Recent Content by pickupsticks

  1. IB: naked call exercise and stock non-borrowable

    I sold some deep in the money calls that were 2 months from expiry on a small cap last week that had no borrow with IB (that is why I sold deep in...
    Post by: pickupsticks, Mar 26, 2011 in forum: Options

  2. Restricted from being the bid and offer

    Thank you for the answer that makes total sense with the customer priority. I am not by any means "crying about it" just trying to learn and...
    Post by: pickupsticks, Feb 10, 2011 in forum: Options

  3. Restricted from being the bid and offer

    "cannot have open orders on both sides of a US option contract" is the warning. I just can't think of the reasoning behind this. All it does is...
    Post by: pickupsticks, Feb 10, 2011 in forum: Options

  4. 6-Monitor Setup

    I used 6 single arm neoflex ergotrons on a dual level desk from Ikea to get 6 24 inch monitors up. My experience is it is not worth screwing...
    Post by: pickupsticks, Feb 9, 2011 in forum: Hardware

  5. can a disk with win7 on it be moved to another pc?

    Yes it works just fine I did it a week ago or so. It automagically installed all the drivers and such. I think I had to reboot once or twice but...
    Post by: pickupsticks, Feb 9, 2011 in forum: Hardware

  6. Restricted from being the bid and offer

    Is it just IB or is it a regulation that does not allow you to be on the bid and offer of an option contract? I tried to place a bid when I was on...
    Thread by: pickupsticks, Feb 9, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: Options

  7. 4 Monitors or more

    You can also get USB to DVI adapters. They cost ~75$ each they are no good for gaming but for general use they work great just plug in and go....
    Post by: pickupsticks, Jun 10, 2010 in forum: Hardware