Does anybody know how IB margins Hong Kong warrants? Ideally long put plus long underlying would be the same as one call, but it could be margined...
Can anyone recommend a good setup for running a interactive brokers based gamma scalping strategy? It would be nice to have two screens a run at...
I just got my core options demo up and running. Does anyone else use this platform? I would like to set it up for delta hedging, does anyone know...
As of 12:37 feb gold has bid of 835.30 and an ask of 835.5 The Jan 830 put has an ask of 0.90 Why is this option so cheap. The nymex...
Nice trade ideas guys, I always like hearing about things like this on ET because it gets my trading brain in gear. The platinum/palliadium...
If the price paid for a bond is greater than it's terminal value plus the value of all it coupons then that would be effectively a negative...
Has anyone thought about hammering one of these double inverse ETFs? If you sold short without mercy you perhaps could make a weak backing firm...
This is all alot easier if we just post links "The money machine" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJd4Zx4U04
Just wondered about the use of futures by Canadian feedlots? Would a long cad future and short cattle future follow local cash markets closely. Is...
You could try an out of the money call calendar spread, maybe out a few months. The further out option will increase at a greater rate than the...
My IB data source say that the front month option was worth more that the back month option a few times on the ES 800 dec/nov call spread. Does...
Any info on WTS? I can't find I website. What does it stand for?
fyi I asked for a gold price in Guelph on Friday and was quoted $C1025 an once. They showed me the one ounce bar and said they had many others in...
Sometimes I think that hedging this sort of trade with a butterfly could have a bit of an edge. I haven't traded around butterfly enough to know...
this is the blind leading the blind. If you really want help send me a pm with some info about your business, in regards to cash flow timing...
I think there is some sort of convexity trading going on there, to do with the convenience of owning debt in different forms. Maybe some of you...
What you need to do is pick a stock trading under $1.50 with lots of volume. The thing about that is that the company is most likely bankrupt and...
I need to start this chapter by saying the most important thing as small trader can do is learn about options. Options let you customize the...
Preface: Whether or not you have a small account, trading as if you do is probably the best idea for most traders. While there are several...
Some of my strategies can be described as "intranight". Between 6pm and 2am eastern markets are predictable choppy. I use long options close to...
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