Recent Content by optionnew

  1. VIX ETF/Futures/Options Discussion Thread

    What about buying xiv with this big spread?
    Post by: optionnew, Mar 20, 2012 in forum: Options

  2. Rule of thumb for position sizing

    Is DD based on book value?? Usually when SPY would drop 50% the BV would not drop nearly as much. And yes berkshire had a 50% drop in "price" in...
    Post by: optionnew, Mar 8, 2012 in forum: Risk Management

  3. Rule of thumb for position sizing

    A lot of misquoting me, but it seems you agree that "It is not, and never purported to be, a precise calculation of optimal position size under...
    Post by: optionnew, Feb 5, 2012 in forum: Risk Management

  4. Rule of thumb for position sizing

    That's all you have to add to discussion..?
    Post by: optionnew, Feb 4, 2012 in forum: Risk Management

  5. Rule of thumb for position sizing

    Anyone here has an opinion on the question above?
    Post by: optionnew, Feb 3, 2012 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Rule of thumb for position sizing

    Would it make a difference what kind of trade you are doing? Short term or long term? Stock or option? Leverage or unleveraged? As for myself, I...
    Post by: optionnew, Feb 3, 2012 in forum: Risk Management

  7. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    Was a notice sent allready to IB clients explaing the change?
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  8. Hedge Funds Staff

    Untill a couple of years ago he only had 11 people in the office..
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 4, 2012 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    Does the private Ins cover futures as well? what's the cap?
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 3, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    in the mean time is cash in IB secure? Anyone knows?
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 3, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    The idea that you need to have 1 account for everything, comes with a price tag. You can use one broker for stocks, one for futures, one for 401k,...
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 2, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    But I still find it troubling. If/when they decide to change another rule that they have been promoting, how long will it be till you become...
    Post by: optionnew, Jan 1, 2012 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    So it was an IB move not an SIPC. I find it troubling that IB does a move like that (for now) effects the security of its clients, without...
    Post by: optionnew, Dec 30, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    Its pretty clear, the only long term reliable solution is to keep stocks & futures seperate accounts/brokers, spread your money with a few...
    Post by: optionnew, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  15. Is cash no longer fully insured in an IB account ?

    I'm using totaly seperate accounts/brokers for stocks and futures. I sleep much better at night, knowing that my stock account is fully protected.
    Post by: optionnew, Dec 28, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers