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  1. Announcing Coinbase Index Fund

    To maintain a market cap weighting, you don't need to buy more of a component as it goes up. Suppose components A and B initially have equal...
    Post by: elt894, Mar 7, 2018 in forum: Crypto Assets

  2. IB stock quotes died on me 15 min to close

    Stocks were fine for me, but some derivatives died at 3:47. I had assumed it was an exchange problem, but could be something on IB's end.
    Post by: elt894, Feb 28, 2018 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  3. Hazard to copyright. All news stories free (even behind paywall) on this website.

    I was able to see the full article as well, although most of the time that doesn't for me. A lot of paywall news sites allow a limited number of...
    Post by: elt894, Feb 8, 2018 in forum: Economics

  4. Which brokers pay interest on proceeds of shorted stocks?

    Are you able to consistently get your shares lent out with IB? My experience has been stuff with really high rates (100%+) are almost always...
    Post by: elt894, Feb 8, 2018 in forum: Retail Brokers

  5. Which brokers pay interest on proceeds of shorted stocks?

    I've occasionally used SSFs for hard to borrow names, Seconded. I occasionally use SSFs for HTB names and would love if more had a liquid...
    Post by: elt894, Feb 8, 2018 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. Which brokers pay interest on proceeds of shorted stocks?

    I think the original question is about interest on the cash balance you receive when you short a stock, not the rebate you receive when a stock...
    Post by: elt894, Feb 8, 2018 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. My Merger Arbitrage Journal

    Looking forward to more posts. I've done some merger arbitrage but no current trades. Do you only take bullish positions? I had missed the JUNO...
    Post by: elt894, Feb 8, 2018 in forum: Journals

  8. Anybody know how to read a copy on the internet of this lawsuit against 6 major Wall Street firms?

    It was posted in another thread: https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/pre-trial-conference-set-for-us-stock-loan-case.317049
    Post by: elt894, Feb 1, 2018 in forum: Wall St. News

  9. Options assignment lotteries

    Thanks for the answers! By the way, are the number of contracts exercised published anywhere, or do you just have to guess at it from the change...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 25, 2018 in forum: Options

  10. Options assignment lotteries

    Are there any rules governing the broker's assignment process? For example, could more preferred accounts be last in line for assignment? All I...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 25, 2018 in forum: Options

  11. collaring a stock/etf to get to 12 months

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p550#en_US_2016_publink100010081 See "Holding period reduced where risk of loss is diminished" under "Qualified...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 17, 2018 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  12. collaring a stock/etf to get to 12 months

    I'm not a tax expert, but I've found this link helpful: http://g2ft.com/resources/constructivesales.html. I remember reading somewhere else that...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 16, 2018 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  13. Single stock inverse ETF

    That's too bad. Thanks for the update.
    Post by: elt894, Jan 16, 2018 in forum: ETFs

  14. Single stock inverse ETF

    Did anything happen with this?
    Post by: elt894, Jan 13, 2018 in forum: ETFs

  15. Wash sales on vertical spreads

    http://g2ft.com/resources/straddles.html You can only deduct the portion of the loss that is greater than the gain on any open offsetting...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 4, 2018 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  16. Box spread "substantially identical"?

    I have somewhat similar situation that I've been looking into lately. There are a lot of complicated rules at play besides wash sales. Here's my...
    Post by: elt894, Jan 4, 2018 in forum: Taxes and Accounting
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