I have a fairly diversified portfolio in a cash account and I'm buying a little something everyday. I wonder how much I can make by making my...
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If I were CEO of a public corporation instead of doing outright share buybacks, I'd probably just sell puts each time my firm's stock goes down 1%...
How can a put decay if price goes down and there is more than enough time value left? I'm long Aug 70 EWZ puts. I saw EWZ gap down this morning...
With a 1% Trail-Stop order - if you go long and if the market goes up 1% and then down 1% you get stopped out at the near the same price you...
Do futures settle T+3 days later like equities in a CASH account? I know that futures in cash accounts do not get intraday margins. And as...
If: I am short cash secured or stock secured options and I don't care if I get assigned and I do get assigned while on vacation Then is...
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My father recently passed away. He has a six figure account at IB and I am the advisor on the account. My mom is the executor of his estate....
Right now I trade futures retail (5 years experience). I avoid trading equities retail do to limited leverage, the wash sale rule, higher...
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I've been having this issue all month. I use bracket order to trade futures on NYMEX. And for some reason whenever I get filled on my opening...
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Which other brokers (other than IB) offer a F&F account?
I want to start building a track record so I can eventually manage OPM. I only want to manage money for my family. They have offered 500k for...
In 1996, I was an active day trader. At the end of the year, I had lost several thousand dollars. I'm currently being audited for that year and,...
Are FX trades included under 1256 contracts?
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IB says I can only short the feb contract. I cannot buy. He said there are not enough sellers to buy the contract so I can only short the...
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