I think there are two aspects of this, and this may be where the English language lets us down a bit with regards to nomenclature: Return,...
If you are not doing a simulation account, but actual real cash, and don't want to risk loosing it, why not set a very high margin cushion (50%,...
I would try IB Customer Service, I've always had good support from them.
Shouldn't your % of profit be measured according to what your total leverage is? I.e., if you put in 40k, but are given 10:1 leverage you are...
So, here's the situation: Let's say you open up a spread: SELL PUT BUY PUT You collect a premium (A) The underlying moves in a direction such...
Thank you kindly Wintergasp. So the 'step up' so to speak, from 'Discount Brokerage' firms would be 'Prime Brokers'. And the main benefits of...
This might seem odd, but please bear with me. A lot of brokerages out there (including I think all the ones listed here on ET) have a modest...
If you are looking at this from the point of view of being informed and for fundamental investments (as opposed to quickly trading on the news):...
By trade, do you mean 'Trade' (as in day trading or short term holding) or 'Investing' (as in buy &hold long time). The idea behind investing is...
Hello, I think from your post you have BOUGHT a CALL option on a stock. I.e., XYZ was trading at 100$, you BOUGHT a Call Option for 1$ at strike...
There is some validity to the basis of the argument put forth. In an efficient market scenario where there are no events of any type during the...
I think I see what is going on here: You are confusing the cost of opening a new position (The Bear Put Spread) with the PNL of rolling a...
I do wish there was a way to choose the price for each individual leg as part of a combo order. The only choice is an aggregate of the bid/asks,...
Could you post a screenshot of the two orders side by side? I'm thinking one of the prices you are quoting is negative and you might not be...
I'm not sure I entirely understand your post, but let me put this to you: Technically, rolling XYZ is exactly the same as closing XYZ and opening...
Perhaps some people are posting so there can be a 'permanent record' of their trading activity so that they could use it for prospective...
Weekly, Monthly, and Yearlies are all viable option trading strategies. Options are powerful tools that can be used for many diverse purposes and...
It might be a feasible strategy if you are long the stock and then want to take a long and short position on an option in order to cover potential...
I agree that it does not make a lot of sense (as opposed to holding both, just wait till you see the direction then jump in would make more...
Not sure how much they cost. I was mainly looking at them from the point of view of contribution of articles, not the reading of articles.
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