@DR7 .... The hedge department does use collars. Good call! My idea is probably DOA. My pitch to the boss was while the price bounced around...
I think I would only need to unwind if the call was in the money.
Thanks for the quick reply. Do you agree that it is equivalent to buying a stock at 3.42 and selling a call at 4.00?
I work at a company that produces natural gas. I had a simple idea but it looks so good I must be missing something. (No free lunch) . I am...
Trader Bob buys a stock on Monday for 50 with a stop for 25 and it gets executed even though the stock never goes below 40. Then he does it...
It wasn't there before but now there is a 'crypto' box under futures in IB
One tool that I use every day with IB is their scale trader feature. Scale trader lets me add to a position and even take profits automatically....
I use IB for trading treasury notes. TWS works very well. IB publishes a schedule of the margin based on credit quality for corporates and time...
I just received the same notice that I can't add any volatility trades even though I meet the new margin requirements. It feels like IB has...
When I read the notice from IB I thought the higher margins would go in effect on or after August 19th. That seemed like a reasonable period of...
What is the difference between NLV and NAV? My statement seems to add the accrued interest into the NAV. Change in NAV Total Starting Value...
This is perfect. Great find. This helped me sort this question out. Thanks for all the answers and ideas the others posted as well.
I apologize up front if this is not the appropriate forum to post this question. If I wanted to maintain a bond portfolio that had an...
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