I have an ulterior motive in asking these questions: I am implementing a toy brokerage program. This is why I am asking questions about the...
Not to bring this thread off topic too much, but I wanted to explore LEAPS strategies, which need a lot of history. I agree the farther back the...
I agree with this, so I feel like there isn't any flawed assumption. From the point of view of the arb, the margin matters a lot though, since it...
I pulled the numbers from the CME website and the CBOE margin doc. It isn't from the broker. I don't believe I am mixing them up, since they...
The core of the question wasn't really about buying power, but counterparty risk. I was hoping to learn more about how that is mitigated.
Checked their site, but they said they were missing data for several time periods on QQQ. Also, the data only goes back to 2005?
It's true that I can't take the funds out right away, but after selling shares, the broker does let me buy into a new position immediately.
Context: I am looking at the best way to get long leveraged exposure to the S&P500. From my understanding, buying a call and shorting a put...
I too have been looking for historical options data, but from what I can tell the name of the game is accuracy. All datasets have errors in...
Do brokers track your keystrokes? Yes, at least for the E-trade when I tried. The easy way to tell is open up Chrome Dev Tools (press F12),...
Hi again, and sorry for possibly obvious question: When a trade is made, there is a trade date and a settlement date. On the settlement...
Sorry, I am new to this terminology, I assume this means to move the long shares over to cover the short shares? In this example, are the margin...
I am looking at this from a programming point of view, so the details matter more than they normally would. A tricky case where "Buy closes an...
I had planned to do this, but wasn't sure if it it being allowed was something specific to my broker or not. This is what I guess the core of my...
Sorry for a possibly dumb question, but I'm trying to see if there is any difference between these trade types, aside from helping traders avoid a...
Thanks again for the reply. Is there any place you'd recommend reading more about it? I think I have exhausted Investopedia. Not sure what...
It was two levels deep in, but I think this is the quote I was looking for, that you mentioned in the first post: *...
I have looked at the article here, but I think it is missing the details. I was hoping to also find out where Standard and Poor's has official...
I'm trying to wrap my head around what the IV smile means for a stock and I have some ideas, but wanted to make sure they aren't misguided. In...
If Musk could sell a large portion of his shares, and the scenario laid out in the video is true, it would destroy the remaining stock that Musk...
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