I strongly disagree. The books I suggested are most definitely not irrelevant, although as I noted some are much more advanced than others. I...
Not sure about the new margin rules, but you should be able to build any iron condor you want by adding the legs in individually in SpreadBuilder...
Sure, you can use Spread Builder in OptionTrader to individually add the three legs and quote it as one order.
Classic.
Two pieces of advice. First, read as much as you can. I recommend: Options as a Strategic Investment - McMillan (I would start with this and...
My fault. I have been in your situation many times after an earnings play holding deep OTM long options (from an iron), and usually I was not able...
In my opinion, selling teenies is not a very sound strategy; you're picking up nickels in front of a steamroller. As an extreme example, ask the...
Or when you can justify the cost of a bbg sub...
Just getting my feet wet in forex, but I think the dollar is going to resume its uptrend. Long USD/JPY from 100.50, target 105, will scale out...
I personally would not be worried about it, as there are often small differences between platforms in the greeks and IV. In my opinion it should...
The redactions in your "quote" substantially changed the meaning of my language. I actually stated "My goal is simply to try to start a...
I have been on ET for about six months, and during that time I have come to appreciate that there is a lot of trading knowledge on this site, both...
It would take some time, but you should be able to do it manually in ToS.
"atticus' single-name delta book" http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=253092 "atticus' 'ship it' vol trading journal"...
That is very helpful, thanks.
By way of background, Atticus has posted two very educational journals where he trades butterflies: "atticus' single-name delta book"...
I unfortunately have had to deal with PDT as well. In my experience with ToS a spread is counted for PDT purposes, not the individual legs. For...
It is 3:00 p.m. Central time, which is 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
I would sign up for it in a heartbeat, as long as the fee was reasonable--$50/month seems more than fair. Surf might be right though in terms of...
You will usually need to give up a little bit of edge off the midpoint to get a fill (otherwise why would a market maker sell you the option). For...
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