Recent content by canadaguy

I guess I struck a nerve with my relatively tame commenets... My experience is in equities and options and I am sure that you and other denizens of this forum consider yourself gurus when it comes to the forex (based on the number of posts you make, one wonders whether you actually have any...

Atticus, Well first of all. To do the cmparsion prooperly, you have to compare the bid price of the call and ask price of the put (not the bid for both)... Using the GBP/JPY as an example and say a 7 day opton expiry, you will find a about a 35 pip difference between what you redived...

Finally, i find an explainatin about what i am experisnicine in my saxo demo account... I use the folloiwng strategy to see if i can capture rollover interset, risk free (well, close to it)... I buy 20 contracts of say the NZD/JPY then, I sell 20 call contracts against position using...

I actually have been demoigg it for a couple months using a couple option strategies that appear to work on a carry trade basis however, i cannot be sure since the demo version does not appear to provide simulated rollover interest...I looked at the saxo website and could not fathom how to...

I like the BarX platform but can'at find the minium account requirement on their site...

How abour BarX from Barclays"? I cannot find a link from UBS that shows the account min for FX tradings acounts though their demo software on the site is generations above Saxo or IKON

does your method work for any other underlying besides the DJIA or other indieces? does it work for fx underlying? there are slightly more dealers for fx options that have 7 day options with an expiry each day....

Hello, I checked out Alaron's site and it looks impressive but I noticed as of July 31, 2006 they apparently no longer act as direct fx broker? The notice seems to suggest that they will pass on customers to other brokers...what is that about? thanks canadaguy

I suppose this may sound a little naive but I thought that client funds with most forex brokers were segregated. I see that FX Solutions states that client funds are segregated but when I asked that question of CFOS/FX, I was told that this is not the industry standard...If there is no...

Perhaps I am being oversimplistic but is the following scenario plausible and pratical;l Presume you estalish go long on the USD/JPY for 10 contracts (presuming standard 100k size).. Are you able to (preferably with the same broker)..sell an equivalent amount of currency option calls at a...