There's a 44 day hold on funds deposited by ACH. Within that period you can transfer the funds back to the originating bank but not to others....
I've never traded a warrant but looked into it a few years ago. A couple things I remember sticking out: If a warrant isn't exercisable you can...
My understanding was the improvement with PFOF is some trivial amount if any. Why would they give a better price when they could just pocket the...
Here's a script that works iteratively on increasingly long sequences. It looks like a closed form solution is possible, but my algebraic...
To get 26.6% I assume you're doing 1/2^5 + 15*(1/2)^6. The problem with that is it double counts sequences that have two separate 5+ runs. I...
Do you have short options positions? The conclusion in the thread qwerty11 mentioned was basically that your net liquidation value has to cover...
I think one thing that prevents your spread from getting filled in these instances, and more generally prevents retail traders from interacting...
If I recall correctly from your old post, you had AMZN trading at say $2000 and were able to do something like sell the 2110 call two weeks out...
You recoup it when close you your position for at least 30 days. The accounting is unintuitive and can result in large reported wash sales like...
Neither of Bum's strategies would fly in the US. In the first strategy, they are clearly offsetting positions under the straddle rules. The...
$53.18 was the last trade of regular hours. $53.20 was the closing auction. The closing auction is generally treated as the official close.
Why not just buy the 17 call? The value of the dividends you'll receive is embedded in the price of the put, and you mostly lose the beneficial...
Your short calls will be assigned prior to the first dividend, closing the entire position. There's no free money here. Another thing to be aware...
The auction begins before 4PM and is usually concluded right at 4PM or a few seconds later, but it can go later if there is an order imbalance....
In TWS, open the Time & Sales window. Make sure "Exchange and Condition" is selected in the settings. You're looking for the trade where the...
Thanks Robert. I am aware MM execute on PHLX due to the fee caps. What I was hoping to get at is whether it's possible for a customer to take...
How about randomizing the timing of your trades? For example, suppose you have three trades lasting 2 days, 7 days and 5 days over a one month...
Take a look at section 11D of the account agreement. They can liquidate one account to make up a deficiency in another or go after your personal...
I haven't been able to make this work well. The problem is the volume the day before ex-div is usually 5-10 times the OI, all from people doing...
Are you aware FNSR is being acquired by IIVI? In cases like that, options are especially illiquid. Your option was 5% in the money expiring...
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