I have been trading options for some time now. I have had mixed success during this journey. My go to strategy is butterfly trades based on index...
I recently opened an account with Firstrade and began trading mostly option index spreads, for capital efficiency. I mostly aim for mid price on...
Fellow options traders. I have been trading options for some time now with mixed results. My current brokerage is Firstrade. I like to mostly...
I warn any potential Tastytrade clients, or even existing clients to beware. I had previously had my account set to closing only for trading deep...
Hello all I have recently opened and funded an account with the Tastytrade brokerage. As some will know, they are a relatively recently...
On index options such as SPX, RUT, NDX, DJX etc there are no position and exercise limits in effect. Most brokers still have some kind of order...
I am thinking of registering with Tastytrade. I am based in Europe and so therefore my choice of option brokers is somewhat limited. Interactive...
The frustration with IB continues. I think I'm nearly done. I have mentioned in a previous threads about IB's restrictive trading policies, and...
I have recently begun trading with IB using options trades such as Vertical spreads, Calendar spreads, Butterfly spreads etc. I have noticed that...
Regarding the index options in particular, for which there are no position limits. I am wondering how feasible it would be to buy or sell 1...
As you all may be aware, there are no position limits in effect for most European style index options. Probably the most liquid of these is the...
I am looking into opening an account with Tastyrade to trade options, after experiencing disappointment with IB's paper money platform. I believe...
So, further to previous posts I have made in relation to my paper trading journey on IB, I am faced with yet another issue. When attempting to...
I posted yesterday about the frustrating process of attempting to execute vertical credit spread options on the Interactive Brokers platform. This...
Hello all Recently I opened a paper money account with Interactive Brokers, mainly with the purpose of trading options to test strategies etc....
So I am a big fan of vertical credit spreads in options trading, mainly because they have limited risk. Of course, the reward is also limited,...
Has anyone on this forum ever hit the 200k or more number of contracts when trading options? I know the threshold for equity options is 250k, and...
I find myself getting filled at mid price quite frequently, especially on the indexes such as Ndx, Spx etc. This can be much more profitable than...
I hope this little fact has not gone unnoticed amongst the general trading community. I always stick with credit spreads, mostly for their ability...
So I am still continuing my research into electricity futures such as PJM, Ercot, Nyiso, Caiso etc. I have discovered that the margins for many of...
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