I use my broker's data feed. Last time I checked, I was a real trader.
I just opened up TWS, and I modeled selling 100 of the 227/241 strangles in SPY. I just brought up the "order confirmation" panel, and clicked the...
I regularly short options to collect premium. I've never been charged an "exposure fee" by IB. I don't over-leverage myself though.
If you are only trading stocks/etfs, then I believe that subscribing to the NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX feeds will get you the live streaming quotes. I...
If you aren't extremely bearish on the underlying, and don't mind holding it for a bit, here's how I would deal with that situation to mitigate my...
Just had a look at this... Wow has IB gone insane? This is kind of ridiculous. I mean, I already subscribe to the steaming feeds... but come-on,...
I already subscribe to the old "US Value Bundle", "NASDAQ C/UTP", and "NYSE A/CTA" on IB's market data subscriptions. I don't really care about...
I think he meant March 17th, not lots... but who knows. for all we know it could be a papertrade account
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From what you've said, if I put myself in your situation, I would lean more toward #2, but possibly with a larger set of stocks/etfs that pay...
Depends on your appetite for risk. #1 If you're really looking to just make about 10% a year, this strategy is probably a lot more risk than you...
Would your order have been filled? Maybe yes, maybe no. Probably depends on how much volume was actually trading in after hours. There are far...
My current desktop machine... Bought it from Dell in 2015 for about $1000, has quad core i7, 24GB ram, SSD... and a couple of cheap 28" Asus LCDs...
I only find it useful on securities that are very thinly traded... Often will look at it when considering some corporate bonds.
lol... 2 year old used consumer electronics... yeah, depreciation would be probably about 90%, not the ~50-ish% you are suggesting....
I wouldn't dream of trading ES while backstopping each contract of my position with only $8k. ESPECIALLY with equities at all time highs and VIX...
Was going to respond, but Tom slipped in and gave a great explanation. Basically with the Dec options on futures, the buyer of the short side of...
Mind sharing the name of the bank? (So I know never to bother trying to apply to work there...)
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As far as I'm concerned, this company is clearly worthless. I only see advertising as a potential revenue stream.... and I would wager that the...
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