I've never seen that. I just turned on my TOS account in paper trading. It gave me $100K for trading. You can run the same paper trading and...
Go take a week off and go on vacation, don't think about work, have fun, clear your head. Come back fresh and start over.
Your only option is arbitration. Why won't they pay you?
You need to have access to a smart route that has either a managed route or dark pool route in the mix, where they don't charge you a fee if...
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We offer Sterling Trader, Knight Direct, Silexx Obsidian and Instinet Trade Speed. They each excel with regard to options trading differently. If...
There are no guarantees with ANY prime broker. Look at BS and LEH. Big does not mean safer. In my opinion, if you have assets under the SiPC...
If it make you more comfortable, Penson does not have a prop desk, which is where the losses came from at MF.
There is no rule against have more than one margin, cash or futures account. You can have as many as you can open and fund.
MF Global lost money because they have a trading desk. Penson has NO prop desk.
Selling short in normal market conditions will have no more delay than sell long or buying a security. Normally a fraction of a second. Even with...
No, not like shorting futures. If you want to short a security in a margin account, and it's on the 'easy to borrow' list, you can just enter an...
Sorry, I only know about the options side.
Equity or Option Market Makers?
Many traders are. All of a sudden Penson does not look so bad. I've spoken to a few equity/option/futures small hedge funds looking to move to...
When the stock reopens, you will be able to sell your puts. When it does reopen, it will likely be under a different symbol that represents a...
If you own the SPY, you get dividends. If you own the call, you don't. I would keep it simple. If your plan is to be long, stay with the SPY. If...
Dispersion theory typically looks for an opportunity to buy the parts and sell the whole. It's possible for the other side to line up, but more...
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