I'm curious about the most efficient method to go long on volatility over a one-year time horizon. Products like VXX and UVXY feel compromised by...
I've observed two things recently: 1. IB has really attractive margin rates for borrowing in Yen. 2. IB also has low margin requirements for...
Hi there. I'm curious to know more about how after-hours fluctuations in the price of ES can affect the available margin in an account managing...
Anyone know what the maintenance margin is for going long ESH23 / Short ESH24 (futures calendar spread)?
Anyone know how much margin/span credit the CME extends for a long JPY/ Short GBP position?
I just purchased some options on futures in IB and was surprised to find that despite using up my available cash, the firm seems to still be...
I just signed up for IB and funded my account to to make a fairly standard options on futures trade. They notified me to update my trading...
SOFR futures have that unique expiration feature where they settle four months after the headline contract date. Does this essentially mean that,...
Was looking at March 24 SOFR (SQH24) and barchart says it settles in June. Does that seem right? If so will the contract on settlement express...
Anyone know about how to balance a SOFR 2YR spread? How many 2Yrs per SOFR contract? Thx
Any one know what span margin is for long Franc contract short Pound 1:1?
Anyone have a link to credits that the exchanges provide for OJ futures intramarket spreads? Can't seem to find it. Wondering what sort of span...
If you take delivery on say a March 2023 2-Year Note futures contract, what is the issuance date of the notes? Is the issuance date equivalent...
End of day quote for 30-year Bond (ZBH23) seems different across data platforms. Barchart and Investing.com seem to show last-minute buying in...
Wondering what people think is the better futures instrument to build a position if you believe the Fed will be cutting rates in 2023? A couple...
Anyone know what the general limit is in terms of max contracts held at one time for retail traders who use basic platforms like ETrade? I'm...
Question for rates traders. Am I right to assume that a spread trade to capitalize on an inverting yield curve would go short 6 x ZT and long 1 x...
Are there predictable/cyclical variables that cause the spread to move in one direction or another over the long term?
Anyone know what sort of margin relief is standard when taking intermarket spread positions in US equity futures (NQ, ES, YM)? Which brokers...
Anyone know if you're limited to desktop apps if you want to execute automated trades (based on scripts) on... - ThinkoOrSwim - Tradestation - IB...
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