Recent Content by KPS21

  1. Problems trading futures in IRA accounts at IB?

    Yes. This is accurate. I was told it was a sudden overnight decision, and that no communication was sent to IB customers. The trade desk can...
    Post by: KPS21, Mar 6, 2015 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Exercise of call option on a dividend paying stock

    Check the price of the put option on the same strike in relation to the dividend. Owning the call is like owning both the stock and the put,...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Options

  3. Profitable, professional options traders

    Since the title of this thread is: "Profitable, professional options traders", I forgot to mention in the last post: Most professional...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Options

  4. Profitable, professional options traders

    I haven't looked through option trading books lately, but here goes: Volatility Trading by Euan Sinclair is very good, but a reader would...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 29, 2011 in forum: Options

  5. Markowitz portfolio theory to balance option portfolio?

    Gustaf, Why do you think that it will work well for covered calls against your stock portfolio? I would argue that it will not work well...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 26, 2011 in forum: Options

  6. Markowitz portfolio theory to balance option portfolio?

    Using Markowitz optimization on a portfolio of options sounds too scary. There are more dimensions of risk to worry about besides just movements...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 26, 2011 in forum: Options

  7. Selling Deep ITM Calls vs. Shorting Stock

    It depends somewhat on why you can't borrow stock. Nobody can get stock? Or you personally are not in a great position to borrow stock, because...
    Post by: KPS21, Jul 18, 2011 in forum: Options

  8. Imp Vola over a w/e

    There should be some decay over the weekend. News can happen, etc. So the transition from Friday Close to Monday Open should not be continuous...
    Post by: KPS21, Jun 21, 2011 in forum: Options

  9. Deep in the money Options

    frost - Trading ITM options for leverage is not a great plan. The transaction costs are just too large compared to the DOW 30 stocks which...
    Post by: KPS21, Jun 17, 2011 in forum: Options

  10. options or futures

    tonyc - What is your average holding period likely to be? Unless it's a really long period, and there is something about your strategy that...
    Post by: KPS21, Jun 17, 2011 in forum: Options

  11. Math question...stock conversion

    You'll end up with 717 ANR shares, $7000 in cash, and some extra cash in lieu of the 0.5 share.
    Post by: KPS21, Jun 3, 2011 in forum: Trading

  12. lnkd put call parity out of wack

    The borrow has loosened up considerably in LNKD. Still 20-30% though. I am not aware of any arrangements for small traders that allow them to...
    Post by: KPS21, Jun 1, 2011 in forum: Options

  13. A quick question why options market is a zero supply market

    Since the market is zero supply, some other investor is short the call option that you are long. He is long the underlying (stock or coupon bond)...
    Post by: KPS21, Nov 2, 2009 in forum: Options

  14. Anyone with clarity on the affect of the SEC ruling on options?

    IB's rule seems to outlaw buying a Bullish call vertical !!! Buy 100 BAC 30 calls. Short 100 BAC 35 calls. According to (NA2), this is...
    Post by: KPS21, Sep 22, 2008 in forum: Options

  15. Anyone with clarity on the affect of the SEC ruling on options?

    IB posted the following bulletin this morning. Their interpretation of the rules does NOT seem correct to me. Our other broker does not have...
    Post by: KPS21, Sep 22, 2008 in forum: Options