Recent Content by Zanatos

  1. IB NYMEX Margins 100%

    Perhaps an IB rep can answer as to why the Nymex daytrading margins are still 100% (now January)? All of the other futures contracts reverted to...
    Thread by: Zanatos, Jan 13, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Interactive Brokers

  2. Anyone Trading the YM Today?

    Today was very brutal...only one trade the whole day for me...it doesn't matter how volatile the market is; if its trending or not, the problem...
    Post by: Zanatos, Jan 3, 2008 in forum: Index Futures

  3. CL - nice little contract to trade

    Who is your broker? IB was charging 7,800$ a contract...now its about 7100$, as per the Nymex non-member rates
    Post by: Zanatos, Dec 6, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. Vancouver BC traders unite!

    I'll post the link again to where a bunch of traders meetup through:http://daytraders.meetup.com/140/ Bright Traders are also a good bunch of...
    Post by: Zanatos, Nov 7, 2007 in forum: Hook Up

  5. Oil Traders Increase Bets on $125 Crude as Options Trades Jump

    I understand what you are saying..but no matter how you slice it, the world economy is dependent on oil for reasons of a political and corporate...
    Post by: Zanatos, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  6. Oil Traders Increase Bets on $125 Crude as Options Trades Jump

    All of this conjecture is nonsense, oil as an energy source is getting more and more implausible, by 2030, oil will be obsolete. Its only due to...
    Post by: Zanatos, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  7. Oil Traders Increase Bets on $125 Crude as Options Trades Jump

    I wouldn't be taking your news from Bloomberg, as they have no idea what they are talking about...when explaining oil prices, they look for the...
    Post by: Zanatos, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  8. ICE Vs. NYMEX

    The ICE doesn't trade independently..it is merely the shadow of the CL contract on the Nymex (which is to say that WTI-ICE is all...
    Post by: Zanatos, Nov 5, 2007 in forum: Commodity Futures

  9. Nymex Purposely Manipulating Oil Volatility?

    One has to wonder if the Nymex is raising its margin requirements in order to increase volatility, I can't see an advantage to them doing so, but...
    Thread by: Zanatos, Nov 1, 2007, 8 replies, in forum: Trading

  10. IB Crude Oil Margin Reqs

    Also..just to mention...for other oil traders, that now means that London is 16.3% cheaper per contract margin, and 30% better on commission at Ib...
    Post by: Zanatos, Oct 31, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  11. IB Crude Oil Margin Reqs

    Hey Chauncey...no worries..I understand what you are saying...and as I realized..the Nymex is the one that did consistently raise the margin twice...
    Post by: Zanatos, Oct 31, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. IB Crude Oil Margin Reqs

    Ids...and others...it seems that IB has indeed been consistent with the Nymex margin rate increases as of late..and have always charged the...
    Post by: Zanatos, Oct 31, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. IB Crude Oil Margin Reqs

    Firstly...the backmonth of oil is $5,400, that is true...HOWEVER, the current contract month is $6,416 currently, that is a fact. This is inline...
    Post by: Zanatos, Oct 31, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers