@Aquarians that is pure truth.
I do have short strangles in equity indices, bonds, and commodities almost all the time. I think having that is part of what the tastytrade folks...
I don't have any cash accounts myself, but I thought (at least at one point?) that IB let you do spreads in a cash account as long as they were...
You can short a call and buy a higher strike call.
No. In a cash account you are not subject to the PDT rules of Regulation T. You can generally short options as long as your cash amount is enough...
Realistically though, on that account, if you are getting a PDT margin call for 21.5K, then your netliq on that account is probably only about...
I work as a software engineer, and I absolutely abhor these "brain teaser" style interview questions.
Ahh thanks for posting! I wasn't aware that the CBOE made that information on their website.
I really doubt this, or else everyone would be getting a lot more PIL instead of qualified dividends. I have quite a few long term equity...
Of all the brokers I've ever used, IB seems to be the most transparent in how they route orders and how their smart-router works if you choose to...
I've traded corporate bonds with TWS. Works fine for me.
I'm not running nearly as many charts as you are, but I do keep a very large watch-list up (and my position list and order lists are usually quite...
I guess you could consider it a "credit" card if you usually have a negative cash balance in your brokerage account (and hence, are paying...
I saw this in an email from IB the other day.... I didn't think that this was anything particularly new though. If I recall correctly, I...
Yes, in the US. Specifically, in Illinois. A couple examples: Property tax increased 60% from 2015 to 2016. Then increased again 10% on top of...
ES has topped... until next Wednesday or something... probably. or maybe not. nobody knows. and anyone making calls one way or another will...
Umm yeah, considering my limit prices aren't hit until the market-makers/bots/HFTs are pretty sure that they can arb a few shekels one way or the...
I don't care too much about the inflation of "common items" that I buy every day which are small expenditures. However, for myself (and probably...
Uugh. The latest TWS update that was pushed to me yesterday (967.1b, Aug 8, 2017 12:14:43 PM), seems pretty horrendous. The GUI seems incredibly...
LMT's rise in stock price over the past half-decade has been breathtaking. I bought a few shares a while back, but I keep kicking myself for...
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