A retailer can place 390 orders a day and once they exceed that, they are considered professional and lose retail order priority. From my...
Here is how I set up my account. I asked my broker to purchase one year treasuries on treasury direct. They were deposited in my account....
I could but I feel I am not communicating clearly. I am not in the industry so my terminology may be incorrect/confusing. If @Robert Morse could...
I meant stacking one on top of another. Bonds are collateral. And then put on a long box spread. Two separate positions.
There was a typo… I meant fund an account with t bills. I think you got what I meant.
Bob I have a question about trading at Lightspeed. Off topic but is it possible to find a portfolio margin account with one year treasuries as...
Just wanted to follow up on this thread. Going long the box is basically like buying a fixed income product with more headaches. It can be done...
Did not put position on yet. About 4 percent on bonds. Assuming I can get 4 percent from box.
Cheaper from an execution perspective?
Of course, I have to assume the risk of bad marks, deal with execution, and pay the commissions on a 4 legged spread.
Thanks for confirming @newwurldmn. The comments in this thread so far have been really helpful. To you and @MrMuppet My intention is to put on...
I think I need to use a proper margin calculator. I assumed since the position was nearly risk free, margin would be almost 0 using TIMS/...
Bob is there any reason you wouldn't buy the box? Thanks.
A retailer would have to do 25 or a 100 spx lots to access the floor it seems (could be wrong). Even with 1 M portfolio, that's huge size.
Is there any reason why anyone wouldn't lend at 4 percent using the box market? European exercise on SPX seems to make it a nearly risk free...
It's the thin market that's the issue I'm guessing.
Could you please share what the derived order rule is?
change brokers. This is not normal.
Might want to check LinkedIn and reach out to the few daytrading shops left (Bright, T3).
Thanks for the info.
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