I know most of us love IB and all, myself included, but the recent instability of my connection to IB is really getting on my nerves! This is...
Do this- don't send any orders there whenever possible. I only deal with them ("them" being anybody except ISE) as a last resort. The CBOE is...
Ouch! Apparently my spacing was "adjusted" by ET...
Okay, how about this for a simpler request: Each sale with the spread at the time next to it. Example- Time Price Size...
Buying a deep ITM put + selling deep ITM call leaves you short 200sh. Isn't this just an ITM version of a collar? Wouldn't you have to buy...
Island EVP Andrew Goldman hmm....am I just paranoid?
$1 per ticket on island is complete bullshit. That's a total con. I'd stay away from anyone who charges that for Island, which is dirt cheap and...
Actually I was having NYSE delays last week, same as you with ~30sec lag for order to go green. I called and they didn't know what the deal was...
Just kidding...:) Anyhow, what you should try is adding a router (linksys is good). From what you said, TWS crashed when you CONNECTED to your...
Take out the LAN card.
AEP-4/17/02 AEPHH - 10:35AM - BID OF 7.60 NOT HONORED - limit order sent in at 7.50 while bid quoted 7.50 - not filled - bid then increases to...
Qcharts doesn't specifically say "Trade at Ask" - or "Trade inside spread" - this is what I want. Maybe I have to write app for this.
uhh... specifically - color coded uptick/downtick filter both bid/ask/print acc to size but separately - i.e. all prints within a...
Hi, Simple request for you tapereaders out there - which software package is best for interpreting intraday T&S? I really suck at...
I would like to be able to transfer large files that are about 500mb, but can easily be split into smaller chunks (say 10-100mb depending on the...
Tried to hit a bid in a fairly illiquid market for NYSE equity option. Posted by PSE, repeatedly tried to hit, but despite the order being...
I'm really glad to see that the backing away thread has been popular. What I propose we do next is to keep a thread (this one) going where we can...
It's funny how many people (i.e. specialists/options MMs) have to lie, cheat, and steal to earn a living, because they'd go hungry any other way....
I second that. Good to see somebody keeping it real around here.
Can anyone give me a good scenario in which a collar would actually work, perhaps from a recent trade?
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