Recent Content by IB Kevin

  1. Spreads on ES Options

    IB offers butterfly, calendar, straddle, strangle, and vertical spreads on futures options such as ES & ER2. We also offer delta-neutral (future...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Mar 24, 2008 in forum: Options

  2. IB futures and options question

    Yes, IB now supports delta-neutral futures options tied to the underlying futures for ES, ER2, NQ etc. Just use the combo template like you...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Mar 11, 2008 in forum: Order Execution

  3. How Safe are Interactive Brokers?

    If you do not have access to TWS, you may also want to consider using our voice brokerage desk for your option orders. For order sizes of 100...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Dec 24, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  4. SPX index options

    Price improvement on NDX options is often available, probably as a result of competition. Since NDX options are listed electronically on multiple...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Oct 25, 2007 in forum: Order Execution

  5. IB’s Option Trading Desk now available for large size NDX orders

    Interactive Brokers’ Options Trading Desk now supports voice brokered quotes and executions for large size (100+ contracts) orders in NDX...
    Thread by: IB Kevin, Oct 24, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Events

  6. SPX index options

    Damnit is correct. Small orders are typically filled .20 from the midpoint only when a) it is no longer the midpoint, or b) another customer order...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Sep 24, 2007 in forum: Order Execution

  7. How good is Interactive Brokers at pit trading?

    Sorry, just SPX at this time.
    Post by: IB Kevin, Sep 21, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  8. How good is Interactive Brokers at pit trading?

    Currently, SPX is the only open outcry pit where IB supports voice brokerage. We provide pre-trade quotes as well as executions to customers who...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Sep 20, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  9. SPX Credit Spread Trader

    You are correct that the markets need to be probed, b/c the mid-point of the displayed market is not always the true fair value. The best way to...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Aug 27, 2007 in forum: Journals

  10. How to pull the rug on SPX market makers

    When SPX goes 'index hybrid' on 9/25, there will still be only one electronic quoter, which rotates between 5 large market making firms, so spread...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Aug 24, 2007 in forum: Trading

  11. How to pull the rug on SPX market makers

    "IB Kevin and Stratergy, Based on your experience, can you give some guidelines on bid/ask spreads for larger size orders, for example 100,...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Aug 23, 2007 in forum: Trading

  12. How to pull the rug on SPX market makers

    While SPX markets are wide on the screen, they are very tight if quoted verbally. Access to the tight markets via voice broker is typically...
    Post by: IB Kevin, Aug 20, 2007 in forum: Trading

  13. IB SPX Options Desk now available

    Interactive Brokers recently launched its Options Trading Desk to support voice brokered quotes and executions on S&P 500 index options. We strive...
    Thread by: IB Kevin, Aug 10, 2007, 1 replies, in forum: Events