Recent Content by jones247

  1. Who here trades index futures for a living?

    Hi ggsn1, Are you a directional trader, or a vol trader... with options, it's either correct direction or correct volatility that makes...
    Post by: jones247, Sep 9, 2013 in forum: Index Futures

  2. What am I missing?

    Congrats on your performance... are you long vol or short vol with your non-directional trades? Walt
    Post by: jones247, Sep 7, 2013 in forum: Options

  3. Box Spread Arbitrage

    Give "TastyTrade.com" a "look-see"... Tom Sosnoff and Tony Batista, two former option floor traders who have been very successful, give a free...
    Post by: jones247, Aug 30, 2013 in forum: Options

  4. The Fed is getting destroyed...massive bond losses

    +1... as a matter of fact, Ben Bernanke recently testified to that effect before congress... In the end, the fed will simply hold the bonds until...
    Post by: jones247, Aug 4, 2013 in forum: Wall St. News

  5. Spread orders on TWS not displaying properly

    I'm having some fundamental problems with "non-guarantee" spreads on financial (treasury) futures. I would like to enter a four legged...
    Post by: jones247, Jun 28, 2013 in forum: Order Execution

  6. Spread Execution Software

    thanks...
    Post by: jones247, Jun 27, 2013 in forum: Financial Futures

  7. Spread Execution Software

    How much would you charge?
    Post by: jones247, Jun 27, 2013 in forum: Financial Futures

  8. Spread Execution Software

    I would be fine with buying at the ask and selling at the bid; however, I have no coding skills. It would be easier for me to pay someone to code...
    Post by: jones247, Jun 27, 2013 in forum: Financial Futures

  9. Spread Execution Software

    thanks for your reply DM... what I'm looking for is a software that will execute all legs of an intercommodity spread simultaneously. I wouldn't...
    Post by: jones247, Jun 26, 2013 in forum: Financial Futures

  10. Spread Execution Software

    I'm having a problem with Interactive Brokers. I'm interested in executing a spread that often will include 3 - 5 different treasury instruments....
    Thread by: jones247, Jun 25, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: Financial Futures

  11. Ultra bond

    Is anyone experienced with trading the BOB spread? Would you offset this spread with the ZN? thanks, Walt
    Post by: jones247, Jun 4, 2013 in forum: Trading

  12. Extremely High Margin Requirements on Back Months - Interactive Brokers

    I'll give SPX a "look see"; however, I'm willing to bet that I will run into the same type of shenanigans as with ES... but perhaps I'll be...
    Post by: jones247, May 11, 2013 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. Extremely High Margin Requirements on Back Months - Interactive Brokers

    I'm sorry guys, but I just don't buy it... since when did any broker, particularly IB, start looking to protect the customer from losing money, or...
    Post by: jones247, May 11, 2013 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Extremely High Margin Requirements on Back Months - Interactive Brokers

    Comintel & Pfranz, Your perspective is appreciated; however, the big difference is that I'm not talking about naked positions. If I was trying...
    Post by: jones247, May 11, 2013 in forum: Retail Brokers