Recent Content by LondonPorpoise

  1. Margin on option stratgies, help !!

    Thanks Robert, I get what you are saying about ETNs (though I'm not sure I agree with the process). I put on a bull call spread on a volatile...
    Post by: LondonPorpoise, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Options

  2. Margin on option stratgies, help !!

    Here's an example of a strangle I tried to put on. the maximum loss is about $54k, but the margin is coming out at GBP (my base ccy) 142k which is...
    Post by: LondonPorpoise, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Options

  3. Margin on option stratgies, help !!

    Thanks for the responses, as soon as the market opens I will show you an example of the strategy I am trying to achieve. Thanks again.
    Post by: LondonPorpoise, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Options

  4. Margin on option stratgies, help !!

    I do have a PMA, so that definitely isn't the issue.
    Post by: LondonPorpoise, Sep 13, 2019 in forum: Options

  5. Margin on option stratgies, help !!

    Hi there, I'm currently with Interactive Brokers and I want to open some iron condor option trades. However the margin IB want is massively in...
    Thread by: LondonPorpoise, Sep 13, 2019, 18 replies, in forum: Options