I'm not trying to be obnoxious. I'm genuinely sorry.
Thanks for the reply. I have a cash account with well over $2000USD but it won't let me open a margin account. There's no option to open it in the...
I'm sorry that I've dishonored this forum. Please forgive me.
Hi all, I would like to sell Cash Secured Puts but from my understanding, this requires a margin account. I've looked everywhere on Interactive...
But isn't it the cherry on top, so to speak? Let's say the SPY appreciates 10% in 1 year, and I make additional income from selling calls....
Sorry, do you mean a long synthetic future (long call and short put at same strike price)? I notice that time decay is minimized with this trade....
Thanks for the reply. One of the things that I've learned about writing covered calls/wheels flies in the face of what I've learned about dealing...
Hi everyone, I've been exploring selling covered calls on the SPY for income. I've recently discovered how powerful selling covered calls or...
Hi everyone, I'm interested in scalping BIL and SGOV. Both ETFs have relatively predictable price patterns. The current asking price of BIL is...
Hi everyone, the SPY had a Golden Cross on Feb 2. Historically, this cross of the 50-day and 200-day SMAs has led to significant advances in the...
Thanks for the reply. The formula I used to calculate my margin interest costs came from Investopedia How Is Margin Interest Calculated?...
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Let's say I want to buy a $100,000 1-month Tbill on margin. IB Canada's margin interest rate is 5.8% To...
Thanks for the replies everyone. It looks like trading Tbills on margin won't work. What about trading leveraged CFDs on Treasury Bill etfs like...
Hi everyone. I'm interested in using margin to buy Tbills. I'm located in Canada and the only broker that I can find on Google that allows this...
Can you please explain what type of margin you're getting? Is it 2:1? Portfolio margin? Prop firm margin (Eg 50:1)? Thanks
Technically speaking, the SPY entered a bull market when the Golden Cross occurred on Feb 2 2023.
Thanks for the reply. Is day trading more suitable for a prop firm?
Are you suggesting that I find backers? How easy is it to find them? Thanks
The 50:1 leverage sounds attractive. I understand that it comes with risk though.
My return is leveraged. I use 2:1 margin. I'm located in Canada. I don't have access to portfolio margin. I'm with IB Canada and they don't allow...
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