Coach, I am trying to increase my leverage by adding a long leg ( I used to do naked write ) to increase my leverage. My long leg is not used...
Chris, thanks for your response. Will I increase my leverage further by adding a ES long leg( to make it a credit spread)? I really don't know...
I also have OIH calls with: short OIH Aug 160 Call short OIH Aug 170 Call short OIH Aug 175 call, long OIH Oct 170 Call short OIH Oct 175...
Is the margin requirement for credit spread using es the same as that using spx? margin req = strike diff * multiplier - credit? I heard...
Thanks, Jeff. I haven't yet traded future options. I have traded mainly spider, iwm (most etfs), and like to consider trading future options. I...
What is the margin requirement for Aug 1125? My broker didn't allow me to trade even 1 contract with 30000 Option Buying Power. My calculation...
Genesis is offering 1 dollar a trade for retail customers.
You need to be licensed to trade prop (i.e. to trade firm's money) Series 7 is the exam you need to pass.
Dave, We worked together before in Assent. How u doing? Why don't you talk to swifttrade.com? They have very low-cost structure as well. I...
the website shows USD 1.65 (through 12/31/06). Does it mean $1.65 only applies to trades before 12/31/06, or it applies to accounts opened before...
It seems to me that the unbundled rate is always lower than the bundled rate even for small volume. One contract for unbundled rate is only 0.9...
Which firms are good for trading es future options?
MTE, I never traded future, nor future options. I start looking into the possibility of trading future options b/c of higher leverage. My...
I wonder if there is any professional future option trader who uses the BS model to determine fair value of index future option price? How do...
First, I read a lot of academic books (e.g. Future, Options & Swaps from Robert Kolb) that Beta of index future is greater than 1. Second, the...
I think we can. I believe the index future volatility should be: = sigma * exp(rt) based on the theoretical value of future price. I just...
I want historical volatility of index future. Say for example, to compute s&p dec future volatility, you need a set of dec future price, but...
Is there a way to compute the volatility of index future based on the underlying index? Is there a website to find the historical volatility of...
I only pay 3.75 for 5 option contracts.
Don't u know that you can negotiate the commission rate? :) I don't have minimum, and I am paying 0.75 per contract without paying any other fees.
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