Thanks, elon. I just realized that I can see bid/ask for the S&P cash options by going to cboe.com. The one thing I would still like to see is...
I lookied at the site for a few minutes, there's also some screen shots here: http://www.forex-mg.com/demo/default.asp?loc=DSP Maybe I'm just an...
ah, yes. very useful, and simple! why didn't i think of that?! no response necessary, hehe :)
Thats what I was hoping to get from this thread :) i.e. I want someone to tell me what the spreads are and how the liquidity is. e.g. anyone who...
Thanks for the response, I was looking at the e-mini rather than the SP because somehow I had the impression that the e-mini was more liquid.....
I am looking into futures and futures options (mainly S&P E-mini). I've been looking at http://www.cme.com/cgi-bin/prices.cgi?prices/g_ez.html...
Beginner futures question.. I was looking at the free quotes @ http://64.240.85.226/q/eq.htm and the June contract is 1256.25 x 1257.50, but the...
It looks like I spoke too soon.. I had heard that Puerto Rican residents pay no federal income tax, and that is true. However, they have their...
Move to Puerto Rico.. no income taxes.
If you exercise the option, you also have the risk of holding the stock. Especially if you let the option get exercised via expiration (automatic...
Anyone know where I can find a list of exchanges where a given stock option trades? e.g. Given stock XYZ I want to know which exchanges XYZ...
<QUOTE>They are very concerned about having people programming against their servers and what that could do to data integrity. Looking at...
I used to use mbtrading.com (several years ago) when I was daytrading. They have an intro $5 commission per trade for the first month or two, but...
exactly right.. I know they are raping their customers with the spread, which is why I am trying to figure out how to do the same thing with...
I'm trying to figure out how these "market casinos" hedge themselves when they sell 1 to 14-day contracts. I set up a virtual money acct at...
z, I agree that liquidity and volume often go hand in hand, along with tighter spreads, but I think liquidity means a little more than that....
credit spreads are a personal favorite of mine. The ROI is often 20%-40% for a 3 to 4-week period (but don't put all your eggs in one basket)....
First of all, I don't trade for a living (maybe some day). I made decent % return last year, but haven't traded really at all this year (too much...
white17, I assume you are talking about taking the corporation route.. I am open to suggestions for losses/expenses to take! Say I start a...
In fact, several firms allow complex options strategies in your IRA. optionsxpress.com is one of them. There is another called Benjamin and...
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