You can trade Futures Options on the GLOBEX platform through any firm that offers Futures Options. Maybe. But there's no need to go OTC when you...
I haven't finished it yet, but I think I got the biggest kick out of Indy Jones. Probably the most entertaining read, though his trading style is...
I picked up a copy of the book and read through a couple of chapters. It's actually a pretty fun read, and if nothing else, shows you that there...
I just realized that my post above may have been construed as a 'playing along' with forexsavior. Lest I am accused of likewise being a shill for...
Yep, the polemics at hand notwithstanding, I hope no one gets burned by the potential downfall of several small brokers. It's tough enough being a...
Is this really a reasonable assumption? Ballpark, how much would it take a retail client to open an account at your friend's firm? 500k? 1 mil?...
Mods, can you please delete this shameless advertising? Post count of three. All three posts are pushing Dukascopy.
A quick valuation does show a 5-year ATM put for about 18k, as per the Bloomberg screen below, but who is actually going to sell you this option...
It is indeed a little bit more realistic, and the market can certainly bear 20 million orders through liquid hours. I don't personally know of any...
I'm assuming he means 400:1 on margin of 1 mil, which would make for a 400 mil position. Not happening. I'm sure you can get 400:1 on margin of...
IMHO, using Alexa ratings is a strange way to gauge the health of the overall industry. Your point is taken, but I think it's far more useful to...
Read what I said again. I'm agreeing with you.
I have been following this thread pretty closely as well, and I would just as easily guess that forexsavior may be employed by any of the top...
You can also try it with Smartquant's retail-priced OpenQuant. It's a nice little SDK for developing systems in .NET languages, though in my...
P.S. I agree, IB is a bit difficult to use for anyone new to the game. You can check out their demo to see if it is for you. In terms of...
Tradestation's forex trading extension has the fun habit of going down every once in a while. If you're going to trade with Tradestation, keep a...
You will likely pay an exceedingly high premium for such an option and encounter substantial transaction costs on the position. Even several...
You're probably best off trying to go for a firm that offers Futures Options on CME Currency futures. The currency options market is arguably...
Thanks for the update. I briefly considered opening an account with Crown Forex since they promised "zero swaps", a.k.a. you don't buy or pay...
At Interactive Brokers Live right now: (add 0.4 pips round-turn commission on each) eurjpy: 2 (2.4) usjdpy: 1 (1.4) gbpusd: 1.5...
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