No you prove, you started this. First prove that Santa doesn't exist (nor his sister). As I said earlier there are numerous other uses for...
IB has 'conditional orders' that do the same. I use them mainly to trigger one instrument (options) with the price of another (futures). But not...
How do you know? It is sent to the exchange alright (if native) but that is not the same as that the marketmaker sees it! Ursa..
Does Santa have a sister too? Thanks! Ursa..
You're talking about limit orders here. Thats is something completely different from a stop order. Of course a limit order is in the orderbook and...
Can anyone confirm this? I just fail to believe it. A stoploss order will only enter the 'book' when it is triggered, either as a market- or a...
Your theory only works if there is a difference between mental- and actual stoporders. The only difference you might assume is that stoporders are...
Of course it is good trading practice, in this case by the specialist, to try and lower the prices to a better level for a buy. And of course,...
For those interested all that functionality and much much more is available in http://www.hoadley.net/options/calculators.htm It's less fun...
For every account at IB you open a second accountnumber that is a paper-trading account. You can enter orders of all types and have them...
A long calendar (short near month, debit) has long vega, so how will it profit from an IV collapse? Ursa..
Around 10% for an averagely volatile index-future. Ursa..
On excersize you pay to the buyer the actual intrinsic value of the ITM option, which is the difference between the strike and the current price...
Maybe your dog also knows where the capslock key is on your keyboard; no need to shout at us. Ursa..
I think that's correct, but in the sense that traders do make an assumption about the 'value'of an option, thus estimating the current Implied...
Goofy guy!? That's Baldrick, show some respect. "I have a cunning plaen" Ursa..
And all great disasters start that way too. How do you know the difference? If we agree that one has to get out when the market goes in the...
Yes, I'm pathologically opposed to anything that involves Microsoft. The reason is that they could easily provide a browser as good as you claim...
Anyone who uses so many words to explain something he clearly doesn't understand is a complete jerk in my book. You just don't know what you're...
That's a different matter and I most certainly won't do jump through anyones hoops. I agree it may be time to prepare for another platform, and...
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