Recent Content by akivak

  1. Combo orders

    The response that one of my friends got from IB rep after opening a ticket: "Smart routed combos may be held internally and not routed to an...
    Post by: akivak, Feb 12, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  2. Combo orders

    So you are saying that this was always the case? I got an impression from the IB rep that this is something new. How does it work with other...
    Post by: akivak, Feb 12, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  3. Combo orders

    I had decent fills as well - but those fills may have been internal where IB matches you with another IB trader. IB confirmed twice that...
    Post by: akivak, Feb 12, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  4. Combo orders

    I noticed this week that after placing an order at IB to, say, purchase a straddle at mid, my bid was not appearing outside of IB as the new...
    Thread by: akivak, Feb 12, 2013, 20 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  5. MSNStockQuote add-in

    Does anyone know where I can get the MSNStockQuote add-in for Excel? Thanks!
    Thread by: akivak, Dec 12, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: Options

  6. Earnings strangles

    Thank you. I published another article - http://seekingalpha.com/article/311396-how-i-trade-autozone-before-earnings where I linked to...
    Post by: akivak, Dec 2, 2011 in forum: Options

  7. Earnings strangles

    Investopedia has very brief explanations which I find not always sufficient. Not sure if it`s good or bad. For example, compare the definition for...
    Post by: akivak, Dec 1, 2011 in forum: Options

  8. Earnings strangles

    Actually this is exactly what I do, trading RUT and NDX condors Volatility usually increases the most in the last few days. It is pricing the...
    Post by: akivak, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: Options

  9. Earnings strangles

    That's an excellent idea, thanks! Which site would you recommend for the best definitions? Investopedia maybe? Any better ideas?
    Post by: akivak, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: Options

  10. Earnings strangles

    If this is your only comment, I'm in a good shape :) But point taken, the picture has been changed.
    Post by: akivak, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: Options

  11. Earnings strangles

    I published an article on Seeking Alpha on the subject -...
    Post by: akivak, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: Options

  12. Options historical data

    They have close, bid and ask, so I guess it should be fine.
    Post by: akivak, Nov 25, 2011 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  13. Options historical data

    Thanks! Yes, I do think it's reasonable. There is this service - http://www.historicaloptiondata.com/catalog/1. They charge $162 for the...
    Post by: akivak, Nov 25, 2011 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds