really, perhaps you should check here: http://www.cboe.com/publish/feeschedule/CBOEFeeSchedule.pdf I just checked it out, it is very...
I guess it depends on the volume you trade... Personally I trade on average around 3000 contracts per month so a flat rate broker would be the...
I have a very basic question... Alot of you guys talk about stock prop firms and what are the commissions, % payouts, leverage and the rest but I...
Its exactly the same thing... If you end up selling the stocks for 1000$, then its either: a) you paid 1000 and sold 1000$ so 0 capital gain...
You question is ambiguous I think... Do you mean using options as a replacement for a stock? ex: I buy calls on SPY if i think its going to go...
When I look on the CBOE's website concerning the mini-spx options, it really says they are exacty 1/10 of the regular spx contract. The live...
I do it, trading options on expiration week is the bread and butter of my option trading. I never trade option spreads under any other conditions....
Strange, but I am sure they must authorize it in an RRSP... I know for certain that my broker does - I should know I used to be an options broker...
No they don't, you are allowed to do them in RRSP's...
Technically what you are trying to do is called a short call spread. I do not know the rules for option house but I can tell you about the broker...
I am in Montreal and I am currently looking for a prop firm. Technically I have my own funds and I have some experience at trading. Basically I'm...
I don't know if you trade from home or from a firm but... well the best thing is of course if you would have access to a bloomberg terminal. The...
Playing that would be a classic rookie move. I do not know exactly the details of the "payment" on the JLW series but what is 100% certain: these...
Number 1 rule: don't send good money chasing after bad money... Whatever you decide to do, you need to see it as a completely new trade. If you...
the only case were you would need to pay the dividend is if you are short stock. No option position will result in having to pay dividends nor...
Even if it was possible (i would need to think about it), they would buy very specific options OTC which may be very difficult for retail traders...
Well there really is not point in buying a put that would be lower than 745... Right now you have a combination of a short put spread and a...
You are 100% correct on that, these guys are absolute crooks... Its the reverse sausage effect: the less the spreads are attractive, the less...
Not with every broker... The way to do it is: 1) You buy the stock in your CAD account on the TSE. 2) You sell the covered call in your USD...
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