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Hi, I had a call calendar spread, May 8th/15th on the spx at strike 2385. When I closed it today the spx was trading at about 2400. I noticed that there was only about $300 in time value on the itm may 15th call, but the may 15th put at the same strike had about $525 in time value. Why the big...

Has the new snapshot quote system gone into effect yet. I did not change any of my market data subscriptions, but I am still getting realtime quotes?

does anyone here use futures options instead of futures to trade calendar spreads on things like grains or oil? Any pointers or tips, thanks.

I am looking for a futures options broker and trading platform to trade futures options spreads. I need a low account minimum, under $5000. I was looking at possibly cannon futures, but I don't like their free trading platforms, and I don't think they can trade options spreads as one order.

Hi, is there a way to create a position that acts like being long 100 shares, but for only 10 points in either direction, then stops gaining or losing? I wanted options that are about a year out. I know I can create a spread that does this at expiration by buying a call vertical, and selling a...

I was thinking of a deep money put option on the s&p index

Hi, I had an idea for trading, but wanted to get some of your insights. The s&p futures is trading about 7 points below the s&p index right now for the September futures. My question is: at expiration do the futures go up until they are trading even with the index? If so, could you simply go...

Hello, I own long term options on a 3x etf. With the new possible regulations regarding leveraged funds, I wanted to know what happens to options if the 3x etfs close? Do option holders just lose all of their investment if the options are out of the money? Thanks

I just found out about options on vxst, a short term volatility index. They have weekly options which work well with a strategy that I have, but trading volume is extremely low. I just wondered what other people though about trading these options and if liquidity will pick up anytime soon.

Hi, gamma scalping looks appealing to me, but when trying it in my practice account, so far I have not had much luck. I was practicing using weekly spy options near expiration, but theta decay seems to be too much to overcome. Has anyone had success doing this, any pointers? Thanks

Say I have 25,000 in an account. I know that for day trading stocks, I can buy 100,000 worth of stock. If an option spread requires margin, am I limited to 25,000 or can I also have an option spread that uses 100,000 in margin? Thanks

Hi, I am struggling to have success day trading. Could you refer me to 2 or 3 of your favorite threads for learning a successful day trading strategy or what has worked for you? Thanks

I am now confused about options. Say that I bought a calendar spread, selling an august call with a 25 strike, and buying the sept call with a 25 strike. If at expiration the calls are in the money and the august call is automatically exercised, what happens? Do I receive a short position...

Hi, I am just learning about options and option spreads. I am worried though that an option in part of a spread I buy will be exercised early if it is in the money. Then I would be stuck in an undesirable position and possibly lose more money than expected. How can you avoid being...

I did not notice that before, thanks.

Hi, I have a newly opened account with interactive brokers and have made a few trades. Today when I logged on at about 4pm Wednesday central time, I was not receiving live forex quotes and a few minutes later a started getting them again. When I asked live chat why I was not receiving quotes...

I mostly want to trade stocks. Also, is Scottrade really as bad as some of the reviews that I have read? I have an account with them that I have done longer term investing with, but want to start day trading.

I am looking to open an account for day trading, but cannot decide which broker to use. I read through the reviews on this site, but there are always some bad reviews for every broker. The brokers I am considering are interactive brokers, mb trading, and thetradepros.com. Could you...

Hi, I have been looking and cannot find a website that offers free range bar charts. Does anyone know where I can get these. Also, if there is no free site for them, what would the cheapest paid site be? Thanks