Just be prepared for things not going as you have planned. That's the reality of putting money on the line vs. paper trading.
Hey Jimbo, I've been with IB for years as well. The default routing exchange used to be ISE. SMART would usually send it there and the fills...
I am not happy with the RE market slump. The bulk of our assets are in RE in CA. Not so rich anymore, are we. But you are forgetting about...
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You don't lie, Cocaine.
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Yeah, just fooling yourself. Thanks for the ideas, though. I've spent years mulling various strategies over - and it all comes back to - you...
Just to sort this out in my mind - you begin with a synthetic short straddle long/short underlying and short ATM call/put. The long future is...
You do not state what you would do about the now naked short option if the stop on the future is hit. While the CC and the CP are equivalent to...
What is your opinion of equivalent positions for ES and YM? I know that the dollar equivalency is 5 x YM /50 x ES. Is volatility also factored...
bald and no teeth
I would suggest that there are millions of fascists in the world and many of them have great power. Do you think that they are dumb enough to...
Yea $25 DOM on YM bites.
IV is derived from the option price, not the other way around This close to expiry I've noticed spikes in option prices possibly because the...
I think that you can glean some nuggets of wisdom by sifting through the BS. That said how are inexperienced traders supposed to do this? And...
I agree. IB is my number one choice. I'm looking around for other possibilities. A couple of times over the years, I've been irritated at IB....
I've been with IB and I am satisfied. However, I wish to open an account for long term swing trades using some funds that are not mine. The...
I wouldn't use a stop with options.
Thanks.
Anyone know of a good estimate for QQQQ March dividend?
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