IF it is a retail account, they post these fees online.
Broker dependent. Some brokers charge the same as a stock trade. Some charge a line charge. If it is a retail broker, my expectation is that they...
If you exercise today, you will see your stock position tomorrow. Open interest is only relevant to the side that gets assigned. Not an issue for you.
I don't know what IB does on their TWS platform. I can tell you that some use days to expiration as whole days and some factor in the fraction of...
For accounts that use Apex Clearing as their broker through us, you can go back up to 2 years and export all your trades. Also, we use a report...
You can choose LIFO or FIFO. https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/acctmgmtnew/accountmanagementusersguide/reports/tax_basis_declaration.htm
When you close your account, keep a copy of your cost basis from Vanguard.
In my opinion, the TD TOS platform is better for a beginners. Much easier to use, especially for options and option spreads.
I guess if the PUT is DITM, the opportunity cost of the capital used might be better with the short stock if the stock stock fee is less.
Open a TD Ameritrade account and paper trade.
American option (Most equity options):YES European option:(Most cash settled indexes): NO Why would you? There are reasons to early exercise...
It does not always work that way, but most of the time I expect that part of it. That measure stops back months from getting to high or it creates...
At that point in time, those were the futures prices. There is a cost to store crude, so this is normal. The longer I have to hold crude, the more...
There is a future for each month.Options are priced vs the correct future. [ATTACH]
I have met SPY day traders. Many have moved over to ES futures for the better tax treatment and longer trading hours.
You have to use one of the platforms that are offered by your broker. What other platforms do they offer?
I agree. The deposits at your firm were much higher than others, because most of us were option traders. I think the minimum was $100,000. More...
I knew you were in the Chicago office. My credit was perfect. I had no issues but another guy from the Amex that joined at the same time did have...
Do you have a track record with real trading? What asset class does it focus on? What else would you like to tell us?
Maverick74, I'm sure if you remember, but I was in your firms NYC office for a year (April 2010 to April 2011). I only remember them caring about...
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