frugi
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Interactive Brokers are popular.
Don't know what you mean by "real" but I think they offer margin or cash accounts.
USD 0.005 per share min USD 1.00 max 0.2% of trade value
e.g
100 Shares @ USD 50 Share Price = USD 1.00
1,000 Shares @ USD 50 Share Price = USD 5.00
1,000 Shares @ USD 2 Share Price = USD 4.00
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/commission.php?ib_entity=uk
Don't know what you mean by "real" but I think they offer margin or cash accounts.
USD 0.005 per share min USD 1.00 max 0.2% of trade value
e.g
100 Shares @ USD 50 Share Price = USD 1.00
1,000 Shares @ USD 50 Share Price = USD 5.00
1,000 Shares @ USD 2 Share Price = USD 4.00
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/commission.php?ib_entity=uk
damianoakley
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Being a U.S. Stock Trader based in the UK, I would have to recommend interactive brokers. Their fees are excellent - you can buy 200 shares for $1.00. Be aware of their active trading fee of $10 per month. If you don't make enough trades to generate $10 a month in commissions, they will deduct the difference from your account.
Last time I checked, their minimum opening account balance was $2,000.
I would not recommend you try to trade U.S. stock with an amount less than that anyway.
Good Luck,
Damian
Last time I checked, their minimum opening account balance was $2,000.
I would not recommend you try to trade U.S. stock with an amount less than that anyway.
Good Luck,
Damian
Charlton
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US regulations
In fact the minimum appears to be $ 5k now
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/minimumDeposits.php?ib_entity=uk#brokerCommissions
Quite frankly that would be the lower end of what I would recommend as an account balance for normal stock/options trading . In addtion, if you intend to daytrade, you will need a minimum of $25,000 for US stocks and options by US regulations
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/patternDayTraders.php?ib_entity=uk
If you do not have these amounts there may be brokers who accept smaller deposits, but you will still be hit by the daytrading regulations. Alternatively you can look at trading other instruments or markets where these restrictions do not apply
Charlton
lklkthomas said:
In fact the minimum appears to be $ 5k now
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/minimumDeposits.php?ib_entity=uk#brokerCommissions
Quite frankly that would be the lower end of what I would recommend as an account balance for normal stock/options trading . In addtion, if you intend to daytrade, you will need a minimum of $25,000 for US stocks and options by US regulations
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/patternDayTraders.php?ib_entity=uk
If you do not have these amounts there may be brokers who accept smaller deposits, but you will still be hit by the daytrading regulations. Alternatively you can look at trading other instruments or markets where these restrictions do not apply
Charlton
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No offence intended, but if $4000 is huge, then I would consider stock trading to be a dangerous activity. Under capitalisation is a big hurdle to overcome.
damianoakley
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Hi All,
Just checked the Interactive Brokers website and in fact the new opening account balance is now $5,000.
This must have been a fairly recent adjustment as a client of mine recently opened a new account with them with just $2,000.
I have to agree with roguetrader by the way - be very careful with trading if your view of $4k or $5k is "huge" - many new traders suffer because they are undercapitalised.
Having said that, you can position trade qute amply with just the minimum $5k. Even with this small amount of capital, if you trade it correctly, you can make 50% to 80% per year.
Thanks
Damian
Just checked the Interactive Brokers website and in fact the new opening account balance is now $5,000.
This must have been a fairly recent adjustment as a client of mine recently opened a new account with them with just $2,000.
I have to agree with roguetrader by the way - be very careful with trading if your view of $4k or $5k is "huge" - many new traders suffer because they are undercapitalised.
Having said that, you can position trade qute amply with just the minimum $5k. Even with this small amount of capital, if you trade it correctly, you can make 50% to 80% per year.
Thanks
Damian
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