I thought I had a moderately good year since I was up 25% in my account for 2007. Now I am right back where I started . Probably not the only one...
Well here we are again, back at support levels for the 3rd time over the last year. It seems whenever we break support and the market screams...
This is the 3rd time this has happened to me in as many months with 3 different stocks and i can never get an answer as to why. Placed order with...
I've posted how I trade out of losing positions before and got ridiculed by a few of the " experts " that seem to thrive on this board. But here...
I can't believe this happened to me twice in the last week. Both times I placed a buy order on a Nok 09 leap at $1300 splitting the spread and...
I have my IB account set up for trading HK stocks and was thinking about some Alibaba. But recently saw a reference about individual investors not...
I use Smart with IB and leave the default settings. Recently I placed a buy on some NOK calls at $1300 when the spread was about $20-$30 on each...
I hate to ask this here, but I have called IB 3 times and the directions they give me for converting my US funds to another currency always lead...
50, 000 shares at the open, any price.
Thought this thread might get some interesting stories. One of mine is: the day before NWA was going to decide to declare bankruptcy or not,...
I had asked this question in another post but mostly got people responding who didn'tât know what a covered call was and started ranting about...
First off I'm not major player, just a small time options trader. Since my account is small, I watch every penny and work hard to limit my losses...
When I used to trade Taser, I noticed how often the stock seemed to close on expiration Friday at a price close to the option strike price with...
I still think oil is a good play, but always wonder why my energy stocks like VLO and COP often drop on days like today when oil goes up. I would...
Funny, I can accept loses without it bothering me. But missing a big move on a stock I'm following eats me up. It usually happens becuse I...
Was interested in GSF calls a few days ago . The spread was 290x320 and I placed a buy at 300. Nothing changes. After a couple of minutes I call...
I have a basic understanding of stochastics but can't figure out how you could chart say the 3 day fast and the 5 day slow to see were they might...
Does anyone know how options on a company that is merging with another company are usually handled? I'm trading options on GSF and am looking at...
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