You are right, their objective is not to have to pay money to cover up any clients' losses. I was just referring to the MTM process itself and how...
@Tomaz26 You are probably being cornered. You sold the 4 puts yesterday and that was all the volume done for the whole of the day. IB must value...
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Agree, only if you are short long dated options where it's almost certain the stock will be back before they expire. For the free theta, you...
There are advance GDP numbers coming out at 8:30 AM.
No, only designated energy futures are allowed negative (Including HO, RB, CL, BZ, etc...). Rest are still floored at 0 or the minimum tick above...
They responded already, confirming that negative prices are working for both TWS and the gateway. Good luck
Oh, this stock halt is every option sellers' dream (If you have sold short options for premium before the halt of course). Time decay with no...
This should be enough evidence, negative prices are supported: [ATTACH]
You mean like copying the most successful traders & accounts on eToro and making millions of $$$???
That's not the Fed buying equities directly, that's the Fed including certain equities as eligible collateral in the PDCF (Primary Dealers Credit...
I received the same email from them (On 27 Apr also) besides the flashing bulletin in TWS.
There is a simple logic to disprove the assumption that your broker (Or one of it's employees) is out to get the detailed secrets of your trading...
Oh, how come you didn't get that notice in your bulletins? That's a flaw from IB for sure. Just to highlight, I don't currently have positions or...
There is a beginning to everything. First you buy treasuries. If doesn't work or is not enough, then you buy treasuries & IG corporate bonds,...
Hot from the oven. So summary, cash settled contracts will not be available for trading until the last day (They will follow the physically...
It's usually the other way around. If there is a high probability of bankruptcy, put options premiums will reflect this. Usually options market...
Or even how highly flammable it is.
The CME listed FX options lack liquidity almost across all pairs (EUR/USD included). If you will be trading less than 20 option contracts, this...
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