Recent Content by jamesdean217

  1. CL Spreads

    Thanks for you reply local - i found your information to be incredibly insightful. Just have a couple more questions. Where do we find...
    Post by: jamesdean217, Jun 25, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  2. CL Spreads

    Comfortably broke -1.00 and seems to want to head towards -0.80. Any ideas why? Since the front month contract is expiring, would this add...
    Post by: jamesdean217, Jun 21, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  3. CL Spreads

    "we have come off almost 20%, so careful where you short because some additional backwardation in the curve would be understandable" Excuse my...
    Post by: jamesdean217, May 25, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. CL Spreads

    Hi all, I am very new to calendar spread trading crude oil and this thread is great! I also shorted july and went long on august. (i'm assuming...
    Post by: jamesdean217, May 25, 2010 in forum: Commodity Futures

  5. Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements

    Thanks for the replies. So an additional $2250 in maintenance margin is not required in liquid cash in your account to open a position with IB?...
    Post by: jamesdean217, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  6. Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements

    Intraday. Although on some rare occasions I will also look at spreads against some of the Asia-Pac indices as well, so this would include holding...
    Post by: jamesdean217, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  7. Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements

    Thanks for the quick replies guys. I definately plan to do my due-diligence before moving forward, but I'm hoping to see what the industry...
    Post by: jamesdean217, Nov 25, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  8. Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements

    Hi all, Just a quick beginners question RE: futures margins. How is initial and maintenance margins used against your account. Say for a ES...
    Thread by: jamesdean217, Nov 25, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: Index Futures