Recent Content by spreadn00b

  1. dan sheriden

    Try here http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87573
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 17, 2007 in forum: Options

  2. You guys like Investors Business Daily????

    I enjoy it, but the daily subscription is a little too much (i.e. too frequent). I just go up to the bookstore of gas station most Saturdays and...
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 14, 2007 in forum: Educational Resources

  3. IB no interest on first 10K rule, what do you do with the money?

    Jim, I thank you for your response and expertise here. I went ahead and tried to close out the position to see what would happen (simulated...
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 12, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  4. IB no interest on first 10K rule, what do you do with the money?

    I may have missed this being discussed (I read most of the thread, thanks all for keeping it productive), but I've set up a couple of EFPs in the...
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 12, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. 41 million Americans can't make ends meet

    Oh lord, here comes another article about the poor, poor. I hate to sound calloused, but I don't know a single person in financial trouble who...
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 11, 2007 in forum: Economics

  6. IB All market data halted

    Seems OK over here.
    Post by: spreadn00b, Oct 9, 2007 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  7. Whats the message from the president?

    Unfortunately, yes. Trade accordingly.
    Post by: spreadn00b, Aug 31, 2007 in forum: Trading

  8. SBUX - Just bought 100 contracts June 30 Calls at $0.50

    So you're still holding the JUN contracts that you bought at .50? Ouch.
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 29, 2007 in forum: Options

  9. Directional spreads

    Hrm. I might be confused. For example, take a long calendar on MSFT with the 32.5 JUL/OCT calls. If the IV falls, the value of the long...
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 29, 2007 in forum: Options

  10. Directional spreads

    Actually, a diagonal or calendar will get smooshed (technical term) on an IV crush. But the bull call and especially the butterfly certainly help...
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 29, 2007 in forum: Options

  11. Windows Vista

    I don't understand why it's that big of a decision. Worst case, you can dual boot or run Vista in a virtual machine using Virtual PC 2007 (free)....
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 28, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  12. Windows Vista

    Not true. ToS is Java based and they had Vista specific problems.
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 28, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  13. Windows Vista

    Been using Vista since late November with very few problems and overall pretty pleased. I use IB TWS and QuoteTracker as well as ThinkOrSwim....
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 28, 2007 in forum: Trading Software

  14. Zacks trading method

    FWIW, you may also want to look at http://www.powershares.com/products.aspx?ticker=PZJ
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 25, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  15. Bought $65 ATM Puts on Celgene

    And you think that this will correct itself in the next few weeks? Seems like you haven't given yourself enough time to be right ... <shrug>
    Post by: spreadn00b, May 21, 2007 in forum: Options