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they disabled my account from opening any new positions because I didnt send the W-8BEN tax form and they need me to send a hard copy. that means that even if I send it now it will take at least a few days until it arrives.

Thanks guys,I checked it out and there is no way I am moving to MBT. Trading spreads and mb trading are light years away. Will stay with TOS

Ok had a big argument with TOS. I must switch elsewhere. Has MBT improved in options? because I remember it was very depressing to trade options on their platform. I am not considering any other broker for now because I don't like their commissions and because it would be easy for me to switch...

Doesn't it show it now? I thought it does. Or maybe only for existing positions... Let me know if you want me to check it out. Anyway, much beyond that video I feel like they have improved a lot. The iPad app works properly, they made some cool minor updates to TOS desktop and most...

using TOS? check what you got in your mail. Trading elsewhere? ooops, sorry... see what you are missing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxHjG8rTNM

Agree. Doesnt seem like the time 4 condors. But why not trade a long calendar until you see a direction in the market?

maybe I will hedge calendars with some condors. in the past I tried to play a neutral-bear spread on VIX but that was just trouble.

I use to trade iron condors till last May with short strikes deep OTM and Long's 6-7 strikes away (typical trade in today's prices would be: SPY Short p 114, c 126. Long p 108, c 131) when things move up, for example, I will tighten the spread by moving up short put. The system worked well but...

Thanks a lot guys. I'd like to add that my calendar trades are doing well. Bc1, I have petiance with them. I just want to be ready for times when IV won't be on calendars favor. IVtrader, sure, can use iron condors and butterflies but not crazy about condor's risk/reward and butterflies'...

Sorry Neutral

The delta view I had with SPY is not the issue. as a natural outlook trade I think it has some potential and worth trying out.

What I normally do is add a calendar. for example I had a SPY 123 Dec/Jan Calendar and when prices went down I added a 114 Calendar (I did it unusually early, @ 122, cause technical's were looking bearish). BUT, lets say I add that second calendar (114) PLUS double the original position (123)...

I mean that lower IV stocks have cheaper calendars

Does Averaging a losing trade work for calendars? Tried calendaring up-trending equities, therefore cheaper (low IV) but I end up with low-volume-hard-to-adjust positions. I prefer high volume and many expiration months like SPY, GLD and C. Any advice on getting a good deal? Will...

Very very cool. Thanks:)

thinkorswim says the BAC's PE is -18.71 on what it must be based? is it possible to see a PE history chart?

Why is PE Negative/NA (depends on the source) if they were profitable in the last income statement? Thanks and have a good weekend everyone

Traded a classic calendar. e.g sell 10 call 35 front month (the closest to expire), buy 10 call 35 back month. If volitality rises this type of spread is going to get hammered cause the back will hardly move compared to the front, unlike standard options would. Will very much appreciate an...

Calendar spreads and VIX are a risky combination. It can seem to work fine at first but if there is a great change in volatility it's very frustrating to see the front month losing money while the back month barly making up for it. It happened to me. BTW when I used this spread, before TDA...

You said it. nothing comes close IMO