I had to do this twice on each of two computers, but now the nag is gone. THANKS!
What the OP describes is the only downside I can think of for selling covered calls. Otherwise it would be "free money".
There is another issue in some markets, such as NYMEX crude, that allow contrary instructions. That is the ability to exercise an option that...
In your example, I would usually go with assignment and auto exercise. The problem comes when the underlying gets close to the strike of one of...
According to the CBOE website, equity weeklys were introduced in 2005: http://www.cboe.com/micro/vix-weeklys/default.aspx I'm not sure when...
Apparently, Microsoft has eliminated the product key in Win10. They keep a record of which systems are authorized. But they warn us, if we make...
Have you looked at NinjaTrader and Sierra Charts?
You can get free end-of-day data from https://www.quandl.com/ that may be easier to work with from Java.
IB won't calculate your wash sale adjustments for you. I can't imagine any broker will. You will have to do it yourself or send it to an accountant.
I think people who ridicule these mistakes probably don't actually trade much. In aviation, they speak of pilots who have never landed wheels-up...
Sometimes options on ETFs are taxed as Section 1256 contracts. Section 1256 contracts are marked-to-market daily, and have no wash sale...
In the article mentioned in the OP, someone commented that he trusts the manufacturer more than Microsoft to know what is best for his SSD. I...
I read the marketwatch article some days ago. It describes an action plan (not a bill) by Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. I see no mention in...
I read the article, and I didn't see any mention of a securities transaction tax. After six years and 11,411 replies, the talk continues. Maybe...
Sometimes free isn't such a great deal, especially when it means giving up your financial privacy to an unknown third party.
I see no reason you need to have face-to-face contact with a CPA for taxes. You're better off using a specialist via the Internet. There are...
IB used to have a FIX interface that they charged $500 (one-time) for. I don't see that on their website now. It says that you have to use TWS...
This was discussed on the TWSAPI group (https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TWSAPI/conversations/messages). The conclusion seemed to be that the...
IB's data is sampled at a rate of about 333 msec, except for some popular index futures that are 100msec. The advantage of sampling is that the...
Must these raids happen in conditions of low liquidity, or can they hapen during pit hours too? Are the bots knowledgeable traders? I mean,...
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