Then I don't have enough information to give you an intelligent suggestion.
How much do you expect your portfolio to rise over the next 12 months. How much of that are you willing to spend in insurance? Also, I don't...
All hedges have a cost. If I expected the market to drop more than10%, I would just sell out my portfolio.
My best guess is this is a business decision based on the time, effort and cost to the broker that is incurred by their regulator, FINRA. With us,...
It is my expectation that equity market makers hedge with that equity, but Cash settled index options are hedged with the related future. Eg SPX...
Ever since market making has been automated, I set up my trades to auto hedge with the underlying. The hard part right now is not that you you...
Until you are trading real money, you have no position on the CME order book, so you are being filled on some rule set up on the paper trading. It...
Jarjar, You never said if these are equity options or options on futures. Bob
Not to my knowledge. I don't think the exchange allows you to query this.
Cancel replace puts you to the back of the order book. You would be better to send a second order to add quantity, unless you are paying ticket...
Maybe Bernie Sanders will help them out :sneaky:.
I agree. It is a hedged position already. Unless you hit some max loss that you are willing to take on anyone position, I would rarely adjust it....
No, that is what the Najarian Brothers do. When I traded as a market maker, my job was to provide depth and liquidity. I sold when those order...
https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Corporations/Foreign-Account-Tax-Compliance-Act-FATCA The provisions commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax...
I basically had no choice. It was the game I paid to play in. You would not pay all that money to be a MM if you did not take advantage of the...
When volume spikes from buying, IVOL always increases. When you are a MM, you are always doing the other side at price intervals, hedging with...
The Najarian Brothers claim that this is their strategy. They follow the money. When I was an Option MM, I made a living fading these vol spikes...
What do you mean by IC?
Not always true. If there are no customer orders and the options in ATM or OTM, it should be close. Customer bids/offers will change the mid point...
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