Search results

My only concern with an FCM is the security of your funds...what is the risk of them going out of business with your money tied up? Also how knowledgeable are the risk managers, how good the algo's that calculate daily margin exposure etc? The ppl that work there?

I've noticed changes in my margin requirements when I buy a butterfly on ES options which I assume is considered commodities...I'm with TOS so my guess is most brokers are doing this I don't know why debit spreads and flys are charged....but they are

I think the grill is closed.....much like the market this summer...prob a good time to travel...

Where have YOU been? :)

They raised the margins because volatility in gold and silver went up....very understandable to raise margins when vol increases, but when vol is at an all time low???They can't justify an increase in margin.................thus "exposure" fee.. disclaimer...not a client of IB...my concern is...

Isn't that what margin is for? Why not increase margin requirements? Perhaps because increasing margin requirements would incentivize clients to trade less?

Yikes...it does say last sale....who would actually sell at that price? I can understand buying......but fat finger?

That is correct...they cannot seem to get the Greeks on future options and the margin calc is crazy screw up...incomprehensible fluctuations during RTH and n/a after close.....definitely frustrating.

long time no hear from ms doji...you aren't usually in these neck of the woods...CL not exciting enough for you? :) I'd love to see some of your ES trades.

If I get any shorter I'll disappear:(

You have 5 years of data ......look at what you were trading when you made 5% and what you were trading when you made 18%. Then look at the volatility . If volatility is high, 3%. a month is do able....but in historic low vols not without unacceptable risk, in my opinion. You must be very...

Will they be refunding the fee's already charged anytime soon? :D

This has to be a huge revenue stream for them and if they stay with it .....others will follow...very troublesome .

You might be surprised....I am curious if/how IB measures exposure fee's on futures options since the futures market is settled each night my guess is if you duplicate your short SPY trade using ES options they would NOT charge the fee??

I use a very similar strategy but in 2013 but when I got too negative rather than keep fighting simply bought long call verts..OTM long call fly's short term on the weeklys while rolling the monthly short calls and banking the short puts, absolute key when playing this game is just don't get...

Keeping a journal and careful records during the drawdowns was also helpful to me. Hard to do both emotionally and when you are working or busy with family. I would do a daily print out. When things are rolling my way I just do monthly.

The single best advise I've ever received on ET and followed thru with was to periodically take profits. When I started taking out a minimum amt every quarter it really helped in my discipline to keep trading small and to NOT over leverage. DO NOT overleverage...whatever it takes DON'T...

amazing.....we will charge a fee to make clients "aware"...... not because we want more revenue..... Its all altruistically for YOUR BENEFIT not ours :)

that will be the DAILY fee (assuming risk stays the same)? ouch

If you are a retail trader then your broker will liquidate the position...the option settles into the futures and you will then have to close the future. Your best option at this point is just to roll. Oil is volatile but will NOT go up/down forever. When you roll the short call then you can...