Recent Content by thomas3133

  1. TIMS Margin

    Do you mean that Penson follows exactly the TIMS requirements and does not require higher margin? Are there any brokers except for Penson that...
    Post by: thomas3133, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: Options

  2. TIMS Margin

    Thanks for the link, but I am searching for brokers that don't follow TIMS pretty closely but exactly follow TIMS. And I saw in a TOS paper PM...
    Post by: thomas3133, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: Options

  3. TIMS Margin

    Are there any brokers that follow exactly the TIMS margin requirements used by the OCC regarding US index options (such as the SPX) in a portfolio...
    Thread by: thomas3133, Dec 29, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: Options

  4. Increase Liquidity through a Prime Broker

    Actually my trades may involve also SPX. Why can a floor broker improve my results regarding the SPX? Is it connected to the SPX being traded only...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jul 10, 2011 in forum: Options

  5. Increase Liquidity through a Prime Broker

    The reason I asked about prime brokers is because they say they can get my orders filled even when such orders are not filled through the...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jul 10, 2011 in forum: Options

  6. Increase Liquidity through a Prime Broker

    Hello, I would like to trade a large amount of spreads of a relatively illiquid long-term options and I encounter problems in getting my order...
    Thread by: thomas3133, Jul 9, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  7. Increase Liquidity through a Prime Broker

    Hello, I would like to trade a large amount of spreads of a relatively illiquid long-term options and I encounter problems in getting my order...
    Thread by: thomas3133, Jul 9, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: Options

  8. The Other Side of the Trade

    See the following link (regarding SMART guaranteed orders): http://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/node/1683 Please let me know if I didn't...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Options

  9. The Other Side of the Trade

    You raised important points and indeed only IB may have answers. However, I understand from IB website that in smart routing they take the risk of...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Options

  10. The Other Side of the Trade

    You mentioned IB -- in their website it is stated that their smart routing represents each leg of a spread order independently and enters each leg...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Options

  11. The Other Side of the Trade

    Thanks for the answers. Just to clarify -- if "smart route" may only send the order to a single mm and therefore the order may not be executed...
    Post by: thomas3133, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Options

  12. The Other Side of the Trade

    Hello, I have two questions related to order execution: 1. If I submit a spread order (say, put vertical credit spread with two legs) does...
    Thread by: thomas3133, Jun 18, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: Options