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I think its harder to find if you sort by rating. If you sort by "date added" then they are in numerical order and it is easier to find.(jmho)

Scottrade comes to mind you can buy an ultra-short bond fund paying 5% with no transaction cost

Isn't the carry on the stock equal to interest rate? Which is what Don was getting at? (forgive me if this is an ignorant question as I'm new to options trading)

--------- Is it still necessary to re-create accounts under the Adviser master account, even if you already have accounts open at IB? --------- As of the begining of this year - Yes. I was surprised by this also and it made tax returns more difficult also.

Thanks Hopbak - Do you happen to know what the rules are at IB - I would check with them but I've gotten so much bad info from there customer service that I wouldn't feel confident in their reply - other than CS though I really like IB.

should have specified vertical spread

If I have a bull call spread where both sides are expiring in the money do I need to have enough margin available to purchase the lower strike stock?

I'm a bit green with option stategies but I can't see a way to lose with this. Day before a stock goes ex-div do a buy/write with an in the money call then reverse the position after you capture the dividend. Will it work?