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but wouldn't this pretty much get an account to go no where? ...or actually, come to think of it... since calls can go down to 0 at the least...this would be an ideal strategy if you thought the market was heading down... can you please elaborate a bit more. thanks I appreciate the help

okay... I thought so, but I needed a confirm. Yes I am a newbie and I appreciate the help. So I take it....shorting call or put options are always carried out under a margin account.. and everything else is also under a margin account (futures and stock)? except for call options...

I believe when setting up your account initially, you can select either cash or margin account... I selected margin. How do I know if I'm either buying an option in cash or in margin?

Can someone who understands how the margin works in interactive brokers...please correct me if I am misunderstanding... with reference to specifically buying call options... will IB let the position go all the way down to $0 in my account and still have the chance to bounce back... or...

This is what I have been reading in the books as well.... but if say your brokerage company puts a margin requirement...like say IB... then what good is this since they automatically close your postions out even when you know there is still time for it to bounce back up?

Actually, I've read quite a lot to the point that now I'm a little confused and trying to clear things up. Either way, this is why I'm using a simulation account. I'm in the learning stages. If my understand is correct... pretty much any hedging strategy is basically just another way of...

I'm still new to options and would like some help. I'm using a simulation account for now. if I short a Call option...I've read that this is a risky strategy... If I'm not mistaken, your account can go negative... But correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Interactive Brokers or other...

what program are you using to backtest?

what's the maximum amount of days do you trade the IWM... say the option is in the negatives, do you have a rule that next time the option evens out...you close the option due to time depreciation affecting the option in a matter of days? If so, how many days?

I was just wondering...how many of you trade IWM options? how does this compare to SPX or SPY options?

I always get the auto log off alert in Interactive Brokers. I can't seem to figure out where I need to go to disable this. Do you all have the same issue?

i have ninja trader.. so do i have to know how to program... i'm still quite an amateur... what should i specifically do? thanks

I just want to create an order where i make a market order and then a limit of X amount ABOVE THE EXECUTED PRICE with just one click... is this possible? thanks

also question 2, it says in order for the FED's to control the money supply, they first buy bank securities and then give them credit. What are bank securities? are they talking about say Bank of America stocks?

I'm just learning how the FED's work and I read an article that said.. Although the Fed has the power to do so, changing the amount of reserve cash a bank has to have can have dramatic effects on the economy; for this reason, this tool is rarely used. The Fed more often alters the supply of...

just trying to figure what's the point of having futures if stocks already take into the consideration the future value of a company?

i tried that.... just to make sure (still new at this)... opentick does not stream live data feed through Ninjatrader...correct? If I go to charts, the price does not move...

is there a way I can link Ninjatrader with something like BigCharts.com or Marketwatch.com? The whole idea of backtesting is to be able to test your strategy on a reasonable amount of historical data. When I view historical charts through IB, it takes me to a web version that gives me much...

I'm using NinjaTrader right now with IB. I don't understand why I'm only getting intraday for the last 65 days and only 3 years of daily data...using ER. It can't be that IB has only this much historical data.

I'm still trying to figure out what is the process of using futures for hedging purposes for those that produce commodities...say for example, a corn farmer... 1. If I predict the demand of corn will go down in December, does a corn farmer actually grow less corn and does he literately go...