[GameStop and AMC Entertainment and margin update]

Interesting message from IB on the 29th, 'long stock positions will require 100% margin, short stock positions will require 300% margin.

 

[UK and European Daylight Saving Time (DST)]

36 minutes ago, SS25 said:

Considering this is an Australia version I’m logged in can you ensure that in conversations Australian time standards are used 

I think there is just one English speaking version of the forum, at one point we had about 9 months of Spanish speakers using the same til they got their own version.

[May bank holiday trading hours]

And though doesn't affect IG trading hours don't forget Japan 3 day bank holiday Mon May 4th - Wed May 6th. 

[Dividend Adjustments 23 Mar - 30 Mar]

On 27/03/2020 at 10:02, Woonlim said:

Hi, I have short position on Japan 225 Index and was deducted $175.5 for each position for the dividend adjustment. The dividend adjustment supposed to take place at UK time 7am. However, I cannot see the index drop by 175 points at UK time 7am. Can any kind soul please enlighten me?

 

41 minutes ago, glenn223 said:

I had the same problem and I couldnt see the drop in price 

 

Hi, I suspect the blank spread sheet that the divs are copied to is 1 hour out when stating the UK time and note that there is a gap down of around 175 points at 6am on the 1 minute Japan 225 chart.

[VIX Options]

18 hours ago, Guest YTP said:

 

Just got off the phone with Scandinavian helpdesk, and for unknown reasons, we are only offered barrier options of the VIX instrument. I certainly hope that we will also be offered the vanila instrument as well in the future.

the reason an offering is not universal tends to be down to local law rather than down to IG but I hope you get them.

[VIX Options]

8 minutes ago, Guest YTP said:

Are there limitations to nationality/location with this instrument?

Located in Scandinavia, and this instrument is not showing on my options list.

Might be, should be halfway down the Indices list, see pic;

[Changes to trading hours during Thanksgiving 2019]

the race is already under way, freeways jammed.

 

[Could the price of pork increase by 78% in China by 2020? - EMEA Brief 18 Apr]

Entry posted by KatherineIG

April 18

• The African swine fever disease has reached Southeast Asia and parts of Europe, including the world’s biggest producer of Pork, China. A prediction from the Japanese bank Nomura, is that this could cause prices to rise by 78% in China by 2020, to 33 yuan per kilogram from 18.5 yuan

https://www.pig333.com/markets_and_prices/china_106/

[Dividend Adjustments 23 Sept - 30 Sept]

36 minutes ago, stevethecaveman said:

Can anyone please explain what the 1.14 for the FTSE mean in terms of how the dividend adjustment is calculated?

Also why is is highlighted in red?

thanks

Here is the breakdown for the ftse 100 ex-dividend adjustment which comes to 1.11.

The 1.14 is due to the inclusion of the 2 Special dividends listed for UKX in the OP and as specials have been included it's been given a red box.

[IG Community - check out our new video below]

11 minutes ago, MARYJ said:

Does anyone know how to lower maximum funds in the demo account

Hi, you can't but you can just run it down with some blatant bad bets to the desired level or blow it completely, when you refund I think you can state how much.

[Dividend Adjustments 2 Sept - 9 Sept]

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[Dividend Adjustments 2 Sept - 9 Sept]

13 hours ago, Theo said:

I’m not clear at all, as I had a dividend payment debit to my account for £460 this evening, yet in your explanations, you refer to them being “cash neutral”.... Yes that was debited to my account! Could you explain that to me please?

Hi, the video in the original post above explains the term 'cash neutral', is this not what occurred on your account?

[Indicator descriptions now on charts]

1 hour ago, The_Alnchemist said:

I don't seem to be able to access the menu by right clicking on a chart as you have shown in this blog. All I get is a small flash player related window as shown in the attached screen shot. I am using the desktop interface.

Hi @The_Alnchemist,  the function is only available on the new platform on SB and cfd accounts currently and not available on the share dealing platform but will be when share dealing platform is upgraded.

[A new Bitcoin April Short Squeeze- EMEA Brief 04 Apr]

 

[Bitcoin rally pushes other digital currencies higher - EMEA Brief 03 Apr]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Dividend Adjustments 25 Mar - 1 Apr]

Hi maka, they are posted in the 'Blog' section.

 

[Global geopolitics: APAC brief 28 Feb]

@Buizerd,  Bund is listed under bonds and rates, see pic.

[New headlines to chase - APAC brief 13 Feb]

@Sunnyside, probably not able to trade this on IG as it's market cap is only $400K and it's not listed on an exchange.

[New headlines to chase - APAC brief 13 Feb]

Succinct and very pertinent writing once again from Kyle.

[UK economy; could this be the worst year since the financial crisis? - EMEA Brief 08 Feb]

• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos accuses the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc, of blackmail, as they wanted Bezos to stop investigating how they gathered his private messages of an affair

"Alexa send my nudes to my secret admirer" "Sending your nudes to the National Enquirer"

[#IGEMChat - an Emerging Markets live broadcast - submit your questions]

so there you have it, Argentina, Turkey and Vietnam before the teacher noticed and sounded the alarm

[A to Z: Alphabet Falls Over Rising Costs - EMEA Brief 05 Feb]

Note 'Trade of the Week'  Long gold is the featured video.

[Reduced minimum bet sizes]

Hi @adrazz,  you can go as low as 10p if you are using the MT4 platform.

[Combine drawings and indicators]

Sorry beardata, I misread the question. If nzdcad doesn't show after clicking 'show all' in the watchlist on the live platform try restarting mt4. 

[Combine drawings and indicators]

HI bearata,  as is noted above in this thread though nzdcad is on the live mt4 platform IG does not include it on the mt4 demo platform.