First, there is an idea call trust, i.e., credit. Second, the Fed can create credit out of thin air. Just call this Federal Reserve Note the...
Recently I sold a large number of contracts with a limit price that was equal to the bid. I used IB TraderWorkstation and the order was placed...
Inverse or leverage ETFs have undesirable "time decay" and is not suitable to be held for long time in IRA. Any substitutes that have (-1)...
I want to get some comments on the following: http://sambian.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/29/ To me, it is the same as saying: "Buy and hold;...
The ALWA trading system has an incredible Sharpe ratio of 3.041: http://www.collective2.com/cgi-perl/system/grid.mpl Comments?
I am trying to get some discussion on how to maximize or minimize the effect of time decay when you have accurate market forecast. It is best to...
Calculations for profit, break even points, and risk are the same. Is there any reason you definitely want to go ITM, ATM, or OTM?
I have read on a site that "If you make multi-legged options trades frequently, you should check out the brokerage firm OptionsHouse.com where...
Hello: I have encountered short SPY options that became ITM and didn't get exercised. I use Interactive Brokers (IB) and have long and short...
Hello: I am trying to get some suggestions to salvage a vertical spread. I initially had 116/119 bear call spread on SPY. I rolled to 118/121...
CNN mentioned that Greece has senior debts to pay by the end of May, and I have some short positions that may need tweaking. Does anyone have more...
The dotcom bubble before it burst was described as period of irrational exuberance by Greenspan. I was in school then. Can anyone please comment...
I use Interactive Brokers. I have periods of "idleness." Questions is: How to best generate risk free return while being "idle?" Short term T...
This website has lots of useful info, sometimes better than reading books. Does ET offer downloadable archive for a fee?
Hello: I find it harder to get fills if I trade spreads as single order on IB, but if I leg in, the fills are almost instantaneous. One...
I have been looking at the charts of various markets up to the 1980s. At that time, S&P was still in the hundreds. What I have observed is that...
This group has many math nuts, so I thought I'll post it here too. A mathematical consequence of debt-based fractional reserve monetary system...
A mathematical consequence of debt-based fractional reserve monetary system is that inflation and money supply will grow exponentially, even if...
IB doesn't specifically mention the margin requirement for short calendars, but I imagine it is the same as short calls or puts....
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