Recent Content by OptionsOops

  1. Selecting IB Smart Routing Algorithm for API orders?

    Has anyone figured out how to select a specific smart routing algorithm such as SMART MaxFill using the TWS API? Using contract.exchange="SMART...
    Thread by: OptionsOops, Aug 13, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  2. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    Here are my results using unbundled pricing and relative orders. The 0.0037 per share orders are a bit weird, I thought I would be charged 0.006...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Mar 13, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  3. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    Bolimomo, chances are we`ve exchanged a few shares ;) I just added support for relative orders to my system and that seemed to work well with the...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Mar 13, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  4. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    That was the problem I ran into, plus you needed a lot of them for the low dollar stocks, which racks up the commissions, and cancellation fees if...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Mar 12, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  5. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    I close out my trades at the end of the day, but if I wanted to hold for a few days to a few weeks, shorting a double short ETF is something I...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Mar 12, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  6. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    I ruled out the Ultra Long ETFs because last time I looked they were around a dollar, where per share commissions and spreads ruin things, but FAS...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Mar 12, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  7. Trading system can't short SKF/FAZ/SRS - need ideas on alternative symbols to trade

    I wrote an automated trading system, and have been trading it live for about 6 months. It works significantly better on the 2x and now 3x ETFs,...
    Thread by: OptionsOops, Mar 12, 2009, 18 replies, in forum: ETFs

  8. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    I understand my risk is going to be higher, but I also know that my risk is going to directly depend on which method I choose, which is why I`m...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options

  9. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    I want a long term buy and hold style portfolio that is leveraged as much as possible, with a little risk as possible. Yes, I want my cake, and I...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options

  10. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    Serious question, not trying to be rude, but do you have an actual real life analysis of the differences? With portfolio margin being so new, I...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options

  11. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    That's what I thought, it was really bugging me that I couldn't see a flaw in my idea. Moving on, this portfolio margin system is really...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options

  12. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    I need to rethink this idea then ;) Next idea is to model purchasing the underlying stock using portfolio margin vs purchasing options (I only...
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options

  13. Bull Put Spreads for Beginners

    Exactly, but how can I get close to the same kind of behavior with regular LEAP options?
    Post by: OptionsOops, Apr 23, 2007 in forum: Options