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    Is it better to roll over index futures during non-regular hours instead of regular hours?

    There is an exchange listed spread contract. While it doesn't seem to be very liquid (i.e. you may be impacted by a larger bid/offer spread), you will avoid the legging risk you seem to fear most. Unless you want to 'speculate' / trade the roll, the spread contract may be worth looking in to
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    What is the difference b/w HBC and HBCYF?

    HSBC US (NYSE Listing) is an ADR => underlying are 5 shares of HSBC's London listing (HSBA LN). HSBC has numerous listings around the world (313 according to Bloomberg), and HBCYF (OTC) is one of them. Unless you have a particular reason to look at a specific listing (reasons could be related...
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    Micro Gold Futures - Buy order rejected in IB paper account

    As IB does not allow making or taking delivery, could it be that it is not allowed to open new positions after the first notice date (which was on 31/07 for the MGCQ0 contract)? Edit: More info here https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=deliveryExerciseActions&p=physical
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    Easiest way for a noob to automate entries in Interactive Brokers?

    This does not work for the conditions specified by OP ("order limit 5% below today's market open"). Without any programming knowledge, OP's best bet is probably to prepare OCO orders (Limit buy, with MOC sell attached) so he only has to change the limit price after the market has opened (i.e...
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    how to hedge against the USD equity portfolio?

    Depending on your market access, your account size, and how long you want to hold the hedge there are several options including UDN (ETF), spot forex positions, futures, and forwards. All of these have their own specific pro's and con's.
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    Confusion with fixed futures commissions

    The fixed rate includes overnight fees, while the tiered pricing doesn't.
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    This might be a dumb question, but are there any currencies with a positive carry?

    For an explanation by BIS: https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1609e.pdf
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    Anyone has access to Bloomberg?

    Bloomberg also offer an Android app instead of b unit. Instant setup. Call them, change your subscription to BB Anywhere and you should be good to go.
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    Best way to Execute a VWAP order?

    What OP is suggesting is that the expected volume for today is much higher than normal due to a news release. OP's question is completely valid. To try and answer the question - assuming today's volume will indeed be a multitude higher than normal volume (and potentially 'lumpy'), this may...
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    Tesla straddle

    I see options (and shares) trading lower, but even at your prices, the total premium received is ~12.5% of the quoted share price. The share price reaction (1 day before to 1 day after) to the last 2 earnings releases (October July) was +17.7% and -13.6% respectively. With the share price (and...
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    SMB Futures Tryout - good deal?

    The bottom of the page you provided suggests this is not the case: After making $6k, your drawdown is increased to this number. Once you've traded with them for 6 months thereafter your drawdown will be increased to $25k. This suggests there is no link to money actually taken out of the account...
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    Fully automated futures trading

    Very glad to see this is making its way to the top of your to-do list. I will be following with great interest! (And contributing if / where I can of course)
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    Do institutional EM bond investors hedge currency risk somehow?

    It all depends on what you are looking for. Ultimately you are trading a credit risk (+ FX if you don't hedge). For whatever reason I may be looking for that specific credit risk (which may not be available in my base currency), or the spread may be more attractive than in my base currency even...
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    IB's new Excel DDE using the socket bridge

    Without looking at the sheets, I guess you can try adjusting the Throttle interval. To change the RTD Throttle Interval, follow the steps below: In the Developer ribbon, click Visual Basic. If you can’t see the Developer ribbon, follow the instructions below to enable it: Click the File >...
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    Today 4:00 AM EST - unusually wide spread between NQ futures and SQQQ

    Regardless on the outcome - Be careful if you only take (part of) one side of the trade, i.e. only shorting SQQQ. In order to take advantage of any mispricing, you should always take both sides of the trade so you take directional exposure out of the equation.
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    Negative Interest Government Debt

    Fundamentally: Banks are charging negative interest on deposits (EUR / CHF come to mind). With expectations that ECB deposit rates may be cut further, and these cuts being passed on to depositors, negative yielding instruments may be an interesting alternative. Also take into consderation the...
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    Negative Interest Government Debt

    Not sure if I follow your comment: German sovereign bonds are sold (auctioned) at a price above par and low / zero coupons, resulting in a negative yield. (Example: https://www.deutsche-finanzagentur.de/en/fact-sheet/sheet-detail/productdata/sheet/DE0001141794/)
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    Excel + Bloomberg add-in question

    You can override the pricing source in your request - Look at documentation or ask the help desk. (A short-cut may be to check available field interactions for the bid price using <FLDS> ) Hope this helps
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    Anyone living (lived) in a pareado or adosado in spain?

    I second this is generally the case for Spanish houses and apartments - particularly the further south you go. There are exceptions though so I guess the only way to know for sure is to spend some time in the actual development before committing...
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    Bloomberg + Excel question

    The NIM allows you to export all existing issues to Excel (Export function on top of the window). If there are fields you would like to see that are not automatically exported (Note that many fields will not be available given the nature of the instruments you are looking at - they are NEW...
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