risk? I might play around with this for curiosity's sake.

Specific_Check_4770

Hmm that's not a bad strategy, I myself have just doing a PMCC where I have a Leap and sell weekly ATM straddles plus 2 puts( as a hedge if a massive drop comes around) been quite successful made around 14% in two months) the 2 puts help me with margin in my IBKR account, unfortunately this strategy with a strangle wouldn't work as it be as margin efficient as what I'm running at the moment. But a nice one indeed would like to see how it goes for you.

Legitimate_Air1213

My initial idea was to profit mainly from an increase in IV (via the call price) rather than from scalping, which is why I was looking at longer-dated options (less theta decay). But based on the feedback here, it sounds like focusing on realized vol instead of IV might actually be superior? I’ll be running this on IBKR with tiered commissions, so there would be rebalancing costs though... Thanks also for the suggestion of a long straddle — I undestand that if the thesis is “IV will rise,” a straddle migh indeed by the cleaner way to express that? On costs (theta, interest), my assumption was: * **Call + short stock hedge** = 1× theta decay + 1 x stock borrow/interest & potential to offest costs from scalping * **Straddle** = 2× theta decay I would assume (but could be wrong here ) that the straddle would be more expensive (but also gives bigger potential for upside)? For delta thresholds, my rough plan was to rebalance once a day with a small buffer (say ±5%). But I’d love your input on how be more systematic here.

kylewess

Due to this, I had to shift my holdings to IBKR and also open an account with Fidelity.

abm2024

Also, check smb Capital, channel in youtube. They have severall videos about options basics and options strategys. Also check IBKR traders academy, they have lessons with quiz, it is free. Wish all the best

testercheong

The free IBKR stock I got from opening an account using someone's affiliate link

WRCREX

That’s an easy one. IBKR api

BejahungEnjoyer

Hood is way better for morons who just want to invest on their phone. Bull is better for serious traders but IBKR probably beats it there. It's also giving away 2% match to everyone - will that be profitable long term? We shall see.

unmole

Schwab and IBKR have no such restrictions. Neither did TD Ameritrade before it was acquired by Schwab.

ThePresident9

I've been trying to buy ELTP but IBKR is being a little bitch by forcing me to gain permission to trade it but idk which setting to activate, does anyone know?

winston511

Does the fact that IBKR just got in reduce the likelihood of HOOD getting the next S&P inclusion? I feel like they wouldn’t overlap sectors back to back

Mnshine_1

IBKR is for real regards, everything else is for ants

newbie12234

I use IBKR and Pearler but trying to migrate more into IBKR. Haven't dabbled that much, just done market price and limit orders for long term invesrment e.g 5-15+ years. Haven't used the scanner though, i''ll have to sus it out!

Nelvalhil

Eventually they'll let u pass for lvl 2/3, just switch to IBKR, make your trades there and reapply when you're 21+/have a few years experience,(they specifically ask for this), easier to prove if you've been trading on their platform the entire time. You'd also need 2k+(2,5k?) USD to apply for an margin account

Nelvalhil

IBKR allows PMCCs for us euros. Also maybe check out SNAP @~7 mb

SurgicalDude

Their full guidance could have been better. Still some weakness. Plus 13% move was anticipated with how options were priced. So it did exactly what options market priced in. Check my other comment where I mentioned how if it holds $95, we can see $100 sooner. Clearly not the case and some profit taking as well. I sold everything at 9:37 am. Still holding my 1 November $95 call I use wealthsimple (the screenshot). They allow After Hours and overnight trading. I also use moomoo, IBKR and both of them support after hours trading. I bought them on Aug 27th right before closing. I noticed some suspicious activity at 15:47 on Aug 27th.

CJBlueNorther

Tf kinda stick is up Schwab's ass? Seriously, Robinhood, Fidelity, and IBKR all let me trade options no problem, but Schwab says no? Aight, fuck you too then.

PapaCharlie9

> could I be margin-called? I mean, if IBKR themselves can't give you a definitive answer, what makes you think we can? Personally, I *always* assume my trades are at risk of a margin call, given that I'm using a RegT account. It's safest to assume the risk is non-zero. > Let's say I get lucky and these futures options are worth, to pick a number out of a hat, 20x more than what I paid. Could I get margin-called in that case as well? How would that happen? Margin calls happen when trades go against you, not in your favor. Your scenario only applies if you have futures contracts in the account. If you have options that have not been exercised into futures, how can you be held responsible for the margin requirements of assets you don't even own?

Dreamt_21

I cannot find Metlen in IBKR, what is the ticker?

snickerscashew

The Sith have overtaken my IBKR

Extension_Arm6414

Calls on IBKR these mfs charge an arm and a leg and i keep paying

Standard_Mousse6323

I use IBKR and Questrade. I think they both have the option for paper trading. IBKR doesn't have a beginner friendly interface but doesn't take long to get used to it. Questrade has a very modern, simple interface but slightly worse on the fee end. $0.99 per option and a $25 or $35 fee if you get auto assigned. Meaning if you sell puts and the strike price gets met and the owner of the shares exercises their right to sell them to you at that price, QT hits you with that fee. Conversely if you're selling covered calls on stock you own, and you're obligated to sell, they hit you with that fee too. I've got referral codes for those if you're interested.

Solid_Amoeba7803

if you want to trade brokerage companies, focus on HOOD COIN and IBKR, FUTU too but normally I won't touch Chinese stock

valorhippo

Yes, you don't have "Index Options". I am not from the USA, maybe you are not allowed to trade them. You can ask IBKR support to clarify.

snickerscashew

Worried about blue light before sleeping? Open IBKR and get red light therapy

The-Goat-Trader

Watch lists don't track *your* positions, and the performance within that watchlist. Position list? Is that a thing in IBKR? I can't find it. No PDT issue if you have a margin account with $25K in it. I have enough for exactly one of those.

wornoutboots

IBKR, not even close.

kenseyx

I don't really use margin a lot but Robin Hood currently has slightly better rates for smaller margin amounts (<100k) than IBKR pro. However, customer service wise I would rate IBKR much much higher, particularly when you are dealing with international. They actually have real brokers around the world which can help you with problems. As an example, I owned a NYSE listed Chinese ADR where the company got sanctioned and trading froze. IBKR helped me to convert to the underlying and then sell in Shanghai. Try that with Robin Hood.

Gunzberg

When you trade options, you have bid/ask spread. By default, IBKR for example will give you the ask price, putting you on the back foot. So go for mid (middle between bid and ask prices) to have a fair chance of a fill and better entry price

chatrep

HOOD has better margin rates so would be my choice if you want margin. Also, I find IBKR a bit clunky. IBKR used to be the gold standard for rock bottom margin rates.

LGO_from_KDCA

I use Schwab w/ThinkorSwim as my trading platform. That's because I have been with TDA (now Schwab) and a ToS user for years. I have, over the years, negotiated my trading fees down to a reasonable level (well under $0.65). Of course the FINRA and Exchange fees are, in general, non-negotiable. I tried tastytrade for a short time (as hyped by Sosnoff and his clan) and I absolutely do not like their desktop trading platform (nor mobile app either.) I've also looked at IBKR, Tradestation, and other platforms. Fees are all about the same so I just stick with what I know. I make money, have fun, it's a great third career.

notentertained90

Back when I was heavily into scalping and day trading, certain platforms were better to use depending on what you were trading. TOS/Schwab had fairly decent charting and was good for trading shares, but there was a delay with options quotes (don't know if they ever fixed that) ETrade was good for shorting because for a fee you could short HTB shares that weren't available to short on other brokers Fidelity had really good level II, and I swear I got better fills on options trades with them than other brokers for a while IBKR was one of the first to let you trade SPX options during premarket and overnight trading ....And then there's the platforms I used to trade futures like TradeNinja and Tradovate, but I think you get my point There was never a good one size fits all unless you were only focusing on one type of trading vehicle/trading style

VegasJoey

IBKR without a doubt. Not even a close comparison (assuming your margin loan will be more than $1,000. Keep in mind that the actual margin rate you'll pay at IBKR is a blended rate (the more you borrow the better the rate) but even at IBKR's highest rate tier it's still a very good rate

PlentyOk2736

\*\*Don't have enough karma to post under r/options, so posting here\*\* Opened a IBKR account specifically to buy long-dated CL futures options. The futures options are 30% of the account's net liquidation value. For simplicity, let's say the net liquidation value is $100k, and the futures options are $30k. At present, the maintenance margin on the futures options position is equal to my cost basis, so $30k. Two questions: 1. If there was a market crash and the net liquidation value of my account fell below the maintenance margin, could I be margin-called? (I spoke to IBKR about this twice, and no one could give me a straight answer. In theory, I shouldn't be margin-called because unless the futures option is in-the-money, it can't convert to a futures position upon expiry, which would require margin. As confirmation, CME group's terms expressly state that no margin has be posted by the futures call option buyer.) Second question: 2. Let's say I get lucky and these futures options are worth, to pick a number out of a hat, 20x more than what I paid. Could I get margin-called in that case as well? Let's say I have 20 contracts, and oil shoots up to $130. There's a 1000 multiplier on each contract, so notional value is 20 contracts x $130 oil price x 1000 multiplier, which equals $2.6M. Since CL futures options convert to a future if not exercised beforehand, then IBKR will want, I assume, 5-12% of the notional value as collateral. That's $130,000 to $312,000 in collateral. But I only have $70k of cash + securities in the rest of the account. So the question is: won't they margin call me well before that, capping the upside, which the entire point of buying the futures options in the first place? Or will they count the value of the position (the $2.6MM of the futures/option position) toward the maintenance margin, in which case I wouldn't be margin-called unless oil prices fell to the point where the $2.6MM position fell to $130k to $312K. Would appreciate someone's help. I can't seem to get a straight answer anywhere and need 100% certainty, not 75%. I wish these options were as simple as the oil options ICE offers. Unfortunately ICE's oil options don't go out past 2026. Thanks, everyone, in advance.

Histole

So if IV/HV > 1 there is a possible trade? On a side note, is realized vol the same as historical vol? I notice IBKR doesn’t have “realized vol” only historical vol.

AlejoV1553

Sadly no, only ONDS but I already made profit off it, will wait for a dip to buy it. I hate my broker but its local so easy deposit and withdrawal, one day I'll move to IBKR xd

anilmanne

$IBKR Cup chart pattern was formed👀

Normal-Meringue7592

Just switched from robinhood to IBKR. Testing out Bracket order: 1% stoploss - 1/4 TP 25% 1/4 TP 50% - 2/4 runner with 20% trailing stop. Ibkr and robinhood is night and day

BritishDystopia

IBKR doesn't offer margin for OTC stocks by the way.

Unhappy-Novel1536

Been saying for 2 days now...IBKR is ripping because they officially joined the S&P today.

Alternative_Rule6208

I dont know what is up with HOOD and BULL investors. They both live in hopium meanwhile IBKR got included in SPY.

slado99

IBKR is entering the SP500👀

DN_313

Robinhood is actually the most newbie friendly and most simplistic broker.Webull and moomoo are both Chinese owned companies that operate in the US. Their UI is intermediate and very customizable. The more advance brokers are IBKR, TD America, Charles Schwab, and Trade station. If you find Robinhood complicated, go watch some instructions on YouTube how to use their program

ComplexChef3586

Quick! Download IBKR. Then FULL PORT. YOU WILL HAVE NO RAGRETS. 0pp0rtuntiy of a life thyme. My brother's best friend who is Nigerian prince emailed me about this after our successful Bitconnect investment.

PaperHandsTheDip

> ibkr and Questrade cost half as much for options I use Questtrade, but IBKR is also reputable. Any reccomendations?? I paid questtrade fucking over $10k in fees last month in options trading alone...

SeaIslandFarmersMkt

According to IBKR September and October tie for the honor. https://preview.redd.it/t9sfe4kz1olf1.png?width=1498&format=png&auto=webp&s=6ad46a154ce99fc0b73d79f44144a37679e92e01

Mi6spy

Whenever people say shit like this they HAVE to ignore IBKR, because it's unironically a top tier brokerage even in the US AND it's available to Canadians. No excuses.

RandomRocketScience

Stop using the fairytale trader, I can recommend IBKR

Metacog_Drivel

HOOD, IBKR, ETOR...all have been ass lately.

Realpennytrader

Either IBKR for outside U.S or Webull for U.S. if you’re sticking to Pennie’s it’s all the same, trash companies with trash financials. You’re looking to just profit off the daily movers whether it’s a straight technical pump or a fundamental play that may run it for a bit. Obviously alot more to it but ye.. 

sciguyx

So I guess the SP500 rebalancing was announced early? Is that what’s going on right now? Looks like Walgreens is out and IBKR is in? Is it usually announced early like this?

Metacog_Drivel

HOOD and IBKR are ass now, my dudes.

aileanaodh

TRLY is only gonna go from $1.50 to $2.50... but IBKR is gonna go from $63 to $73 by tomorrow morning!

Independent-Tree-985

idk why IBKR lets me know a holiday is coming like 3 business days before the holiday. seems arbitrary and moreso what positions am I supposed to panic yeet?

CMDR_Shepard96

Bought 4x AUG29 LLY 710C for like $5ea on Monday afternoon after it dumped to ~695. Sold them yesterday at open at like $17.. Hindsight is a bitch. But if I'd held onto them, I would've opened IBKR this morning to see LLY -6% and down to 680. Always the way.

literallyregarded

Europoor here as well, u can use IBKR to trade options though

Galaxy_AI

thats IBKR, they might have been deposits! See mine https://preview.redd.it/7ctzbv94wilf1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2598277b69640cbf5e3aad3e9325e95243d002f7

Simple_Ad9575

I have Fidelity and IBKR. Truly, I like IBKR a little better. Fidelity just seems so clunky to get to the options to trade and they don't have a trigger price for a trailing profit if you are doing short term options, nor have they screwed people over by not having their stuff together. Fidelity has been down a few times, and it seems to be on some of the biggest gain days of the year, such as on .ay 12th, the Monday after the China Tarrif were removed. They have messed up on some SPACs by not moving them from their old ticker to their new ticket like CLBR to PEW (I sold at opening and made some decent $$, a buddy of mine couldn't even attempt to sell until 2 pm, at this time it had completely tanked). With that, Fidelity has been good for me for long term stocks, holding, and long term option trading. I just don't trust them enough if I were trying to do weeklies or short term option contracts. I haven't used Schwab, I can't comment about them.

fishfeet_

IBKR and don’t look back.

cesvrr_

Fucking seriously? IBKR over HOOD for spy inclusion? What the fuck! Fuck SPY. Fuck IBKR. Puts on both.

Unhappy-Novel1536

Go ahead and get high with TLRY but don't smoke so much you forget about IBKR getting on S&P 500 thursday. Both are gonna boom no matter what Taco does to ruin everything else.

NastiN8

If a person is very high volume options trader, then IBKR has lower commissions.

slado99

IBKR will enter the SP500 on 28 aug

FluorescentCheddar

Imagine you're the chair of IBKR and that's what you look like. Fucking Europeans

Metacog_Drivel

How is IBKR red after S&P inclusion announcement yesterday...lol...

Game3k

Buy stock in $IBKR. The growth is insane Look at their margin loan growth… wow 🚀

Current-Run-2750

It's not a matter of if but when. Hood is wiping the floor with IBKR

Alternative_Rule6208

All of you regards were creaming your pants that HOOD will be included in S&P. They chose IBKR.

Pura700c

Guys, u/FunnyPineappleLover is talking about IBKR inclusion. Omg, isn't they/them sooo coooool?

Pura700c

Type IBKR into yesterday's thread search, genius.

FunnyPineappleLover

It's the strangest thing. IBKR joined the S&P500 yesterday and I haven't seen 1 regard mention it here (except for myself).

FunnyPineappleLover

It's the strangest thing. IBKR joined the S&P500 yesterday and I haven't seen 1 regard mention it here (except for myself).

BusinessOutside8613

maybe because unlike Hood, IBKR doesn't turn off the buy button

dimonoid123

Consider IBKR instead.

Admirable-Grass9225

how the freaking fuck IBKR the boomer stock choosen to join SPY instead of HOOD? bro IBKR UI looks like it was designed in stone age

crywhenugetolder

HOOD not in upcoming S&P rebalance. IBKR will replace Walgreens.