On 11/24/08 i sold a 96/100 spread on SPY at about .40 and SPY was trading ~85. Fast forward to Wed. night close and SPY is at 88.9 and my...
What is the symbol of the option i can use if i want to write a covered call on a vix futures contract. The only options i see listed are...
YG, the Gold mini futures contract has a value of 1/3 the full size. (3.33 a tick vs. 10 a tick) Am I correct in the assumption that YG has an...
IB says you need to maintain 3% of face to purchase and keep a long bond position. Is this correct? If i am long a bond position on...
Hello i just recently downloaded IB's API and am having trouble getting market data. It tells me i have error code 200 which is no security...
Are there any US markets that trade options during the night. (ie. non 9am-5pm working hrs) From looking on the CME website it says that FX...
So a box is: 40 strike -S call -L put 50 strike -L call -S put -Is that considered buying or selling the box? -Will this yield a...
Ok, this is extremely basic, hoping someone can help me out here. Say i have an unrealized loss/gain on my futures position and expiration day...
For some reason the login screen comes up and it will accept my login, but it cannot connect. It simply keeps trying and failing in a never...
I have a couple silly questions here that i hope some can help out with. -I bought a put option on gold futures. $16 put on ZG. It is OTM....
This is a short opinion piece i'm writing for a class. It's a first draft and not at all complete. I wanted to get ET's take on how viable some...
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