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    Newbie Question: Married Puts aka Covered Puts

    Not to your liking, I see. Well, that too bad. I suppose thats why I try not to discuss what I do, that way I dont have to get into a pissing contest with people, that frankly, I really dont give a sht about. But thanks for your insight, if ever I was able to learn something about trading...
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    Newbie Question: Married Puts aka Covered Puts

    Eliot, quite honestly, my friend, do not listen to those telling you that this strategy is not a good one, or for that matter, equivalent to a long synthetic 100 call, when the premium on the call is significantly more than the puts. You have the right idea on how to make money in these...
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    RML comission

    Do they allow Canadian Resident Accounts??
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    Newbie Question: Married Puts aka Covered Puts

    Cant find the link, even after searching Yahoo Finance. Could you please forward the link. Thanks.
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    IB or MB Trading?

    Quick unrelated question. Why is MB Trading not offered in Canada, whereas it is offered in numerous other countries, many of whom I was surprised to see on the list. Here's the link where I got the info. http://www.mbtrading.com/requirements.asp
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    Questions about IB

    Ive read a lot, but at this point, it is futile trying to search out this question when so many on here know about IB and are constantly willing to discuss the company. So, here are the questions. 1) For phone execution orders, you can only CLOSE OUT an open position by phone, for a cost...
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    looking for a partner

    Actually, im just an unbiased observer of this thread.....but, if you were to read every message from the beginning, I think you might find your conclusions incorrect. What I infer from his questions is that the only thing the man is asking for is someone honest so that if and when the person...
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    Tradefreedom

    Anybody heard or use tradefreedom here in canada or the US for that matter, and have an opinion on their: 1) service 2) software 3) execution 4) pricing
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    Quality on-line brokerage

    Cobra is a ripoff guy. 1) Thier per share and per trade rates APPEAR to be decent until 2) you realize taht they actually CHARGE you for the ECN fees even if you ADD liquidity. (unless of course you fall into their small print at the end of being an active trader, in which they...
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    ## Canadian Stocks Markets ? Stay Away from IB ##

    Here's a question about executing order and potential ways to offset pitfalls. 1) Assuming the level 2 is not updating to show your order placed, how much does it cost to actually call in and place your order through an agent...i.e. like Ameritrade and Questrade offer. I remember seeing...
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    Gap Ups and Gap Downs

    Not quite sure if this is in the right thread, but nevertheless, The question is this: Does anyone know of a site, whether paid or not, that tells their subscribers the current days gap ups and downs in the premarket. I understand it is a bit hard on New York, considering no one really...
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    Best Canadian Retail Firms

    Done quite a bit of research recently on this topic. The choices seem limited. But I would like to know what the opinion of the posters on this board are concerning the best place for a large Retail Canadian Investor to open an account. I have looked at: 1) Questrade Unlimited...
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    MedVed QuoteTracker Software

    Jerry, I need to register for a Good charting software package at an affordable price. Ive looked at Esignal and others....but i wanted to query you first. Im gonna check your site, but i wanted to see your suggestions also. What i am looking for is pretty basic. I want to be able...
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    Patenting a trading strategy !? ;-)

    This patent will never be enforceable. What % of premium is considered to be infringing. What is the cutoff date for executing the next months covered call on the stock in question Too many variables to track for her to be able to sue anyone with any regularity. If anything, she...
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    MedVed QuoteTracker Software

    Jerry, you are without doubt, The Man. You are completely right. I was using Scottrade....and knowing that, you obviously know your product inside and out. On top of that, your response time is a record man. This is the best customer service I have EVER seen. Congrats on a jobe well...
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    MedVed QuoteTracker Software

    Man....Jerry....do you have a wireless chip installed in your skin or somethign man.....you answer everythign right away man. As for your softward....I have used Medved Quote Tracker before.....I liked the product....but found a couple things difficult. 1) The charts dont always have...
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    Canadian Traders

    what trading instruments does Saxon specialize in? Do they allow equities, options, futures, overnights, etc. anyone have specifics???
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    Seems to be alot of ex/current Engineers in trading

    DHOHHI, I am an industrial engineer and our focus is optimization of processes and operations research also. What is your background. Personally, this whole thread has gotten way of course. The bottom line is not that we as engineers are trying to come up with some black box perfect...
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    Seems to be alot of ex/current Engineers in trading

    I too am an industrial engineer....but respectfully disagree with some of the postes on this site. Engineering trains your mind to think analytically and although some of what you say is correct in terms of equations and expected outcomes.....one thing you have failed to consider is our math...
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    Canadian Traders

    I currently am looking into questrade myself. However, I do not like the fact that I have to pay $125.00 per month for CyberTrader Pro Advanced (which allows 20 stocks to be tracked at one time).
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