Recent content by arcticwanderer

I think oil will head south soon if it breaks a few technical levels and would like to trade on it. Not interested in shorting futures though. Can anyone tell me if puts are available on futures and how I would buy them using IB. Thanks

I mainly traded options on QQQ's for a couple of years. I don't think I ever bought on the ask unless the market started to take off. The reversals in the first hour usually got me filled at the bid.

For what it's worth, I traded options almost daily for 2 years starting with a $6,000 account. It was a losing game holding losers because of the PTD rule. Can't make $$ if you can't afford to lose $$. I learned alot trying different strategies but unless you just throw a lot of your stake at a...

Thanks, but I think I'll pass on changing my laptop's operating system.

Since most business programs are written for a windows based system, I am using windows XP. Are you suggesting I switch to a MAC ? If not what are you suggesting.

I don't know about Samson, but just the other day I went to place an order to buy 500 taser at $51. The program froze up on me when I tried to change the price. I had to shut down and relaunch the TWS program. By the time I got reconnected the stock was at $53, .50 above my planned exit point...