there is no benefit to being short vs the box as you are trying to do since the tax rules changed back in the 80's and you are net long/short the...
i don't have experience at IB but I do have access to "off-floor liquidity". if you're as big as you say you are and trade large contracts, they...
hey casper, for 1. a market order to buy is looking at 50.50, unless he price improves which is not likely. the bids have no relevance to that...
ahhhh....i am brilliant!
i thought there were only 7 specialist firms on the NYSE. who are the other 10k's of specialists firms you are referring to?
none of your models should include playing with whether or not you will be getting liquidated by your brokerage firm for an early assignment...for...
mydann, those statistics don't convey a good example of early assignment. as many people have already said, there really is no point to anyone...
This was already planned by these piker investors in the first place. See this previous post before the IPO
BSAM, I don't understand what there is to be confused about. There is a broker rating on one quote and the eSignal complaint on the other quote....
it's amazing how much can change after 4 months. this is now offered everywhere...and actually advertised, not hidden.
meaning you can't deduct more than 3K of loss against your ordinary income each year...but if you had more than that in gains in '04 you can...
LOL! Do you know how I can be part of a public offering through a direct access broker who has no idea what an investment bank is?? Stick to...
This guy is obviously clueless when it comes to trading software as E*Trade provides eSignal quality charts for free yet he knocks E*Trade on the...
That's a good point and thank you for adding that. I was going to add that but I didn't want to elaborate too much as far as margin calculations...
LOL! Actually, I think it's because it's the year 2006 and everything is pretty much computerized now, so why do you need 2 more minutes to...
No, you're confusing Liquidation Value with Cash Available for purchases (or free cash). This has nothing to do with what you can borrow on...
I think vhehn's is the best answer to the question you were asking smooey. Your option value IS going against you while you are still short the...
Has anyone had a trade cancelled because the market participants were not trading based on the reverse split?? This stock was $0.49 and after...
thanks for the sites everyone. cnms2, is this not advertised at most firms? i thought i looked at optionsXpress among others and didn't see any...
Has anyone heard of or traded with this qualifier on an options order? If so, which broker was it that offered this type of order? TIA.
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