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Which good brokers will give me access to the floor? I"m not familar with US brokers regarding Open Outcry

Nope, but not a newbie :) and 100 contracts is not serious size. If I would trade a at least 1000 lots per side than we have serious size but that's work in progress :D I have seen successfull MM's going bankrupt because there "experience" said something would work (and losing millions) . I'm...

I'm not a newbie :D I have been trading options for about 3 yrs now and I’m very profitable trading the so called “income generating” strategies. Of course there not income strategies, Market Makers don’t give away free money. Although European market have been very volatile (in January...

I trade a portfolio of option strategies incl. the Iron Condor and Verticals...I also trade Calendars, Butterflies, Diagonals, RatioSpreads, etc. why no futher comments? don't you like the income strategies?

Would Russell2000 (RUT) be a better market because of this...I like SPX because of the lower volatility but execution quality is very important...

I haven't traded it yet (only receiving quotes for Iron Conders and some vertical spreads) but I have the feeling the MM are quoting it in there favor. So you think your placing it at midprice but in the end you are trading way of midpoint...spreads are ok. 5 point Iron Conder with a spread of...

yes, they trade on Globex. it's American style and the underlying is the ES future (so you will receive futures).

Is it that bad trading SPX? Is there no competition between market makers for getting orders? For example, if I want to Sell a Vertical Call Spread 100 times with a market of .7 / 1.00 I would place it at .85 and see what happens. Perhaps lowering it to .8 but I won’t give more. Another...

The only broker I know giving access is Interactive Brokers. URL of IBs' Option Trading Desk http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/pdfhighlights/PDF-OptionsDesk.php?ib_entity=inst

Thanks for your inside, what’s your experience in fast markets. In some occasions you just want out. When trading electronic the spreads of course widen but you can change your order in a few seconds automatically hit by an electronic eye. What happens in the pit? Should you take bid / offer...

Hi, Anybody trading large size in the SPX? I’m thinking of trading SPX but not used to trade Open Outcry, I have only traded electronic option markets. I will trade via a Trading Desk with access to the SPX pit but I’m afraid the Market Makers won’t give me fair prices (if you compare...