How do you guys know this stuff? Thanks for the help.
I would like to make my own long short fund instead of sitting in cash. If I open a 100k account and short 50k worth ove stock and buy 50k...
Thanks and yes using IB. Are the other brokerages relatively the same? I am going to slap a ratio spread on some of my longer term holdings....
If I have an option that is in the money and I do nothing, will my brokerage firm default into buying the shares at the strike price and hold them...
Is there a site where I can plug in some options and it spits out a profit/loss diagram? I am interested in creating a structured note-like...
I know some good advisors. They kinda coach, teach, invest, etc. Find one that knows economics! as well as finance, some accounting, and one...
"you can't stay short them over long periods of time." That is why I was wondering if anyone thinks if this thing stays choppy if the eroding...
Another question and sorry for throwing so many questions out there, but there are a lot of intelligent people here and I like to learn from them....
Hey I posted my question in another topic but here it is again and I created two excel sheets and the results were educational. question: Why...
Jeb, You get the equity buildup on the short of FAS though even though you are losing on FAZ in your scenario. Won't this keep you from...
Could someone explain to me with the time decay involved in 3x ETF's how you cannot just short both sides of the ETF(ie FAS and FAZ) and make...
Bob, Read the phase outs for Roth IRA's given your current income. Once you start making a higher income your ability to fund a ROTH IRA...
That time is here already, although they aren't expiring yet, they are just saying renegotiate or don't get paid...
Good advice, thanks...As you said once you've made a trade its been made...And once you haven't made a trade, you haven't move on... Thanks...
Damn I wish I would have gone through with this!!! Feb 09 Puts are at 9.40
Did you elect to use MTM last year prior to April? I think you needed to in order to do this.
Thanks guys. I don't totally understand the greeks but I am kinda familiar with them. I know the difference, but I really needed to track some...
dsq, good luck to you as well
I assume the mouse/cursor just jumps between screens?
VirtualBox is free and works great!
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