Recent Content by shazam75

  1. $1,000 *Starting* Options Trading Account (lets see how high or low i can go)

    are you still trading?
    Post by: shazam75, Mar 22, 2017 in forum: Journals

  2. Someone Yelled Fire In The US Equity Markets Today.

    Are you sure "Someone yelled Yellen" instead ? LOL
    Post by: shazam75, Mar 21, 2017 in forum: Trading

  3. Post your Successful Trades Thread

    Long Gold [ATTACH] 1 and 2 were my entry points, then X is the exit.
    Post by: shazam75, Mar 7, 2017 in forum: Trading

  4. Using IB TWS - Access to this site was blocked msg

    Thanks - I checked the logs (tws.log) under Jts/dirahwfwu and see the following : 016-11-19 05:56:27.713 [NL] INFO [JTS-IA-Initializer-408] -...
    Post by: shazam75, Nov 18, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. Using IB TWS - Access to this site was blocked msg

    Anyone using Trader Work Station from IB. When I click on the button IB Risk Navigator I get the following msg: Access to the site was blocked....
    Thread by: shazam75, Nov 17, 2016, 3 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Post your Successful Trades Thread

    Took a nice hit on GBP - at last a profit to report - had a run of losses! Regards
    Post by: shazam75, Oct 7, 2016 in forum: Trading

  7. Post your Successful Trades Thread

    nice one RDK91 - sticking with the trade and not cashing in is quite difficult to do - how many times I have seen my successful trades turn to...
    Post by: shazam75, Sep 5, 2016 in forum: Trading

  8. Tell me your biggest win or loss

    I lost $5000 on GOOGLE being SHORT PUTS all because of the FLASH Crash! I would have collected the premium if it wasn't for the FLASH crash! Regards
    Post by: shazam75, Sep 1, 2016 in forum: Trading

  9. Post your Successful Trades Thread

    Excellent! I also cashed in on an Options trade - posted on the Options Forum - Coffee Trade adjustment. Regards
    Post by: shazam75, Sep 1, 2016 in forum: Trading

  10. Coffee Options Trade - Adjustment

    LOL - yes it was nerve racking holding on to those days when it was going up, knowing too well it could turn and fall like a rock any time which...
    Post by: shazam75, Sep 1, 2016 in forum: Options

  11. Coffee Options Trade - Adjustment

    Ok going synthethic call with Long the underlying and long the put has paid off! I turned a LOSS into a PROFIT! Very happy with the result. Not...
    Post by: shazam75, Sep 1, 2016 in forum: Options

  12. Anyone getting new margin requirements at IB due to "Valuation Uncertainty"??

    valuation uncertainty is something new that IB have introduced recently. I too have seen it recently.
    Post by: shazam75, Aug 24, 2016 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. Coffee Options Trade - Adjustment

    Well the CALL position is turning out quite well. If I close my long underlying now I will reduce my risk from $2500 down to $500! Thinking of...
    Post by: shazam75, Aug 23, 2016 in forum: Options

  14. Coffee Options Trade - Adjustment

    I can now turn this trade into a CALL from a PUT, by buying the underlying and going LONG! Possibly a better move than cutting my losses here as...
    Post by: shazam75, Aug 18, 2016 in forum: Options