Recent content by mr_sandman

Why don't you build your own tool that can do what you want? You are then not tied to any specific broker and can choose them based purely on execution.

The reason your FairPut wouldn't work in practice is that z-distance from K of a stock price that's gone to zero is infinite. So it would need to have the same payout as a call on a stock whose price has become infinite. Since stocks do sadly go to zero occasionally, I think you wouldn't be able...

Hi folks, I currently trade mostly futures but would like to wade more into the cash fixed income space, particularly sovereign bonds. I would require leverage as am looking to do some curve trades. I am currently with Interactive Brokers and notice that the spreads on government bonds, even...

Thanks for the suggestion, will check them out.

I only trade a single CFD, but IB have a product listing on their website. Wouldn't know who has the best coverage.

I've been with Interactive Brokers for a long time now. Many of you will know that they recently introduced a concentration margin, which puts a 30% margin for the largest group of CFD positions (they group them based on similarity). I trade a CFD as a spread with a S&P emini future, and so...