Comments on: Converting USD/CAD with Interactive Brokers: How-To http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/ Random thoughts on web development, life, and more Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 By: Pierre-Luc Soucy http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-71751 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:50:29 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-71751 That’s good to know – I was not aware of that. Depending on your needs, TransferWise might be a good option?

]]> By: R http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-71577 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:41:16 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-71577 I know this is an old subject, but IB is now kicking people out who are using their platform mostly for currency exchanges. If you know an alternative I’m looking for one now.

]]> By: Pierre-Luc Soucy http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-61811 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 04:06:51 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-61811 That’s good to know – thank you!

]]> By: Scott Savage http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-61787 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:41:24 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-61787 You may remove a virtual forex position from display within the TWS Account Window.

To open the Account Window, click on the Account menu at the top of the TWS and select Account Window.

Then, refer to the “FX Portfolio – Virtual FX Position” section and locate the virtual position displayed there.

Right-click on the virtual position and select “Adjust Position or Average Price.”

When the small window appears, type the number zero into each field and click OK. The position will then disappear.

(No orders need to be placed to accomplish this.)

]]> By: Pierre-Luc Beaudoin http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-58900 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:10:59 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-58900 Thanks for the instructions. Their Web UI is sooo complex!

]]> By: Anon http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-58240 Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:16:51 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-58240 Yeah, that was the difference. My IB account was with Interactive Brokers US.
I ended up asking my Canadian bank to perform a wire transfer to IB, which was expensive, but the rest of the process was the same.

]]> By: tom http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-53772 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 03:56:46 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-53772 Thanks for this post. Very useful.

]]> By: Pierre-Luc Soucy http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-53268 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 02:40:32 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-53268 Sorry for the delay – choosing CAD shows me EFT as an option, but I have a Canadian IB account. Is yours with Interactive Brokers CA or US?

]]> By: Pierre-Luc Soucy http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-53176 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:23:21 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-53176 Glad I could help!

]]> By: Tamer http://blog.plsoucy.com/2013/03/converting-usd-cad-interactive-brokers-howto/#comment-53172 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:02:54 +0000 http://blog.plsoucy.com/?p=89#comment-53172 Thank you so much. Been looking for such a post for 2 months. I have IB account in USD and I have a savings USD account at RBC. Now I know how to convert thru IB. Thanks again 🙂

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