Recent Content by killATwill

  1. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    I appreciate your candor. So you're saying that if there were a client with a $-2K cash deficit from a (conventional) futures loss, but a $+10K...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  2. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    Of course that's ideal. I'm just curious about the mechanics that take place when an account is in a cash deficit and there are non-cash positions...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  3. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    etrade
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  4. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    So you're saying that the exchange has built-in mechanisms to automatically liquidate positions and prevent a cash deficit? I've encountered some...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  5. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    Yes, I know they'll close the position. But let's assume there is a cash deficit when the position is closes: The trader didn't use a stop, and...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  6. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    Let me rephrase my question, so that it's based on your assertion that closing the position is in fact the first move of the brokerage firm. In...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  7. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    Thanks for your reply. I'm actually curious about the scenario in the example I posted, specifically, not multiple instruments. In the example,...
    Post by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  8. What happens when a margin call occurs during vacation with other collateral in account?

    In the situation where a futures position moves against you, resulting in a margin call while you are on vacation and unreachable, and where there...
    Thread by: killATwill, Jun 14, 2024, 22 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  9. Efficient Long Vol Strategies for a 1YR Timeframe: Your Thoughts?

    I'm curious about the most efficient method to go long on volatility over a one-year time horizon. Products like VXX and UVXY feel compromised by...
    Thread by: killATwill, Jan 4, 2024, 16 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  10. Understanding Margin Impact in ES and NQ Index Calendar Spreads: Real-Time P&L Considerations

    Yeah, there were no margin issues. @Slow Learning Elf got it right. And actually on a day like yesterday, with its relatively big more, liquidity...
    Post by: killATwill, Jan 3, 2024 in forum: Index Futures

  11. Borrowing in Yen for US 30-Year Bonds

    I've observed two things recently: 1. IB has really attractive margin rates for borrowing in Yen. 2. IB also has low margin requirements for...
    Thread by: killATwill, Jan 2, 2024, 5 replies, in forum: Fixed Income

  12. Understanding Margin Impact in ES and NQ Index Calendar Spreads: Real-Time P&L Considerations

    Thanks. I'm imagining a trade involving 40 spread units. It's not out of the ordinary for ES to move significantly, say by 100 points, after the...
    Post by: killATwill, Jan 1, 2024 in forum: Index Futures