If his account is already funded with over $100K, and he applies for CPM, why is that "radical". CPM is risk based not strategy based, so trading...
The issue might have to do with Reg-T rules. If you can upgrade your account to customer portfolio margin, (Over $100K at IB) my firm requires...
Is this a REG-T or CPM account?
When you say "lowest spreads", do you mean commissions or margin relieve for long/short?
Yes if you can get enough capital, it's scalable, and your first three months are not the draw downs.
In the end, if you believe a skew will change, or the vol curve will lift or drop, you have to take on risk some where. The more you try to avoid...
ITM Call. You would only consider early exercise if: -Put trading at lower value than up coming dividend -Call trading at Parity, stock very...
I like buying the October 80/85/90 call fly. Earnings are after expiration.
To my memory, I've only seen an extreme example once. VOLKSWAGEN stock in Germany was hard to borrow because Porsche owned a large block of stock...
No, I work for an Introducing Broker. We don't do business with Lek. Lek a small well run firm that deals mostly with prop firms. We are not a...
AUG 2011 Focus report. https://vip3.leksecurities.com/CustomerAccountReports/LscFinancials/FOCUS_Report_AUG_2011.pdf
You know earning are Oct 20th and your selling only a .14 put. There must be a better sale to make. The put will still have a value Oct 19th with...
If you trade futures at IB, they will charge a premium for over positions.
I think they only have broker dealers as clients. Sam Lek has been in business for a long time. Good guy, tough business man. Wears a bow tie....
I was profitable for 25 years.
Direct data feeds into a co-lo are expensive and most traders don't require it. What strategy are you running that you feel you need the expense...
Knight Direct has an excellent pairs trader. I can get you more information if you PM me.
Most platforms receive data from a central data feed. Some are designed to receive a direct feed. If you require a direct feed, what do you hope...
SPY is an ETF so trades like a stock. SPY is a broad based in index so will have a lower volatility than many individual equities. I can't choose...
eSignal is VERY good.
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