Is anyone else with an IB account who uses Time Warner having connection issues? I got kicked of TWS this morning and can't log into TWS (but...
Cool - Thanks very much for clearing that up, IB-AN; Its been very helpful. I'll take your advice and just add a secondary user to my existing...
Thanks, IB-AN. I just read the two pages you mentioned about adding second users. A couple of questions that aren't answered on those pages:...
Thanks very much for the reply, IB-AN. So if I'm understanding you correctly, I can't have two linked accounts running separate instances of...
Thanks for the great info, IB-AN. Can I bug you with another question: I also have multiple strategies that I'd like to trade in separate...
I hear you. IB does so many things right that its difficult to whine too much, but their tendency to make changes that have potentially large...
Hi Guys, I did a little experiment today and had both my live and paper accounts open (on different machines, same router). As mentioned...
I am having this issue as well. Yesterday on the sim account I had charts but no level 1 quotes, today I have level 1 quotes but no charts. Plus...
Thanks for the insights, sonoma. Yeah, I was hoping that I could just use the BSM to generate the ATM put prices on the fly during backtesting,...
Thanks for the info, Martinghoul. I like the idea of using index puts as a litmus test. Perhaps I could further reduce the data burden by just...
Yeah, I was afraid of that. I think I might start with just the BSM model to see if there's any daylight at all in the strategy, then (as much as...
Actually, I think my return should be equal to the return of the underlying stock system without the puts, less the average cost of the puts and...
Thanks, atticus - appreciate the insights. In the context of the system I mentioned, I'm not sure that a synthetic call is exactly equal to an...
I have absolutely no idea what that means, lol. Can you dumb it down a bit for me? Actually, I'm trading the puts with absolutely no edge (in...
Sorry, I think I've been unnecessarily obtuse about this, but its probably because I'm not an option trader and am not up on the lingo. I...
Mainly because while I have an astronomical amount of EOD/intraday/tick data on stocks and futures, I have nothing on options. And the thought of...
Thanks very much to everyone for the thoughtful replies (as well as your patience in indulging the questions of someone new to this part of the...
Are you speaking from a short term/instantaneous or long term perspective? ie: I have no doubt that each day, option pricing swings way outside...
Actually, if you have access to leverage, the Calmar Ratio is extremely important statistic (assuming its positive - there's obviously no point in...
I don't believe there is anything about buying/selling options at random in either of the books; That was just a thought experiment whose outcome...
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