HERE IS THE ANSWER: I DID COVER THE ITM CALL. MY INITIAL MARGIN WAS INCREASED BY ABOUT $2250 (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE EQUAL TO THE EXCHANGE INIT...
You are correct. FOP spreads are native. RCG RAN platform will not execute FOP spreads. Global's tech support attemted to use the RAN platform...
Of course I have a similiar situation with my ITM call leg of my short straddle. In my case, I placed a buy stop above the current market to...
Anyone using this platform to trade futures options with their broker? My broker and I are looking at other platforms with which exchange-traded...
I like this comment. BTW, I am keeping track of the VIX--I note it when I place the straddle, and I note it on Expiration Day (I use this reading...
I am not a big fan of bull put spreads. The "insurance" leg doesn't seem to offer much protection. For example, let's look at a recent trade:...
Suppose I have one short put that is OTM, and one short call that is ITM. I am trading ES futures options, and it is expiration Friday. Suppose...
You are basically doing a spread (buying back a lower-priced option and selling a higher-priced option. I did some "rolling" but I did it...
Then try the web-based version. That is the one I use for papertrading. Never tried the desktop version. I suspect the demo only works on the...
Remember, long options do not have a margin requirement. So, your margin requirement will be based on your shorts. For example, I am trading a...
I simply registered. You do not need to complete the application to papertrade. Also, I noticed that quartly option quotes were available in the...
Triple bottom completed in early 2003. Then upward from there. Fed funds were at 1%. Things were worse then, as far as the stock market. This...
The way out of the mess, at this point, is to provide real relief and reform. The tax rebate is too small, and it will only be used to pay down...
The weekly update: The April 1325C settled at 23.00; the April 1325P settled at 12.40; the June ES settled at 1335.50. My maintenance margin is...
I can relate a story. A friend of mine has two felonies on his record. He took the Series 3 exam (you do not need sponsership to take the exam)...
Whenever I did spreads, I used market orders instead of limit orders. I did this with IB. This way I got my spread or better. Execution as...
I received an email from TOS stating tha they would begin ordering futures options on April 25, 2008. No other details were disclosed....
Couple of observations. One, to reply to the previous poster: The RAN platform will not allow the entering of a short straddle. I tried it, and...
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