This is on an OEM demo. How come when I SELL futures options my account gets debited? Doesn't selling options = instant credit? And when I BUY futures options, it gets booked as a positive "Option P/L" immediately. What am I missing here? Thanks.
Oh geez, I meant OEC demo. Sorry, I must have thought I was on a car forum (get it? OEM? n/m) What does margin have to do with it? Wait, by BUYING an option, am I increasing my total margin temporarily? I just bought some ES options right now and my account info says this: Open P/L: $4390 Fut P/L: $0 Opt P/L: $4390 Realized P/L: $0 Total P/L: $4390 Cash: $45,217.50 Open P/L: $4,390 Net Liq: $49,607.50 Buying Power: $49,607.50 Initial Margin: 0 Percentage: 0