Anyone know what it's called (I know I am setting myself up here for amateur comedians) when you say, but 1000 of XYZ, it goes up say 10 percent....
I think I know the answer to this, but is it possible to arb the spot and futures, at the retail level, no heavy duty computer doing the scanning,...
I have a spread that will expire on Nov. 8 I believe, a long put @ 1.38 and a short call @ 1.35. Both ITM and will likely stay there for a week or...
Ok, I understand the IRS has ruled that you cannot take losses and immediately buy the same instrument in an IRA. if you do you lose the loss in...
I'm short 1.41 put and long 1.38 put. I figure I am out 3 cents. What does translate to in USD at expiration, and closing under 1.38? Three X...
I'm using interactive brokers and trying to get bid/asks on ZC and ZW options and -- nothing. I could RFQ, I guess. But is this the way it always...
I couldn't short a stock (FXM) because my broker (IB) couldn't find it. So, I wrote a call, I figure has a good chance of going ITM with the...
I noticed Max Ansbacher has been using this for a while, apparently abandoning his all naked option strategies of the previous decade. As best as...
Don Bright promotes a trade on here and elsewhere, whereby one looks for an order imbalance on an NYSE stock (lots of different NYSE stocks,...
I place a limit OO order, just under the last close and then what? Scalp? Have a similar OO limit order a tic away on the opposite side of the...
The ESTX50: Is this an Index or a futures contract? And if it is a futures contract are their options on the futures -- or just on the index.
Do Eurex trades, specifically ESTX50 (Dow Jones Euro 50) futures and futures options qualify? I know there are some issues with ICE trades not...
Haven't been able to get an account page in TWS for a day via icon or tool bar pull down menu; wird old tech trading charts are opening...
Trying to trade Europe. Get no data, except for one line on TWS, same for portfolio page and account page. Have switched over to the new security...
Using Futures, Forex or options?
Been doing ES, NQ, ER2 and some commodities. Now thinking about FESX -- but with options as a hedge. Caveats for someone new to this market? I'm...
I'm planning to take the Series 3 (in Sydney, of all places) and I have a Securities Training Corporation Study Manual from 2005, Vol 1. Is there...
I understand there are issues with writing deep ITMs on stocks, although, since I don't do stocks often, I am not sure what they are. But are they...
I do futures, futures options, forex, some stocks and some equity options. Is there anything out there that will daily take all this data and make...
Combining different monthly downloads is a pain, and the dailies only go back to Feb. 18.
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