Great thanks! by the way - does Forex fall under the category of "Pattern Day Trader" or considered to be like futures?
On Dec 11, 3:40 am, ShaggsTheStud <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, just $10k. > > the $25k is the minimum required amount by the SEC for people who exibit the > behavior of a "Pattern Day Trader" (google that), of stocks or options (but > not futures, I believe, which is the main instrument traded by people using > JBT). > > If you are forward testing, you are not trading at all, so the SEC doesn't > care about you. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:37 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm quite new here, I hope I ask the right questions.. > > > I followed couple message of those who already trade JBT + IB. > > > Are those people consider to be "day trader" and funded their account > > with 25K $ ?(http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php? > > f=margin&p=dt&ib_entity=llc) > > > My main goal as for now is only using the forward test functionality > > and record data to use for back tests - in that case I need to fund > > only 10K ? (http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php? > > f=minimumDeposits) > > > I know maybe I should ask IB but I got the feeling they are not so > > responsive and maybe you guys already at that point... > > > Thanks! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "JBookTrader" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<jbooktrader%2bunsubscr...@googlegr > > oups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en.
