They made good on it. I am satisfied as well as relieved.
I don't know if IB is actually going to make good on its mistake. Here is a message I received from customer service today. "Dear Trader,...
Long-term bear, short-term bull. Bot June today at 107.160, looking for a pop to 108'130.
You were wrong--simply admit it. Everyone here knows no one is perfect. :-)
I will not rant and rave about this, but the same happened to me. To replace the sold Marchs IB sold out Sunday night I bought the equal number...
Certainly MM price in the risk of "fat tails", but there is no way of knowing in advance if they're getting PROPERLY compensated for the risk for...
If you cannot show me evidence, then I do not believe it. Hearsay means just about nothing. Nothing personal. I do not believe in UFO's,...
I forgot to add DRAWDOWN. High returns usually come with high exposure and, therefore, high drawdown. 50-100% annual returns over 10 years...
I would like to see evidence of returns. Anyone can simply list off names. I mean AUDITED returns, not from word of mouth. And I mean...
How many professional CTAs/money managers make 100% a year consistently? Obviously, there are many, since doubling one's money every year is...
Good luck finding any takers. George Soros, an elite trader if there ever was one, long-term has averaged 30% a YEAR. 30% a month long-term,...
Carrying costs, and not commissions, would be the biggest cost if you wanted to hold ng for the long term. Carrying costs are storage costs, and...
I rarely buy options, preferring instead to sell them, but I bot Feb 380 calls for 35 cents Tuesday afternoon. My thesis? GOOG was due for a...
The electronic contracts expire and are settled, like stock index futures, in cash. This is different from many other commodities, in which if...
There is no stock or etf that directly corresponds with natural gas. Stocks of natural gas companies will tend to move somewhat in conjunction...
Sure, but it is a pain to open a new account if your current broker has plans to offer the same products. I've been patient.
I am in the same quandary. Winter is gone, just about, but the damage from Katrina is still a problem. There are long-term supply problems,...
If crude rises, so probably will nat gas. Both are oversold, and nat gas is especially so.
Can't wait for pork bellies.:-) "Pork bellies. I KNEW it." Louis Winthorp, famous 1980's commodities trader.
I read that he's into equity options. Then again, you can't believe everything you read.
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