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CBOE index options such as SPX, RUT or the Nasdaq index option such as NDX are the biggest competitors for the very large CME products such as ES or NQ, and also their mini futures. IF the CBOE and Nasdaq make SPX, RUT and NDX trade round the clock, CME will lose their stranglehold on the...

The only way to prevent CME from increasing is if the CBOE decides to trade index options for 24 hours, then CME wont be able to compete with them, and will stop trying to increase their profits.

Have you heard of a company called repool.com ? any thoughts on them

I have an account where 100% of my money is long in ETF. Fidelity gives me about 60% of my total account as "portfolio margin" to trade options. I use that to trade butterflies and calendars on indexes. Is that pretty much industry standard ? are there brokers with better portfolio margin ...

I notice that some traders when they place a limit order for a spread, place it slightly better than the MID price, in the hope of getting a better fill. Does this strategy really work out getting favorable prices, or is this just a wash , meaning small number of these orders get filled and the...