Posted by rgoodwin on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:44 am
I know many here use IB for their trades. I have just about had
it with TS and their lack of ability to fill my short orders on may
ETF's. In the past few days I have been rejected from shorting SRS,
SKF, IYT, QLD, IYR, and others. It's costing me money and I'm not
happy.
Would some mind sharing with me their opinions of IB - how is
the platform, easy or difficult to use, what are their commissions,
just the basics - also if you have an account rep, I'd be happy to
go to someone folks here use.
I'm happy with it and usually can short things. Look at site for
commish (based on # shares, $1 minimum). Good platform for
executions IMO. You'll need another source for charts -- I have
Ninja and Strategy Desk. I've been able to get help from IB when
needed, no particular rep tho. Can email me if you have other
questions.
Posted by junkmaylbox on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:56 am
Robin, I am quite pleased with the IB. Support is hard to get
too, but it's not needed almost all the time. Shorting is
occasionally problematic too, especially at the reversal (top or
bottom) junctions. I could not TLT short, etc. The trades are
pretty cheap and are executed momentarily: no other broker I've
used can beat their execution times.
If you want to short anything, use Scottrade: they always have
plenty of available stocks. PM me if you need more information.
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Posted by rgoodwin on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:44 am
I know many here use IB for their trades. I have just about had it with TS and their lack of ability to fill my short orders on may ETF's. In the past few days I have been rejected from shorting SRS, SKF, IYT, QLD, IYR, and others. It's costing me money and I'm not happy.
Would some mind sharing with me their opinions of IB - how is the platform, easy or difficult to use, what are their commissions, just the basics - also if you have an account rep, I'd be happy to go to someone folks here use.
TIA for any help....
I'm happy with it and
Posted by bkout3 on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:57 am
I'm happy with it and usually can short things. Look at site for commish (based on # shares, $1 minimum). Good platform for executions IMO. You'll need another source for charts -- I have Ninja and Strategy Desk. I've been able to get help from IB when needed, no particular rep tho. Can email me if you have other questions.
I use it and love
Posted by cwa82675 on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:46 am
I use it and love it, but dont use it as much as rp. I think he posted comments a while ago, try searching for his comments.
IB
Posted by junkmaylbox on 25th of Feb 2009 at 11:56 am
Robin, I am quite pleased with the IB. Support is hard to get too, but it's not needed almost all the time. Shorting is occasionally problematic too, especially at the reversal (top or bottom) junctions. I could not TLT short, etc. The trades are pretty cheap and are executed momentarily: no other broker I've used can beat their execution times.
If you want to short anything, use Scottrade: they always have plenty of available stocks. PM me if you need more information.