i'd suggest going w/ itm b/c if price goes against you you'll be able to recover more value when you stop out.
+1. what happens when you wait to earn more $ b/c now the delta is almost 1 if the option is atm and it's expiry week then the market goes against...
+1 re going to win 7 instead of 8. win 8 is just a next generation vista in terms of unusability (a new word) and resource hogging. i wish win...
you don't want to use SPXPM? in general i don't really think this is news. first of all you can only exercise options on friday until 530 est...
another way to 100% prevent a total wipeout is to use multiple (3-4) brokers w/ DIFFERENT clearing firms. IMHO IB is the best broker for safety...
AFAIK they do have to post. i would do the following: first, check your confirm statement from your broker and make sure you got confirmed...
umm maybe i'm simplifying it too much but you're basically buying insurance (like a put option).
not really re to OH but i remember (i'm sure a lot of you guys do too) when TOS was upgrading their software a while ago and traders had probs...
re my previous post, my comments are ONLY the 2nd and 4th paragraphs - i was responding to the previous poster's comments.
in response to a pm i received from a user i thought it'd be better to post my responses to his/her questions. some of this may be redundant to my...
micro caps are one of the least efficient markets out there and offer a great opportunity for an activist investor. here's some research i've...
i see the iai and gs, ms pretty much the same (very much over past week) and xbd much stronger than all of them. given that you can't trade xbd it...
the clearing firm is RCG. see below from the account agreement. https://www.optionshop.com/ib_agreement.htm first, in general a very good...
just trade xlf and don't worry about the index.
to the op who said he's "off the intro plan" - have you tried calling them up and asking if you can get back on? you'd be surprised how often it...
seriously. norton is the biggest piece of bloatware in the history of the world. well that and adobe pdf. if you're using adobe pdf and you're...
ohh...nevermind. disregard my post. i only posted my prior one b/c i remember reading a story in maxim mag once (don't know what it had to do...
first off i agree w/ your brand of justice but now that you seem to have solved the prob let me offer a solution or two... immediately install...
+1. seriously, if you're single w/ no kids and rent (not own a house) and don't own any brazilian rainforest or anything crazy and ONLY traded...
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