Recent Content by jthomp5454

  1. Where can I paper trade with portfolio margin instead of reg-t

    Hey guys, I am thinking about switching to portfolio margin, but I want to see how it would trades I would like to make would be treated vs. as...
    Thread by: jthomp5454, Nov 3, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: Trading

  2. A few basic futures questions

    Hey, Somewhat new to futures just had a few basic questions mostly involving the vix: 1. Do any other futures other than the VIX, crude,...
    Thread by: jthomp5454, Oct 25, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  3. VIX Calender Spreads as a hedge

    Hey guys, I have been looking into using some net cost:$0 short front month, long second month VIX Calender Put Spreads to use a hedge on some...
    Thread by: jthomp5454, Oct 19, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: Options

  4. Best Firm For Large Option Orders

    Hi, I am planning to purchase some far OTM options monthly to protect my account on the downside. However to do this, I will need to trade...
    Thread by: jthomp5454, Aug 12, 2011, 24 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers