can you please explain what do you mean by...."I only took in $50"? Are you saying that the 1 option cost you $50 and it lost $800 overnight?...
when people talk about hedging....doesn't this lesson the amount of leverage you are putting forth? say if you have $3000...and want to get...
i'm still new to options and would like some help understanding them.... I've read many books but trying to just confirm a few things......
I just bought 30 IWM options and I did not close any positions yet my demo account closed 4 postions automatically... can someone please...
please correct me if i'm wrong... if the economy was to grow at a rate of say 12 percent a year, does this mean that most likely the daily...
this is annoying! I tried to do this fast today. I went short with a market order and tried to quickly use the alert/action feature. The java took...
why did IB realtime charts stop moving during the day? It's done this in the past, but now it's doing it again....the chart didn't seem to be...
besides IB automatically closing your position if your futures contract reaches the Intraday Maintenance margin, are there any other consequences...
that looks like a lot of steps... can I assign a hot key or is there a faster way? thanks
I'm trying to set a stop in IB under the market price...so for example the current price is 400 I buy at 400 but i want to set a...
does anyone know exactly what was er2's low price today? thanks
sorry... I forgot to mention... this is refering to intraday trading... i'm open to any opinion... so far, great input! keep it up
I'm trying to work on an exit strategy for futures... can anyone give their ideas on when to sell... do you sell based on a percentage or...
thanks for the reply.. i understand that the spread can change quickly... is there a way I can find out exactly how much went towards the...
does anyone know what is the average cost that a trader spends on just the spread alone on ER2? (just one trade) thanks
If there is a standard requirement by law how can other brokers require less? how can there be a requirement by law in an unregulated area...
does anyone know the formula that is used for calculating IB's margin requirements? does the margin requirements go up when the volatility...
I've been looking into switching to Openecry since last time I saw IB pumped up their margin requirements... is it me or did IB lower their...
smart comment... so i guess if you set it for the night, then you shouldn't trade at night either.... waste of a comment.
I'm in the learning process so I am not in the verge of throwing my money into something I have no idea of. This is why I'm trying to clear...
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