The problem with standard options is they are multiple listed. So, if you send a spread to the COB in say MSFT, the best bid/offers on all legs...
What's nice about the SPX, is when a spread is sent to the COB, even if the market makers aren't interested in the spread, if it can be filled...
Consistent profits will be made trading with edge, not with any specific strategies. Finding that edge is the tough part, but it is possible.
Interactive Brokers is the only retail broker that I know of that allows full access to this overnight session and also the curb session just...
Thats the issue. I don't want to be filled on the Bats here and remove liquidity (and be charged). If the .50 offer is soley on the BATS, I would...
What the heck does that mean? If a stock is not in the penny program, options can't be quoted in pennies. You won't generally be able to enter a...
I'm not an expert here, I am just stating what I see in time and sales. I will see only 1 trade printed on the away exchange. I will not see any...
I don't think the last part of this concerning the final print on the original exchange is necessarily true. Quite often I will want to take an...
They are one of the highest paying exchanges for supplying liquidity. In a non penny stock they will pay .85 in a rebate. If you are with a...
If you want to close the option and sell another one, you are far better off doing it as a spread. Set up the spread to buy your short call and...
Options over 3.00 in most stocks can't be quoted in nickels. It appears instead of rejecting your order they adjusted it to the next allowed price.
I can't answer that. If you contact the OCC, I would think they could answer. I have found them to be a great resource and they will respond...
When BBBY moved to OTC, its options became closing only for retail traders. You can't open new positions. MM's can open new positions to...
The AM options are monthly only , not weekly. These expire once a month. They trade on the regular session until 415pm et and continue to trade...
SPX options trade almost 24 hours a day. Most retail brokers don't offer access to this overnight session, with the exception of Interactive Brokers.
SPY options, along with some other ETF's/Index options will continue to trade until 415pm et
There is no pre market session for non futures options, with the exception of SPX/VIX. Trading starts at 930am et.
Shouldn't matter for a cash account. You should still be earning interest on the cash required to secure a put. When it is assigned, you now...
What you say simply isn't true. Here are the risks of early assignment in option spreads, First, margin issues. An option spread will use much...
Note that since the SPX is cash settled, you don't have to worry about assignment. So, you don't have to worry about them liquidating an expiring...
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