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I am noticing the same thing. IB SPAN margin for future options (es ) is substantially higher than Thinkorswim. Is there a reason why IB charges is so much more ? ( At the same time IB commissions on the emini are much lower than Thinkorswim )

Most people on CNBC have never traded one single future contract in their entire life. I feel sorry for you and everyone who listens to them. Is that supposed to be a good tip ?

Arthur Deco, You did well, but he might not. As you know 9 out of 10 people will lose money. If the OP has limited re$ources in my modest opinion he should not trade at all. I tend to doubt that he will double his 2k unless he acts like a gambler. You feel the opposite ( meaning he should...

I don't mean to rain on your parade ( op ) ,but if you have only 2k you should not be trading. Not only it will take you a while before you learn to make money consistently, but with 2k you have very limited staying power ( financially ). In other words there will be time where you will have...

There are a lot of things about IB that I don't like starting with their platform, but they have great execution and the best rates in the industry. I don't know of any "perfect broker" yet. Although I opted out for about 3 years and never had any problems, I will get the security device...

An order to buy 80.000 shares @ $341 was placed before the close. Does not look like this person was gambling he already made money.

Kinda of funny about how paranoid some people are about protecting their strategy.

Managed Future Managers use market neutral strategies. To wealthy investors is suggested to put 10% of their money in managed futures to hedge the investments in real estate or stocks they already have because managed future performances are not market correlated.

Barking dogs never bite.

Who is the real fool, Cramer giving a tip or the person following it ?

Are you going to the party to take friendly pictures with her ? Are you going to make her feel less lonely by asking her about her favorite book and political party ?

Oh really ? Money for sex does not have to be so obvious, but unless it is about money her interest in you or anyone else will last as long as the attention span of a cat. I am not talking in a negative way or making any morality/judgment call it is just how it is. She is out to SELL her...

Is that what you learned after reading 50 trading/investing books...selling them all together ?

Penthouse Pet of the Year = Very High Priced Whore Here is how the party works: you bring your money to the table and she brings her....:-)

Look at their beta version and you should get all the other greeks. However the days to expiration feature is missing and you will have to enter them manually day by day when using excel. Call their API tech support and let us know if they were able to solve your problem.

How to make yourself believe that you are trading instead of gambling just because you do not bet on ponies.

I had the same problem when I first started trading, 5 years ago. Getting a mentor was a very good thing, you know that bad decisions in the market can cost you more than $6500, but...BE AWARE ! Teaching is now a business and if one can trade and make good money one is not going to bother...

There used to be a difference between a financial journal and a circus. Not anymore.

jinxu , thank you, that's a fantasic piece and it should really answer the question of the OP. In case you are a successful healthy make I would like to add this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_divorces The guy who is not married can do the very same things...

You do not have to marry to form a life time bond, nor to share your life. You can form bonds with a woman, a man a group of people, a child with no parents or a perfect stranger if you are open to it. According to you married guys are not self absorbed, and are more intelligent and mature...