I was long 10 x CGC Sep 20 $25.50 Puts; the price was bouncing above/below $25.50 as markets closed and there was activity just after close around...
The old DDE API + Excel gave me a ton of headaches, but I was stuck using it because the RTD API proved completely unusable for other reasons. I...
None of the brokers I've asked appears to allow American customers to buy options that trade on foreign exchanges. E.g. Air Canada (AC) trades in...
One principle I'd like a little help with, particularly re: ATM options. Delta is commonly referenced as an approximation of how much a change in...
I asked this Q as a follow-up in a different thread, but thought it might not get seen so wanted to ask it here: how can I calculate how to adjust...
I'm looking for a source that will help me value options taking into account after-the-close or pre-open trading. For example, say company XYZ...
I've been experimenting for the first time with IB's Display Size field, which allows you to display a quantity smaller than your entire order...
I recently got docs in the mail about a class action involving a company I used to own options and a small # of shares in. Their (now ex-) CEO was...
I trade on IB and want to see standing buy/sell bids pre-market, but my order-Depth window is just blank until after 9:30am. Looking at all of...
Aurora Cannabis (ACB) has applied to list on the NYSE and expects to start trading before the end of the month. (It currently trades on the...
I'm often short a medium-to-large position in the days prior to expiration, which is way out of the money (Delta of 0%, essentially worthless),...
Most options I trade have a minimum Bid of $.05, even when the option is near-worthless (e.g. far OTM near expiration). However, as I understand...
Here's what I don't understand: I submitted a Smart-routed Limit order at to Sell 2,000 XYZ at $4.55 (with the spread at 4.50/4.55) A lot of...
Encountered this for the first time on Friday (expiration day) around 3pm: IB's system rejected my attempts to exercise ITM calls, saying that I...
I'm getting conflicting info on this -- IB told me this is prohibited by the CFTC, but I couldn't find any reference to that on their website....
I want to run a bunch of backtesting stuff (prob using IB's historical data lookup) for a bunch of different underlyings, but I need to know what...
I've typically only traded options on non-div underlyings, and I think I made a modest mistake so just trying to understand it in order to avoid...
Hope my Q is not too elementary for this forum: I'd like to know how to convert the USD:CAD currency rate/volatility to a frequency-distribution...
I trade options at IB, but one data point that none of their transaction / activity reports lets me easily view is what the UNDERLYING was trading...
My portfolio consists of equities and equity-options denominated in both US and Canadian dollars. As it's gotten larger and more diversified, I've...
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