Their export competitiveness is up because of the Yuan decline
Their large holdings of US bonds is up because of global fears and the drop in interest rates.
The US is looking more and more like a paper tiger.
What more could a country ask for?
Somehow I doubt your bunch of sold TLT calls adds up to more than a hill of beans, which is a blessing for you. Your account will not be blown out of the water today
Lots of luck.
Based upon the info the OP gave I calculated his approximate position.
"The loan rate was approximately 1%/day. The 15k in stock loan fees suggests very roughly you were short maybe 72 options with stock value at roughly 1.5 million."
Some day with high inflation and the dollar no longer the world reserve the US will resemble e.g. Argentina https://www.atmmarketplace.com/articles/atms-are-empty-in-sections-of-buenos-aires-because-of-a-shortage-of-banknotes/
Absolutely correct. The Brits voted Churchill out of power after he saved the country from the Nazis. As Yogi Berra once said it ain't over till it is over.
Here is the hard truth. It has nothing to do with regulation in Canada vs. the US. You should have read the option prospectus instead of assuming it is just jargon or caveats similar to when you fill a medical prescription
The buy in cannot take place in the after hour session.
The loan rate...