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    What are the most popular brokers Worldwide?

    I am biased (because I am the COO of the company I am about to refer). Look at Interactive Brokers (www.interactivebrokers.com). ECN forex with interbank quality spreads, access to Aussie markets (multi-asset classes), as well as 80 other exchanges including state of the art US (best execution)...
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    We are doing the SIPP first because we have had interest from significant SIPP providers. We are not planning to become a administrator ourselves because we try to stay close to our core expertise which is trade execution. If we had similar interest from ISA providers, we would consider that...
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    We are expecting SIPPs by mid Q1, but possible even by end Q4 on a limited basis. There will be a communique when the service is "live". We do not have any scheduled plans for ISA accounts because they seem to be generally smaller accounts than SIPPs.
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    IB is currently designing a SIPP account structure. We are in discussions with several SIPP administrators who will manage the accounts. Until the account is available, and the negotiations have been finalized, it would be inappropriate to discuss which specific administrators will work with...
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    T2W guide to FX brokers

    IB DOES NOT USE GAIN CAPITAL. A simple look at the prices coming through Gain and the prices coming through IB will evidence this. We have no relationship with Gain at all. We have direct connections to 10 of the world's largest banks in the forex dealing space. We assemble their prices feeds to...
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    Coming. We are working on an account design with one of the UK's largest SIPP providers. Expect something by Q3.
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    We have been raising margins on US govt bond options over the last 2 weeks. The change only affects people with large short positions in far out of the money options. To be more exact, the core margin model did not change; we just added an extreme move scenario which impacts low delta, low gamma...
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    if you are looking for the GLOBEX electronic platform, you should subscribe for the US commodities bundle. CME is a subscription for just the floor traded (pit) contracts and is a far less transparent trading environment with limited bid-ask data.
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    Best Thread Interactive Brokers

    TOPIC = Secure Transaction Program As the architect of IB security, I am in no doubts that everybody should have some kind of security system for any sensitive access. It isn't just about phishing attacks; it is about a pool of very, very smart and focussed computer experts using mass spectrum...
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    Which DMA Choice for UK LSE Perhaps NOT Interactive Brokers or iDealing

    We charge for more than 1 withdrawal per month because we wish to discourage people from using us like a bank to pay their small bills. We were finding people making multiple withdrawals for 100, 200, 500 GBP (or USD, EUR, AUD, CAD, CHF, etc). We are not a bank and are not set up for optimal...
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    T2W guide to FX brokers

    Interactive Brokers: no charge for API use. You can also connect via FIX CTCI for industrial strength applications although there is a set up charge for this as it requires conformance validation on our part.
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