Since the net holding for the firm (master account) = 0, it should not consume any BP. It appears to consume the BP of an individual trader,...
Since the firm has 4 million BP, and if one trader longs 1 million value of GOOG, and another trader shorts 1 million of GOOG, the actual BP used...
I used taxcut premium last year. I think I entered my 1256 contract with the software. I haven't started my tax report yet, and so have no idea...
What are the steps to set up a JBO?
Stock options and equities are taxed the same way. Unless you are MTM, I believe most retail traders have to list every single transaction.
I was exploring the possibility of operating a trading cafe with prop trading service. Revenue will come from food/drink service. We will also...
I bet harold is the owner of the branch.
Mark: Thank you. I will pass the info to the group.
I knew the title. Is it for traders or for investors? The title seems to target for traders, but not many strategies are introduced. I have...
The rules and regulations of the financial systems are different. Most prop firms get the leverage from their clearing firms. In China, a BD is...
Not true. There are other prop firms in your city. The business model of the other prop firms is different. You have to put up the deposit and...
Mark: Thanks for clarifying. I just read that you have a new book coming out. Recently my option trading strategies are getting...
Mark: I might be wrong. Is it true that most of the short vega is coming from the put side? I normally just trade the put spread if i...
Because he used IB as his broker. I had short straddle on ER2 680 on the same day, and IB issued margin call at the day the market was not...
ICs are usually not a bet on IV imo.
Mark: It is great to see you around. It has been very quiet for a long time.
Sugar: The risk reward ratio is better, but the probability distribution function of the success changes. IOW the expectancy is almost the...
1. Did you paper-trade? It is hard to get the price at the mid. 2. Adjustment is hard without large slippage when it is close to expiration....
7 billions of loss, not asset. I wonder if anyone has any idea the amount of assets they were controlling?
You meant infinity, right?
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