Hi Everyone!
So I currently have an Etrade account, using the Pro platform. I'm about move some money around and instead of adding to Etrade, I'm considering opening an IB account. Here is why:
-PDT rule. Having another account would allow me a few more trades per week.
-Lots of shorts available. I would be more inclined to use IB for shorting.
-I am 25 years of age, so I can open it with $3000 instead of 10k.
Those of you with an IB account, I would like to know how you like it. Commissions, trading platform, monthly fees, executions, customer support etc.
Any input on this matter is greatly appreciated and thank you for your time.
I have really enjoyed IB. I have etrade also for an extra 3 trades. Etrade is good for going long and IB is good for shorts.
IB is great brother, i did exactly what you did. I was with eTrade and IB. IB's executions are even better than etrades from my experience and i love how they tell you how many shares short are available
I use only IB since ETrade does not open accounts for non-us. Been using for a year and dont have any complaint about it.
Commisions you are paying next to nothing unless your trading thousands of shares... instant executions I only use the book trader to enter and exit trades instantly with one click and thinkorswim for charting.
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