Recent content by jsor

IB classify them as 'options' not 'future options'. Maybe IB has them wrongly classified. The indication in the future options column in the above url doesn't really make sense if there is no such product!?

I have seen the same thing a few times recently on EOE options. I have the impression it only happens when there has been no trades in the contract for the day. I for sure has seen it with both a bid and ask.

Is this also valid for accounts at IB UK? What about euros, are they also held at American banks?

On http://www.toppreise.ch you can compare prices among a number of online shops. Steg (http://www.stegpc.ch) is a rather large online shop that is not covered by toppreise. They also have some physical branches, among others in Lausanne.

When you import to a EU country you pay the VAT of that country, EU as such do not have a common rate. The same is true for Switzerland, you pay the Swiss VAT (7.6%). I have never been charged any other import duties on computer stuff (but they might exist in some cases). On cars I know there...

When is the latest a mm can decide to exercise?

The question in the subject is not related to when I, as a retail customer, can exercise options, but how long market markets/exchange members etc. can wait before deciding to exercise options. Lets say I have some options that is slightly in the money as trading stop on expiring day. I...

You could also consider the small cap program of www.investforex.com

Switzerland has "lump sum taxation" where your tax doesn't depend on your income http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/taxes/personal/lumpsum.html

I would like to hear peoples experience regarding entering an option strategy. Do you enter a combination order or do you enter each leg as an individual order? My experience is that I normally getter a better fill with a limit order on each leg (of course there is a risk of a quick market...

I believe the three contries I mentioned do not have any criterions to make the distinction between investment and trading. Individuals will not be taxed on capital gains.

Switzerland, Holland, Belgium have no capital gain tax. I believe the US is quite unique with such a law.

Saxobank will give you a two-way quote for options. Most pairs have a spread of 10 pips. I believe that is a lot better than Refco.