OK, thanks for your answer and help.
Hello, let's take: Symbol VXX 150619P00019000 It's VXX option, put, Strike 19, exp. 19th june, Short one contract is a margin of $33. Thanks
E.g. shorting an atm VXX option expiration 19th june (10 days) has premium of $60 and margin ist only ~$35. That's confusing me. Yes, the VXX...
Hello, why is the margin for a short VXX option only ~$35 (portfolio account). E.g. the margin for SPX short options (and also most other...
Hello and thanks for the information!! I'll check the TWS for these settings and test it.
Thanks for your reply!! I'll have a look at your website :-) What exchange is the cheapest for eg. VXX options? Thanks
Hello, I did some option trades and using smart routing. It happened that some orderes were executed at CBOE, PSE, AMEX and I got always...
Hello, I have an account at IB and there it isn't allowed to trade after the first notice day. Now I heared that some other brokers offer...
The big problem with this kindo of payoff is vega and vol risk. Usally in low vol / IV environment that payoff looks good but as vol of longer...
Yes, that's what I mean. I know that I need the variables but from where do I get them? Isn't there any website that exactly explains how to...
@samiotis Thanks for the link. But I'm looking for infos about the fair value especially for the gold futures. Index futures are all related...
Hello, can somebody explain to me how to calculate the fair values of the different GC futures? Are the futures connected to spot? And are...
@rmorse Thanks a lot for your answer!
Are these limitations only for US options and option spreads or also for other products?
@magmiv What's the advantage for combo option traders to trade with TOS? What tools do they offer? Thanks
I did some trades with the SPXPM options and recognized that for the same strategy as with SPX options for the SPXPMs is much more margin required...
Does anybody know when SPX spreads'/combos will be possible. Actually there comes the message "invalid order" :-(
@DMO Thanks a lot for your detailed answer. I'm already looking at some examples to get a feeling of that strategy! Thanks
What does the "s" stand for? Sell?
@MTE Thanks for your help. Playing it with otm calls & puts and hedge it with the underlying (reversal) sounds good. Now I'll have a closer...
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