I am surprised at this kind of thinking coming from a former market-maker. From you I would expect answers like "sometimes", "maybe", and...
I think this will be very illustrative. Assuming the SPX is at 1385, what is the $risk of holding one short 1385 combo versus owning a...
To be clear B, you are closing and reopening the component position ATM correct? -segv
He is already in real estate. The question is whether he wants to liquidate and try his hand at trading, or keep or increase his real estate...
That is correct. See this page for details: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/interest.php?ib_entity=llc#credit The idea...
You could put the entire balance into an IB trading account, where the amount above the first $10,000 will earn interest at the current rate minus...
And somehow I thought Etrade could not get any worse than the "mouse sperm" commercial. -segv
The crack pipe sure is hot today, isn't it?
Some debit spreads are long theta.
Which one of you bears wants to sell me 1000 ES calls? -segv
QuantDeveloper is, in my opinion, a superior product. Its major weak point is the lack of API and framework documentation. This deficit creates...
An atom bomb is an EMP bomb. Rest assured that military equipment is hardened against EMP. Civilian equipment on the other hand... -segv
Holy GM call ratio credit spread..... -segv
Why not use the stop-loss order as entry and exit criteria? -segv
I agree with arb, IB is hard to beat. -segv
Your question is a fundamental one that has been debated extensively in academic literature. It is the "make or take" question. You have already...
Of course there is a difference. The difference is the guarantee of having the order execute, and the cost of the guarantee is the bid-ask...
Paul, In regards to these two issues, your strategy is extremely susceptible to many perils associated with high-frequency trading. Some...
Good, just checking. In regard to your account closure problem, does your retail brokerage also happen to make markets in the securities in...
Paul, I would be interested to know why you consider a statistical arbitrage strategy to be "near zero risk". Would you elaborate? -segv
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