Nah, these are options that I wrote. I was receiving 04/09 expiration messages all the way through the middle of May. On the earlier question...
Follow-up question... I've just noticed the multiplier on the VX future is 1000... meaning a single futures contract is $30k. But the option...
PZH is the options root, not the underlying. Did you have any options for PNC? Not meant to be a blanket defense for IB. I get weeks-old...
Great, thanks for that. I was also confused because of an entry in blog, which seems like a very authoratative source on all things VIX related:...
Hi, I'm still trying to understand how to work with VIX futures/options. Let's talk about specific example: - VIXFF, Jun options with...
You can back-test all day, you can look at charts all day... but nothing is like sitting in front of a monitor real time and watch the (lack) of...
*The* fundamental assumption underlying the BS model is that (log) stock returns are normally distributed. They make this assumption because...
I'm almost amazed no one has come in this thread and turned it into an ego battle... :) Good input, re: changing IV. In my case, I'm purely...
Gotcha... he's looking for $1 *per contract*, even as he averages down. All I gotta say is, wow. But I have to admit though, that sounded more...
Ah, that was the one number he didn't give, which I made an assumption on. But if all he's trying to do is close out $1k+ per deal (that was my...
This guy is insane: <i>"On Feb. 9, I instructed subscribers to double down. I bought 410 contracts, bringing my total to 820. This lowered my...
Very helpful, thanks.
I'm not completely sure I get you... you're suggesting that I scalp with ES at spot price instead of the future ESM9? My intuition is that...
Gotcha, thanks. Did I just get burned on the ask/bid spread on my ES options...? I split the ask/bid pretty evenly, so I'm assuming I did okay....
Hi all, Starting to look into futures options... no experience at all with these. I was too busy during market hours to play with these, so...
Nope. Keep in mind it's not "IB" that charges interest for shorting it... it's whoever actually has the stock to lend. IB is just charging...
There's no downside. This is exactly the question you asked earlier... why shouldn't someone holding a stock long (in a margin account) be...
If you're long one of these stocks, and expect to hold for 30+ days... you can take advantage of these borrowing rates by doing an EFP into a...
Yep, those threads alone make EliteTrader a worthwhile exercise for me. I had *no* idea that was an issue until I came across them. Now, I...
Only a little bit, and it's not clear at all you'll get anything after commissions. C + K = S + P So... in the above case: $2.20 + $35 !=...
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