Working as an advisor sounds like a good option. I don't speak from experience yet, but if registration/compliance is your main concern you might...
Thanks for your answer. That echoes what I've learned in the meantime. I'm just taking the SIE and the Series 3 since I don't need to be...
I do not yet hold any licences but am exploring starting a hedge fund in the next few years. I'm thinking to take the SIE and the Series 6, 7,...
Yes, Schwab has four levels - the permissions are listed here: https://help.streetsmart.schwab.com/pro/4.36/Content/Option_Approval_Levels.htm I...
I just didn't understand - you are saying that with IB you see options on the /VX futures? I didn't find those anywhere, and only see the VIX...
What do you mean by mix them? I'm looking for the same exposure as VIX options, just with larger contracts. Do you have a link? I could not...
I'm a relatively small fish, and usually my trades contribute little to the overall daily volume of a product. But with VIX options, I'm often...
It's an index option, like SPX options Schwab does allow this. I confirm it because I have recently traded VIX options with Schwab.
Thanks - I appreciate the advice. I hadn't considered a self-directed IRA, and it sounds like it might be a great solution.
That makes sense. So does IB permit this? And if not, which broker does?
I am looking to create an Investment Club structured as a partnership which will have a single pooled brokerage account. Taxes pass through to...
Thanks for the answers. I've looked into both SMAs and investment clubs, and I think an investment club is promising. The biggest benefit is the...
I realize my post may not have been clear on the goal; allow me to try again: I'm wondering if there are any structures (requiring < $100k and <...
I'm searching online about investment clubs, but it seems you just make an LLC and open a brokerage account in its name. So the problem is that at...
To make sure I understand, with a IB friends & family account, you can do the following? Account 1: 5k USD Account 2: 10k USD Then you buy 100...
I looked at this, but it seems that you must place trades in individual accounts?
Besides mutual funds and hedge funds, are there simpler options for creating a pooled account (i.e. you trade in one big account rather than...
As far as I know, Deribit margins each leg separately. So if you have spreads, they won't be recognized for lower margin than the sum of the...
It seems that Ether options are only available for institutional accounts, and that retail does not have any access at any broker.
Is there any broker that lets you trade CME Ether Futures (and its options) in an IRA? It's fine if only long contracts are allowed, and if...
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