Assuming I wish to let the Put option expire out of the money, I can then ignore the "open position P/L" field regarding the change in option...
Super. Sincere thanks for your patient explanation.
Makes sense to me. I assume I would also lose the premium in addition to the market value of the option(s) if it expired out of the money?
Thank you for your kindness,patience, and experience. It really solved my problem.
Interactive brokers says (on the phone): odd month options on emini convert to a front month futures contracts at expiration. front month...
Thank-you, Stockapprentice, I hope you are right. If anyone can confirm Stockapprentice's theory I would be deeply grateful. Manny
Interactive brokers says: odd month options on emini convert to a front month futures contracts at expiration front month options contracts...
Seth Are there "standard" contract months that are highly populated? Thank again, Manny
Thanks again for this great info. I will check the factors you mentioned before any trades.
Thank you so much for your help. Would he highest volume months be February, April, August, and October ? Or is there some rule to go by?
I am unfamiliar with the mini Gold (CBOT ) contract but as I look at the Jan,Feb,March and April daily charts(all for 2004) in Tradestation, March...
Instuments are: TTH (avg vol 94,000 shares) OIH (average volume, 1,730,000 sh) The broker is a well-known broker with a top ranking on this...
<<This can happen at any broker and especially with the smaller, less frequently traded, and less liquid stocks/ETF's>>> These ETFs do 100,000...
Natalie... then why did my broker say this to me in an email? <<Borrowing stock for short sales are on a" first come first server basis". We...
Are some brokers better then others for shorting ETF's? My broker seems to be unable to fill me. ETFs: TTP, OIH
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