OK thanks I played around with the window and I chose PEG MID as the order type, but as you say, TWS still forces you to select a full tick. So...
I trade through IB TWS and need help how to set up my order on dark pools, like CSFB Crossfinder, in order to cut into the spread on tick pilot...
I am not sure what to make of it myself. They are going to pilot 5c tick size (from current 1c) on about 1200 stocks (3x400). Read on: Link...
what about Auto makers ?
Makes me furious -- "That's because the SEC has largely determined that trading stocks based on advance knowledge of action in Congress is not...
Agree payroll and excise taxes (gas, cigarettes etc) are regressive, which the link also shows. I was pointing to federal income tax, which I...
Are you saying wealth should not grow? Or that 6.15% a year is too high? 8 x (1+.0615)^27 = 40.08 just curious as to taxes, you might want...
interesting, tagging this for later. Curious though, why you are leveraged and holding SHY - short term treasury. Surely this gives you a...
this...
heh same here. I found it hit or miss with the assignments. Looking at PRU this AM, there are some deep ITM Nov calls still with some OI, so some...
1) the delta of that option you quote is NOT 1. That deep but so much time out, should be around .95 I would think 2) you are short gamma 3)...
speaking of which, does anyone know a good data source for historical closing bid-ask info on options?
I could so build that, if only I had the software!
that is damn sexy looks like the quintuple diag from a little while ago but with fewer transaction costs you give up a portion of the peaks...
about the double diags with the sag in the middle that is too deep for your liking, have you tried propping up the sag with a long butterfly? it...
completely true and something I thought of even as I posted (its in the premium!). But I dont have to like it :D
I have always hated that they use Friday's open instead of Thursday's close (since thats the last time you can trade it) for european options. It...
The MMs indeed need to poked from time to time! My order was in for about an hour sitting around the mid, when the b/a went .60 - 1.10...
exactly
perhaps no haircut, but they must charge a stock borrow fee on the short, or regular margin int if you went long, no? (talking about the stock...
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