I do trade options. That's all I trade. I'm not happy about these new fees, but I'm trying to see how they can be worked around. They keep...
You could leave the order open without cancelling, and not get charged. Anyhow, if you get the order filled at another price, that should...
It's only 12 cents for a stock order cancellation. Now it's going to be ten times that ($1.20) for a cancelled direct-routed options order....
It's good that they notified us, in advance. Although as little in advance as possible. I had the impression that the reason direct-routed...
Prop means "proprietary firm". They are trading firms that allow you to trade with their money, and you split with them any profits you make....
Margin rules should not be applied to trades of non-marginable items. Restrictions should not be based on number of trades. This restriction...
It's all to get you to keep tuned in while the commercial runs
Actually my post was intended to psych up such as yourself. When you've had your fill of those posts intended to psych you out, and certain...
These are what I consider "tuning in, and turning on, to the market". Do these things. Know that in doing them you have the chance to succeed....
I don't claim to be an "elite trader". There was no qualification exam to take in order to join this forum, other than to have a valid e-mail...
There's such a thing as "psyching yourself up". The opposite expression used is not "psyched down" but "psyched out". They do this stuff in...
The news agencies play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey to explain why the stock market moved one way or the other. "Markets headed lower on lower...
def PMed aphexcoil. He wasn't suggesting that you had PMed him It's great that def posts on here, and is supportive to new traders (at least,...
Considering the amount of teasing you get on here, I think a lot of people on here think you are a cute icon
However if you don't have a math background and your head is swimming with deltas kappas sigmas and pi, you can take a look at my first answer :p
No, Delta's an airline. But I think they got bought out?
Options don't really move in relation to the percent move of the stock. It's more in relation to the actual dollar amount the stock moves. The...
With all due deference, I don't know what the "other issues to consider were", but I sure think that if IB representatives had made any kind of...
I think you mean options on 500 to 1000 shares of stock. An options contract covers 100 shares of stock. So if you're trading options on 500 to...
It makes it harder to trade well when the rules are stacked against you. Wait til they start adding restrictions onto your ability to trade, and...
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