Def, Will a new account be required to trade single-stock futures, or can existing stock accouts trade them?
Let me try again. Assume you have a stock XYZ that is at $20, constant. You are LONG 100 shares overnight at $20, with nothing else in your...
Nicodemus, While it is statistically true that the high of the day is often above the opening, it is very difficult to profit from such...
Concerning market makers for single stock futures, they will still be a factor, if only because they are trading the underlying stock. So if a MM...
This is because of a special daytrading margin rule. Whenever you have an overnight position(as this person did), and you exit that position and...
Sounds like this kid has quite a record. I'm always curious on how these "prodigies" actually do with real money. Every year some high school team...
Sounds like the Bush administration is considering lowering the capital gains tax....
I pulled this off the IB website in the Q&A part. ---- Q: Is it possible for a US investor to trade single stock futures at the LIFFE through...
Your order would be marked as a short sell to the specialist. This is to ensure that your order only executes on an uptick. I also believe that...
Ron, Under these new rules, swing traders should also have their margin increased, with regards to initial positions. The overnight margin...
Vinnie, The new 25K rule is certainly without merit, but I believe any lawsuit would be most difficult in succeeding. Trading stocks is not a...
Traderkay, It would be nice to have an options ECN, but I'm sure there is a mountain of regulatory issues in the way. Plus, with the low...
There are a number of reasons why option spreads are so high. Like you mentioned, liquidity is VERY low compared to stocks. The majority of option...
Furthermore, there have been a number of options included on this board on how to get the 25K minimum you need to trade. Assuming you only have 5k...
The reason for this is because there are far fewer daytraders active today than there were last year and trading volume(in terms of actual...
I would caution against trying to trade the spread on this deal. Every arb desk on wall street is looking on this deal and the spread most likely...
Hitman, I know you set high expectations for yourself, but looking at your record you appear to be having a great year, despite a somewhat slow...
I took a quick look at the IB short list on the website, and some of the stocks it lists as shortable seem rather questionable. EXDS and BVSN...
Ignoring semantic definitions for now, a 100% success rate is basically another reference to the "Holy Grail", a supposed magical trading system...
Hitman, If you are serious about pursuing an education, you might try to take some night school classes at a local college. These courses could...
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