Recent Content by hschwartz

  1. Interactive Brokers vs Apex Clearing?

    Apex is what became of Penson- I believe IB has a much larger capital base and (I'd guess) better rates and lower fees in general. Apex might...
    Post by: hschwartz, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: Options

  2. SPY Dividend Trade Snafu

    2.4million in-the-money SPY calls were candidates for early exercise ahead of today's 78cent ex-dividend event for the widely held SP500 ETF....
    Thread by: hschwartz, Sep 21, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: Options

  3. Volume per exchange?

    here it is for today (45mins to go) Option Volume Breakdown @ALL graph Total Equity Index ETF AMEX 3.82m...
    Post by: hschwartz, Sep 14, 2012 in forum: Options

  4. Advanced/Professional volatility trading

    Hi I worked up a grid of whats out there with as much pricing as I could get. Its here as a google doc. I haven't updated it in about 6mo but it...
    Post by: hschwartz, Aug 28, 2012 in forum: Options

  5. Facebook (FB) earnings this Thursday, July 26.

    Hello all- w/30mins left to trade, FB options volume hit half a million contracts- a new record by more than 120K. Option prices suggest a big...
    Post by: hschwartz, Jul 26, 2012 in forum: Options

  6. Where's the list of the most liquid options worldwide?

    Try this- http://www.futuresindustry.org/volume-.asp
    Post by: hschwartz, Jul 26, 2012 in forum: Options

  7. Options data request

    OptionAlert (03:57:46 PM): Contract Details USO Sep-12 34.5 Call, 6/28 Symbol = USO 120922C00034500 Volume = 98 contracts (6 trades) Open...
    Post by: hschwartz, Jul 19, 2012 in forum: Options

  8. Options pricing when underlying goes ex-dividend?

    The dividend is already priced into the puts, but in-the-money calls will drop by the amount of the dividend, so long-call holders normally...
    Post by: hschwartz, May 15, 2012 in forum: Options

  9. (CSCO Feb 10 '12 $18 Put w) .04 play?

    the weekly's imply a reaction about 3x the typical magnitude of CSCO non earnings moves- or about a 17% chance of a move lower than 18.5- so it's...
    Post by: hschwartz, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: Options

  10. Paying at BOX for adding liquidity

    you learned (the hard way I suppose) how the BOX operates under a unique 'inverted maker-taker' pricing model. This means taking liquidity earns...
    Post by: hschwartz, Jul 20, 2011 in forum: Options