I think The Fly deserves credit for admitting his screw-up. And I suspect his subscribers may have gotten some value for their money by watching...
I have been struggling to get my brain around this topic of market microstructure. I recently read Flash Boys and believe the author has made a...
I have a similar question. I prefer to continue using SMART routing, and I notice that IEX is one of the places that SMART routs to. I recall...
Brokers are not required to report options on futures on the Form 1099, and therefore IB doesn't report it. But your gain or loss still must be...
The Form 8949 is now required, and I would think you might be inviting trouble if you don't submit it. If your broker is IB, most of the work is...
The $25k minimum for day trading applied only to securities, not futures or forex. With futures, you can start as small as your broker allows....
They have it now. It requires a Reuters subscription at extra cost.
I watched guys day-trade and kick butt in the late 90's. By 2002 they were all breaking even or losing. They didn't get old and stupid in that...
You might start here: http://www.cmegroup.com/education/files/CTA_guide_1-3-08.pdf As for how to do backtesting, there is not much I can suggest....
I didn't test it, but I am pretty sure there is no market depth data for the demo login. I have heard that market depth for the paper trader...
Ratios are a directional play. It seems to me that if you expect an expansion in IV in the near future with a price move either up or down, a...
Yes, with options you can make money VERY quickly ... and lose just as quickly. Everybody expects to be "above average" and make lots of money....
The market is the way it always was ... changing continuously.
I used to short options exclusively, and I most of the time I didn't worry about getting assigned. But you should be aware of when it can happen,...
That's a more complicated question. You need to know the details of expiration and assignment, not just "last trade". Some markets allow...
I think IB works the same. THere should be a way to do a reset on your demo account.
This is something I discovered for myself some time ago. Less experienced traders often look to backtesting to tell them how an idea will turn...
Some of my questions are slightly off-topic regarding HowTo for beginners. My point was that I like accessing the TWSAPI via the ActiveX mostly...
I'm currently using the ActiveX with Delphi 7. I previously used Ross Hemingway's IABSocket component, but I switched to the ActiveX mostly...
I trade via TWSAPI, and I'm thinking about switching to Python for my primary language. It's my understanding that IbPy is Python 2, and I prefer...
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