Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of BRK.ABest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of BRK.ABest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (8) |
Author: mungofitch ✹✺ SILVER
SHREWD
  😊 😞

Number: of 22354 
Subject: Re: OT: IBKR portfolio screen
Date: 06/24/24 1:26 PM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 6
I am baffled because if I am not completely mistaken on IBKR those info compared to Schwab were delayed for many(!) minutes (like Schwab showing "-3.39" for % price change, and IBKR showing that only a full 15min later). I thought IBKR is the pro platform?

TWS shows a real time data feed.

But you do have to have the appropriate data subscription set up.
Most brokers have a flat rate (or hide it in their commissions), but that means some people are paying for stuff they don't need, meaning the flat rates (or trade commissions) are too high.
IB takes the opposite approach, to the extreme: you have to subscribe to what you want, perhaps in several pieces, but they sell it to you at their cost (within rounding error).

This is an approximate overview:
The usual starting point is the "IBKR Pro" non professional "US Securities Snapshot and Futures Value Bundle" that costs $10/month, waived if you spend 3x that in commissions.
Then you might add the US Equity and Options Streaming Add-On Bundle for another $4.50.
Check the details, but it's something like that. I have those two plus the "CFE Enhanced" for another $4.50, as I trade futures, plus UK equities for 5 GBP, total $25.32/month.

The flip side of that complexity is that the commissions are very low, and frequently negative. You can buy 1 A share for $1.

Jim
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to mungofitch here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 21,861 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 58 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 55 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (8) |


Announcements
Berkshire Hathaway FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of BRK.A | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community