IV changes according to the perceived volatility of the underlying stock. In other words, you may see higher (or lower) IV at the end of the day...
Perhaps one pleasant thing we can take away from this thread is that many members did earnestly reach out to try and warn him about the risk such...
It's also slow and has annoying limitations on queries/second. If you don't need to do huge data dumps or need to do anything real-*REAL*-time,...
Rather boring journal if all you will do is show account balances... Not sure how that helps anyone. When you look back at it you won't even know...
Has marsman indicated what his trades are. I thought in a trading journal they should be mentioned, but I could not see them. I can understand...
With the IB API you can program all your strategies (it allows to enter orders and have them executed or simply appear in TWS so you can manually...
I *THINK* and I can be wrong here: You are 100% FDIC/SIPC covered for stock positions up to 500k. I *THINK* you are NOT covered for the positions...
I understand it gives a small amount of return... but given *how* small it is, I wonder what the benefit really is. There is only one downside...
Or lost it all on Red 34 and is still hiding under a rock crying?
500$ / day = 182,500 / year 182,500 / year on 50k initial = 36.5x return. Put it all on Red 34, and you can get a 35x return. So pretty close....
The yield enhancement program will *not* change your displayed positions. Nor will it effect any P&L or any account summaries/performance...
Equivalent to an old western bank robbery where all the money was pooled in the safe, and if some of it was stolen, everyone suffered. Do any of...
A simple suggestion: 1) Take 90% of the money you can spare for investing and put it in a low cost index fund (SPY). 2) Take 5% of the remainder...
You said trade, maybe you'll be okey with my answer if I change the question to 'invest'. (I'm more of an investor than a trader). 1) Read books...
You blame the platform now? All your comments were about the market data. Market data is not the same as a platform. I really think you need to...
*Note: You *are* still referring to the simulation right? In which case it may not truly reflect market behavior. Oh, and did it have a 'c' next...
It doesn't *quite* work like that (the part of someone is very interested ....). But yes, if you make large number of orders then cancel your...
I'm not entirely sure that the Simulation is meant to be 100% realistic at the market depth order. It would be pretty tricky to pull off: Make a...
I could be wrong but: If the last known bid was 1.00 and ask 1.40, TWS may have noticed that your 1.00 is based on outdated information and moved...
He made his million and has no time to talk to us anymore :(
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