# Interactive Brokers for dummies

**URL:** https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-for-dummies/447
**Category:** Investing / Brokers
**Created:** [September 15, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-for-dummies/447 "2017-09-15T16:19:53Z")
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### Author: ![Alex](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/alex/32/276_2.png) [@Alex](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/interactive-brokers-for-dummies/447/8 "2017-09-18T09:51:41Z")

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Here’s how you get rid of those virtual FX positions:

> [@\[Broker Choice\] Details on brokers](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/broker-choice-details-on-brokers/190/66):
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> You can fix it yourself, you can change the “cost” price on IB. Go to the Account view, right-click on a position and select “Adjust Average Price”.

After you do that, the positions will disappear the next day. Selecting FXCONV saves you from having to do this.

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