Recent Content by rnrow

  1. Which Direct Broker to go with?

    Give a description of your trading if you want help. What asset classes do you trade? How much volume per month? Any special "must haves" in a...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. why IB is kind of special?

    IBKR:Market Cap: 660.29M ETFC:Market Cap: 2.44B source: Yahoo Finance
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. --- Pair Trading--- What are the Pairs of all pairs???

    CBS-A, which are super voting shares, are convertable into non-voting shares of CBS. There are other examples, but most of the others, the voting...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Stocks

  4. Short options called away as part of a spread, now what?

    ratio back spreads, +8, -11 if done for a credit, make money with SPY down or up alot. In the middle, you will likely lose money.
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Options

  5. Short options called away as part of a spread, now what?

    Early assignment if your short is a good thing. You get all the time premium, and increase you potential downside profit if the ETF were to fall....
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Options

  6. --- Pair Trading--- What are the Pairs of all pairs???

    A:B pairs that are convertable. Buy CBS.A and short CBS. Do it for a discount, say .04, then convert the voting shares for non voting. only risk...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: Stocks

  7. Open Interest Info

    That's not possible. OI is reported by the OCC. Trades are not reported to them until over night except early exercise. The OCC does not know OI...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 27, 2011 in forum: Options

  8. Prop firm deposit 10-30k 100% payout?

    Anyone that thinks the 100% payouts by JBO firms will continue is going to have a bad surprise. CBOE, FINRA, Phlx...are all saying high payouts on...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 26, 2011 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. Does anyone know in detail how do the Brokers compute PORTFOLIO MARGIN?

    PM haircut or margin requirement is calculated using the TIMS calculation. For equities, it "shocks" a portfolio +/- 15% and calculates your...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 26, 2011 in forum: Risk Management

  10. Victor¡¡Sperandeo

    Vic is a great trader. He uses technical analysis and economics to trade anything. He traded stocks and options back in the 70's and 80's, but...
    Post by: rnrow, Nov 22, 2011 in forum: Educational Resources