It depends on the price of the Put. If there is time value left then it becomes more expensive to exercise the put then to sell the Put. If the...
The Spy's just went ex-div today in the amount of 56 cents. That may explain some of the difference. Don
A while ago someone else posted a very similar "free lunch" trade. I think the stock was also SHLD, but I am not certain. Anyway, it turned...
It makes no sense that they restrict the CC premium as you describe. That's because all the risk is "covered" by your underlying stock. There is...
Spin, Are you sure that's a wash sale? He didn't re-buy the stock within 30 days and the Put was OTM and clearly not "substantially...
Thanks, guys, I will use both ideas depending on the circumstances. Donnap, Maybe I've been somewhat vindicated for my "unless a stock pays...
Anybody know if there is a way to move the contracts I have configured (stocks, options, etc) from one page to another? I think TWS has an...
Jonny, Are you aware that SPG will be going ex-dividend very soon? I think it's 90 cents payable 90% in stock and 10% cash. Because you are...
Spin, Check out these guys. I don't know anything about them. but they seem to be knowledgeable about some of the questions you are asking....
In my neck of the woods, whenever the power goes out my cable signal disappears. Even when power comes back often it takes hours more for the...
My understanding is that MM's generally make money on the B/A spread. Ideally the MM would like to sell and buy equal quantities and thereby...
What makes you think the MM will give you 263.5 when he is only bidding 262.10? BTW, I sense that the 262.10 bid is somehow incorrect although...
Spin, If the other suggestions don't work out I tested this and it seems to work: IF(OR(a=0,b=0),CELLx,a-b). CELLx is the cell containing...
Spin, I'm not terribly good at Excel, but since no one else answered I'll give it a try. Why not add an IF statement to ignore any B/A of...
Are you looking to run for a couple of hours or just long enough to orderly shutdown? Don
I remember reading in other ET threads that IB has some liquidation priority choices that you can setup. I believe these choices are rather...
Do I understand this right? 799 bank stocks can no-longer be shorted? How can this be? What if my naked short calls get exercised, don't I...
One of the posts on the first page of the thread gave instructions on how to get the rate from IB and also gave some info on interpreting the...
Here is a thread which may shed some light on the SHLD "free money" arb....
I think 60% is the correct answer. Look at it this way, a coin toss is 50% what is the combined probability of heads or tails? Don
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