Timcar, What are you looking for, overnight or intraday leverage? There seems to be some confusion with all the numbers being thrown around.
Everything is negotiable, if you think you need more leverage overnight then call them up and explain what you want to do and why there is little...
Nice call today APEX, but you must be losing your touch, you missed the bottom of that move by a whole 25 cents. FWIW, for the first time since...
I mean no offense but do you know anything about the markets, options, realistic and sustainable risk/reward ratios? What kind of average annual...
I was referring to the purview of the SEC not CFTC. "In the U.S., laws require that the majority of investors in the fund be accredited. That...
Not sure if this is what you need but it has the data: http://www.optionsclearing.com/market/volume/volbyproduct_form.jsp
It is not legal for someone to charge a percentage of profits to a non-accredited investor. Every state is different but most require anyone...
Who is he registered with? How is he compensated? Are you and everyone else with him "accredited investors"?
I don't have an IB account but I understand they allow you to post penny increments in many underlyings. As to the SEC pilot program, the link...
AZD, Portfolio Margin is a change in the rules that gives the retail broker the right to charge you the same haircut requirement as an option...
It's called portfolio margin and it's been available at IB for over a month and TOS is adding it now. You could have been doing it at prop firm...
If that is how you figure it, then how do you calculate it if you happen to have a losing year? You would get a negative percentage which doesn't...
Don't quote me, but if you call them you will find out that is not a big deal. Your rates won't change.
95 cents actually Ex rates #2, it's only .95/contract no other fees or charges. You just have to trade more than 20 contracts at a time.
That seems crazy to me, are you daytrading options?
agreed
rickf, No offense, but you are asking basic questions about a very complex subject. It's great that you are starting with paper trading and not...
Is this another one of your paper trades, or a real trade? Is this with or without stock or any other option position? You think selling puts...
OK last post on the subject then you can go back to gambling on SBUX calls. The original poster was apparently unaware of automatic exercise of...
Of course, but the question asked what happens if the calls are NOT exercised, say if they are only in the money by 4 cents.
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