What do you mean a long weekend? Are we closed tomorrow?
I bot the october 45 call and shorted the 45 put.
Andrasnm: attached is my spreadsheet for the S&P; It is different than the one I mentioned above. Well I tried to post it but keep getting...
I noticed the same thing friday on FRE although it was trading slowly. As mentioned above, this is common on the Q's
first you need the volatility of the stock, lets say it's 35. V=35. square root of 252=15.87 (thats for one day) V/15.87= 1 std dev for...
All the above plus two more; I have asked IB for a feature that will allow you to net two or more positions in real time rather than just the...
That really surprises me. I have been a bit more careful since the cancel fee was instituted but I have cancelled orders. So far I have paid a...
As others have said, do your home work and be disciplined in your approach. It is a viable way to make money. Don't let the weak kneed sisters...
Several months back there were a few folks on these boards all having similar problems with various software/hardware configs. The common...
Toonces must be right about a bug in a recent build. Determine if you and SYD have the problem in the same build.
SYD697 Actually I have no problems with TWS at all but I'm wondering why you right click to transmit an order. I know the right click brings...
I have to agree about options on the Q's. The liquidity is great provided you're trading the correct strike. Its possible to buy at the bid and...
The way I understand it is; Lets say you have a mortgage of 1000/mo. You have some sort of legit business that you run from home and you use a...
That was my guess also. Thanks
5/13 I had been trading in and out of the QQQ june 28 puts during the day. All day the market was between .65-.80. At approximately 1614 ET...
I believe you meant to say " He are wright"
I use dial-up as there is nothing else available. I don't usually have a connection failure or get dropped for excessive idles but I have my...
I guess I must be doing something wrong. I have been trading since 1961, and trading options daily since 1989 and have NEVER had a busted trade....
I'd have to disagree with you on the liquidity issue. The oex is very liquid and usually at least 50 wide on each side.
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