The CME is working on getting certain (additional) spread functionality into GLOBEX, at first it looks to be “high-volume, traditional pit” type...
That’s very true, and meteorologists are expecting a strong occurrence this year, something the market hasn’t needed to deal with since 1997-98....
Update, I received feedback on the ticket this afternoon that my issue was fixed in the latest TWS beta build available off the website – Build...
So volatility (as determined by option prices) is actually about 10% higher this summer compared to one year ago (it was about 30% during summer...
I would be careful, since it seems your expertise is in the energies. I also trade energies, mostly NG, but as a Canadian I can tell you the...
Yeah, most equity benchmarks that are open now, and those that are not but have futures open are rallying (at least off the bottom). The PBOC and...
That’s correct, the SPX options sit in your “securities” account and ES options (and ES future) sit in your “commodities” account. The SEC...
The SGX was in discussion with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in January this year with regards to when it can start listing...
Yes, You’re getting the idea. I go 1:1 on my CALLs, but that’s because I choose to also do the same on the PUT side, which traditionally has not...
Have you ever considered spending a small percentage of the total credit (premium) on buying “units”? Units are very inexpensive options...
Despite its known shortcomings, do you use any widely used risk metric like Value at Risk (VaR) or Expected Shortfall (ES) on your position...
My advice, and this is probably better than most will give without trolling you to death is to spend some money and back test this strategy. I’m...
SPAN margin is more lenient (efficient – lower BPR) compared to not only Reg-T but also Portfolio Margin. Furthermore, this is not only the case...
The biggest edge you can get in this market is remembering that the underlying (so not the future itself, but what it tracks) is driven by 90%...
I remember a while ago the SGX submitted an application (not sure to who, probably the regulators) for FOPs on this future. I haven’t heard about...
I see, interesting. It appears SMART orders are possibly treated differently for futures and FOPs, and also possibly treated differently between...
It won’t reject or throw an error, the order just sits on IB servers and not the exchanges. If something for example is 20 bid and 26 offer and...
hajimow, Yes I can, however, might as well get the issue fixed since it appears I’m one of (or the) first to have found it. ktm, The screen...
I’ve received a response back from IB – I was rather disappointed but it’s a start and I can move forward with my reply. The response below; The...
i960, Yes, I opened one earlier today. ktm, I will keep you posted on how the ticket progresses. I agree, what I also noticed, that was also...
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