I can't tell you which is better, but from a margin perspective, DITM calls have to be paid for in full and the stock can be margined at 50%.
I made markets in Dendreon options during that crazy ride. It was fun, but scary. Ivol was 250 in the front month and 90 in the back months and...
cdcaveman, ONLY equity options, no options on futures yet on Sterling. Bob
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glossolalia, The OCC offers 15% margin on equities (6.6X) and more for broad based indexes. For SPY they shock down 8% and up 6%. that is a max...
I came from the trading floor, AMEX. I never worked on the CBOE or ever traded in the crowd. I can't make any guarantee about which is better. I...
SIG, It is very frustrating. That is one reason why we offer, for larger accounts, access to a floor broker. Our larger clients can call or IM...
SPX is a little different in the way that the CBOE handles these orders. You order can be sent directly to the electronic order book, I think...
Just to be clear, orders are not "broadcasted" to the exchanges. They are either routed there or not. Each exchange has their own order book, then...
I expect it will be very confusing for the public.
IB charges more for option DMA.
Either your market data is delayed or your order was not sent to an option exchange. I know their complex orders, in the past, did not reside on...
kufu, We can do conditional orders on Realtick including using time as a trigger. Bob [ATTACH]
I traded one stock that was around $35 that traded in a 2 to 6 point range almost everyday.
What asset class, equities or futures?
Not sure why you say that. In 1999, I was an option market maker on the Amex. I had taxi drivers and store salesman telling me what stocks they...
This is correct. Futures trades cannot be in a securities account and money for margin and positions must be in a seg account. If you add funds to...
Lightspeed Trader API doesn't do options. I was commenting on your statement, "I hope some day soon there's a viable competitor"-(To IB). The LST...
Do you find it profitable when you plan in advance what you will do vs waiting to see what opportunities the market presents at that time?
There are "viable competitor" for much of their business right now. We focus on US listed equities, options and futures. Bob
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