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    They just banned short selling in US

    What's the big deal. Market makers are exempt from the Short Sale rule ban?. You can get decent markets in Single Stock Futures (SSF). This will only open the door for more traders to use them. You don't have to change your strategies just use SSF instead.SSFs are an alternative way to invest...
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    Can Prop firms short????

    It is time to start looking at OneChicago and using Single Stock Futures as an alternative to shorting Stock. IB has it on their TWS and the website is www.onechicago.com
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    Seems that most of the stocks are nonshortable intraday

    Looks like its time to start using Single Stock Futures. IB has it on their platform.Go to www.onechicago.com to learn more.
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    New Short Rules

    The problem is most of the prime brokers don't support the product because it interferes with their Stock borrow/stock loan business (50 billion dollar business). We have been getting better traction in the last couple of months but it is nothing compared to what is trading overseas. Your...
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    New Short Rules

    The SEC has all ready announce that they are going to do a review of the shorting rules as they presently stand. This sounds like they are posturing themselves to implement some changes as it were to the short sale rules?
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    New Short Rules

    Why do you guys worry about this when there is no prior borrowing requirements needed to sell SSFs.OneChicago, the Single Stock Futures Exchange, has available the following stock listings in SSFs, AZ, BAC, BCS, C, CS, DB, FRE, GS, HBC, LEH, FNM, JPM, MER, MFG, MS, RBS, UBS, each contract...
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    Naked short sell FNM and FRE: help ???

    I think its time to look at using Single Stock Futures for Shorting. Single Stock Futures ( SSFs) are an alternative to short selling and portfolio adjustments in investment strategies. SSF's are an agreement to purchase or sell an underlying security at a designated date in the future (the...
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    New Short Rules

    Time to look at Single Stock Futures for Shorting
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    Do you trade SSF's regularly?

    Single Stock Futures should not be viewed the same as stock but as an interest rate contract based on stock. The width of the market is a function of interest rates not the lack of liquidity. The activity of the liquidity providers for the SSF set a market around fair value.If you take the...
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    careful-Here is the reason for Sell off

    I get the phones shutting off but some internet providers (ATT) require you to have a land line to get service.
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    Automated Trading Seen Dominating Futures Markets by 2010

    I find it interesting that no one is even talking about what has happened in other markets (i.e. Options and stocks). Those who adjust will survive and those who refuse to believe in Technology changing the markets have no understanding of History. Pit trading like Specialist (in stocks) are...
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    Question about avoiding dividend tax for non-US investor.

    You still can use the SSF for either the ETF future or the standard individual contract to circumvent the dividend which removes the dividend tax problem. If you are a big enough client for your firm the T+ 4 trade can work as well.
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    No Margin Interest on Futures?

    What I would suggest you do is read both IB and the Exchange requirements (trading the contract on) for Margin so you know exactly what you are responsible for when using your trading account.
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    No Margin Interest on Futures?

    What you need to determine is what you need in your account to pay for the position (I.E. margin).If you don't go over you will not incur any charges.
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    No Margin Interest on Futures?

    What do you mean by interest charges on margin?By that do you mean borrowing charges on the Performance Bond placed in the account to finance the futures position?
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