Recent Content by pipepuller

  1. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    Around 300 contracts 70% short AUG, 30% short SEPT and Long Feb/MAY/08 and $98K liq. Done over the past 6 months, so I just didn't go in there in...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 13, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  2. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    In hindsight perhaps I was gambling more than trading. But for the past 6 months I was doing debit calendar spreads for a debit and realized...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 13, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  3. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    Its pretty difficult to gauge the amount of margin that you actually need to trade the VIX as IB platform shows me requiring $0 margin. I even...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 12, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  4. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    I guess what's also pi$$ing me off is that in their infinite wisdom IB also opened 50 additional contracts for me, how nice. Only to close them...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 11, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  5. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    I agree.. I should have been more knowledgeable about what I was trading, I mean who can you really blame I suppose? My issue was that I had no...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 11, 2007 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Brokerage changes rules and wipes out my account. Is there any recourse?

    Let me know if there is a better forum to post this, but I saw risk management in the title so I thought I would post. Perhaps someone can give...
    Thread by: pipepuller, Aug 11, 2007, 50 replies, in forum: Risk Management

  7. Low VIX = Groundhog Day

    I was wondering if someone could explain how the VIX will adjust as it approaches expiration. Basically what I'm referring to is for example...
    Post by: pipepuller, Mar 6, 2007 in forum: Options

  8. Help newb: cap rate for multi-unit property in LA?

    I'm a R/E Agent in Canada, so no insight on LA real estate. But don't get too caught up with CAP rates, use them as a general rule of thumb to...
    Post by: pipepuller, Oct 12, 2006 in forum: Economics

  9. Calendar Spreads

    Thanks for the reply Rally, I really didn't know where to look and was getting a bit frustrated. At least this will give me an idea of how...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 8, 2006 in forum: Journals

  10. Calendar Spreads

    rallymode provided this: http://cboe.com/DelayedQuote/Simple...aspx?ticker=vro or you can go to:...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 7, 2006 in forum: Journals

  11. Calendar Spreads

    VIX questions here: Are there any members that have been trading the VIX for several months to see what the VIX closing price is vs the VRO?...
    Post by: pipepuller, Aug 7, 2006 in forum: Journals

  12. Calendar Spreads

    So Rich I see you're trading the VIX? Sorry I was away for a couple of days I thought you were going to start paper.. But some of those premiums...
    Post by: pipepuller, Jul 31, 2006 in forum: Journals

  13. Calendar Spreads

    You do have to be very careful with these options. The European style really throws a wrench into your plans, so don't be on vacation the first...
    Post by: pipepuller, Jul 19, 2006 in forum: Journals

  14. Calendar Spreads

    The board's alive again... :) Here are my current VIX positions: Feb/Jul 20 Nov/Jul 20 Feb20/Jul 17.5 Feb 17.5/Jul 17.5 I just...
    Post by: pipepuller, Jul 18, 2006 in forum: Journals