Recent Content by OptionsWizard

  1. IB TWS Build 905 - Does anyone has the intaller .exe?

    Bob, apparently this could be downloaded only 10 times and this limit was reached. Do you mind uploading this again? Thanks!
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Aug 9, 2010 in forum: Trading Software

  2. VIX options

    I correct my previous post: During 1987 market crash, VIX was alive and kicking and climbed to 150!
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Aug 14, 2007 in forum: Options

  3. VIX options

    I guess these are all short CALLs and you didn't have any stop loss in place. You have to assume VIX can go much higher: 38 in 1997 43 in...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Aug 14, 2007 in forum: Options

  4. SPX Execution

    SPX options are rigged...I traded them for many month and eventually moved to ES options (Globex) and NDX options (multiple listings). Liquidity...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Aug 12, 2007 in forum: Order Execution

  5. VIX options

    I looked at VIX options couple of month ago and decided it's not worth it. Look at the specification carefully..the options are on the VIX...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Aug 12, 2007 in forum: Options

  6. dell 5150 with extra video card

    Dell never got back to me. I went to a computer store, bought the same GeForce 5500 128MB as you did and had them install and test it. They...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 29, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  7. dell 5150 with extra video card

    Thanks Jeff. I talked again with Dell, this time with a manager who understands the issue and he promised me to research this and let me know...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 24, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  8. IB Treasury Futures Traders - Last Trading Day For June Treasury Bond

    Since you mention it, I got the following email from IB today: "It has been detected that your account currently holds a position in one or...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 22, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  9. dell 5150 with extra video card

    I just bought a Dell Dimension E510 Pentium D dual-core with ATI Radeon X600 256MB PCIe, almost identical configuration to Jeff's. I'm now...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 22, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  10. Measuring Execution Speed

    Well, that depends on your trading timeframe. If you trade daily swings, it's completely irrelevant. If you day trade the ES and average 4 ticks...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 9, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  11. Widescreen or not?

    I use multiple 19" and 24" wide screen. As one member posted already, it's mostly a matter of real-estate vs. price. Since you could by 3 to 4...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 6, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  12. Measuring Execution Speed

    I finally figured out the way to ping IB servers and the roundtrip delay is about 85ms. So the time IB took to execute the orders was 25ms-105ms!...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 6, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  13. IB built in charting

    Are you kidding? IB data speed and execution speed is probably among the best in the industry In another thread I posted results of execution...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, May 5, 2006 in forum: Trading Software

  14. Measuring Execution Speed

    Yes. This is based on the log file on my machine, so obviously includes communication time to IB servers and back.
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Apr 26, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  15. Can a retail trader make money in options on futures?

    I'm not aware Crude has options trading electronically (not via IB, anyway). Gold is ZG I mentioned earlier. I'm sure silver has options as well,...
    Post by: OptionsWizard, Apr 26, 2006 in forum: Options