I'm having a problem with Interactive Brokers. I'm interested in executing a spread that often will include 3 - 5 different treasury instruments....
I'm not sure if this thread belongs here or in the Options forum; nonetheless, here is the "CRAZY" margin requirement imposed by Interactive...
Does anyone regularly practice the capture of roll yield on futures/commodities? Perhaps this thread can be used to "brain storm" and expand upon...
Although the synthetic equivalent of a collar is a bull call spread, I have a question concerning the adjustment of collars, as recommended by...
There are several "gurus" that subscribe to the opening range breakout strategy; however, I'm also familar with several professional proponents of...
Is there an automated way to simultaeously exit a basket of open stock positions once the P&L gets to a designated threshold, with a OCA bracket?...
Does anyone have solid experience with such a strategy? I've recently began analyzing and testing this strategy. It seems promising... My...
I'm convinced that unless you have the trading skills of Steve Cohen or some other "market wizard", consistently timing the market is an...
Based upon the market's move this year, it seems that a relatively safe strategy would have been to enter into slightly otm put & call...
Assuming that we all understand the potential benefits of a calendar collar, I'll like to focus on the potential problems/challenges of this...
I need your help. I'm trying to locate the username of an individual who was very a successful trader here on ET. I believe that he implied that...
It appears that the market goes through cycles of breakouts and reversals with the 10:00 am est direction. As of late, after the first 30 minutes...
Does anyone have any long term experience with swing trading the e-minis? It seems that a simple strategy would be to enter a trade at the...
Has anyone been able to borrow/short the shares of leveraged (2x or 3x) ETFs? The only downside I see with this strategy is that the market...
Many folks contend that averaging down is a "time bomb waiting to explode", and I agree. For example, you could experience years of success with...
Most folks, in this forum and on various web sites, warn against short straddles/strangles. It's obvious why their advise is "Don't Do It"....
Establishing this would cost about $4.5k per long & short contract on the e-mini. B/E would be a nine point move. The weekly range is typically...
Butterflys are typically a low risk/low probability trade, having a small debit when established. However, why not create a more worthwhile...
I understand that many professional option traders prefer the Broken Wing Butterfly (BWB) over the standard butterfly. I'm planning on...
I'm at a crossroad... I'm considering the pros & cons of going with a Prop firm or trading thru the Futures market, as I am a Swing Trader. The...
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