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  1. Barry Lind. R.I.P.

    Barry Lind was a futures industry legend. The Lind of Lind-Waldock. Barry died in car accident last night. I sat on several committees...
    Thread by: OneChicago, Jan 24, 2013, 12 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. SSF discount

    Very risky. To hedge a purchase of a discounted future you must get short Delta somewhere. If you choose the underlying stock you will need to...
    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: Trading

  3. SSF discount

    www.onechicago.com has a great deal of info on SSF. I recently hosted a number of discussions with members of the media that deal with...
    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: Trading

  4. SSF discount

    YELP is a Hard-to-Borrow stock. The fees paid to borrow the stock are priced into the SSF as a negative interest rate. This negative rate...
    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: Trading

  5. Park spare cash in IB account

    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: Trading

  6. Park spare cash in IB account

    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: Trading

  7. Park spare cash in IB account

    Equity derivative traders (options or futures) are not entitled to dividend distributions unless exercised or taken to delivery prior to ex_date....
    Post by: OneChicago, Aug 9, 2012 in forum: Trading

  8. Park spare cash in IB account

    Better capital treatment. If the SSF leg is in a futures account they are subject to a higher initial performance bond of ~20%. If the SSF...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Trading

  9. Park spare cash in IB account

    While SSF can and should sit in a securities account the answer is no they aren't covered by SIPC. SSF are not an asset. They are a contingent...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Trading

  10. Park spare cash in IB account

    Sorry, Hmm, so I am currently a little confused: - you do not transact This is correct - you are not a counter party to any transaction...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Trading

  11. Park spare cash in IB account

    Hmm, so I am currently a little confused: - you do not transact - you are not a counter party to any transaction - you are not an exchange...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Trading

  12. Park spare cash in IB account

    In a previous post you have asked: "Would you mind telling all of us here how you derive profits for your firm from such transactions?" Of...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 12, 2012 in forum: Trading

  13. Park spare cash in IB account

    ________________________________________________________________________ Please understand I am not offended in any way. However I would like to...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 11, 2012 in forum: Trading

  14. Park spare cash in IB account

    You should be able to route to Smart, IBEFP or ONE using the TWS Choose ONE to route the order to our BETS match engine. There is no size...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 10, 2012 in forum: Trading

  15. Park spare cash in IB account

    Very sorry for the confusion. If you are simply trying to find yield for cash then Selling the EFP is the trade you are after. This works with...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 10, 2012 in forum: Trading

  16. Park spare cash in IB account

    For the above situation where the SSF are trading in a backwardation mode (given a positive interest rate and a positive time horizon with no...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jul 9, 2012 in forum: Trading

  17. Park spare cash in IB account

    A simple formula for a NoDivRisk contract is: SSF= Stock + Interest A simple formula for a NoDiv Risk EFP is: EFP= SSF - Stock Which can...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jun 28, 2012 in forum: Trading

  18. Park spare cash in IB account

    There are a number of EFPs that are constantly being quoted with associated sizes displayed. I attached the link in a prior post but will...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: Trading

  19. Park spare cash in IB account

    Can you just walk me through the logistics. Say for this illustration, I wanted to simultaneously long the underlying stock while selling the...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: Trading

  20. Park spare cash in IB account

    As a follow up to my last post: I failed to mention that OneChicago has a more institutionally oriented match engine for blocks and EFPs call...
    Post by: OneChicago, Jun 22, 2012 in forum: Trading
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