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    Where can I paper trade with portfolio margin instead of reg-t

    Hey guys, I am thinking about switching to portfolio margin, but I want to see how it would trades I would like to make would be treated vs. as how they are treated in reg-t. Is there anywhere when I can paper trade or just enter in trades and see how much money they would take up with...
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    A few basic futures questions

    Hey, Somewhat new to futures just had a few basic questions mostly involving the vix: 1. Do any other futures other than the VIX, crude, and heating oil futures usually trade in a steep contango? 2. Is there a VIX like future that tracks any other worldwide indexes? 3. How do the VIX...
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    VIX Calender Spreads as a hedge

    Hey guys, I have been looking into using some net cost:$0 short front month, long second month VIX Calender Put Spreads to use a hedge on some of my trading(note: I will sell the entire spread a few days before the 1st month expires). The only problem with this trade is the capital intensive...
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    Best Firm For Large Option Orders

    Hi, I am planning to purchase some far OTM options monthly to protect my account on the downside. However to do this, I will need to trade 400+ contracts. I am currently with ToS and the commissions will cost almost $1,000 on these trades that will range from $4,000-$5,000 total. ToS said...
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