I've got an IB account, margin account, with an absolute ton of excess cash in it. I'm saving it as dry powder to slowly buy the dips. But its...
I've been listening to a TON of podcasts lately, thanks for all the tips in my trading podcast request thread! I'm going to start posting about...
This is hilarious. He has a bunch of snake oil salesmen over the years promoting their systems (to sell of course). They routinely talk about...
One thing that you guys taught me is how VIX futures (and options) at far out months are a lot less sensitive to spot VIX changes than the early...
I remember reading about market makers on the stock exchanges when I was a kid. They got certain privileges, but had to stand ready to buy when...
There was a recent thread that I believe dealt with a big S&P put order being placed on I believe the morning of VIX futures expiration a couple...
There are statistics showing that the worst day for stocks is generally Monday, and the best is either like Wednesday or Friday I believe,...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans/as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans-idUSKBN1HF0FQ...
A fine ETer pointed me to the depth of market ladder view and possibility of trading with it, and pointed me to no bs day trading on youtube for...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-is-just-months-away-from-a-total-collapse-says-hedge-fund-manager-2018-03-27 Is this right? Bankruptcy...
OK, set up a paper account on IB. Going to just try following trends I see. Trend up, I'm long. Trend down, I'm short. Get out whenever trend...
So I tried to short a crummy penny stock with a listed price of .0015. I tried to short 700,000, but IB told me I did not have sufficient equity...
So you short a stock. It gets delisted. Doesn't go bankrupt, but just delisted. So now its operating as a private company. Since its no longer...
There seem to be a lot of successful traders on here (and undoubtedly many unsuccessful ones). So, I'm just curious on how you guys think it is...
I've been watching the candlestick charts for SPY on my IB screen for several days now, generally at the one minute level. I've noticed a little...
Or really, just what do you see in the market. What kind of patterns have evolved. Going lower? Higher? Maybe one, then the other? What are...
The tail risk thread got me thinking. Why are put options used to cover against a tail risk? Why not just selling futures? Futures just seem...
I remember reading in books when I was a kid stories where the NYSE at least I believe had people that served as "market makers". Their job was...
I want to make sure I understand expiration correctly. Let's say I have an April VIX future, which has an expiration date of April 18, 2018. As...
I was listening a podcast recommended from an ETer, and they were interviewing a guy that has done nothing but traded for a living. Anyways, at...
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