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Yes ........ Short options are risky. If you don't have the margin to cover your position then you are at the mercy of how your broker is going to handle it. It is what it is. :)

oldnemesis is danshirley ET Soap Opera ............... danshirley got chased off of ET by Put_Master and came back as oldnemesis. danshirley picked the new ET handle oldnemisis because of his battles with Put_Master. OldNemesis = Old opponent or enemy. I agree ...... Journals would be an...

You could try Nasdaq. http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/aapl/option-chain :)

Yes I do ..... You do understand the reason for this thread correct? :)

You are now off topic .......... IB's policy or its algorithm for auto-liquidation and the market turmoil on August 24th has nothing to do with client entered Market Orders vs Limit Orders. It looks as though the IB client that story is about had an existing short SPX Dec17 500 position open...

Yes ....... Your Buying Power will increase as your holdings increase in value. :)

Let the users decided by participating in the thread. A good thread will be active with lots of replies that bump the thread to the top of the list, which then attracts more viewers. A poor thread will be inactive and quickly sink out of view. BUT ..... Sometimes the "natural selection" of...

Here are some results with a Google search for: Bumping your own thread Bumping your own thread is cheap. If your thread is good enough you won't need to. Make better threads. Cross-posting and bumping your own thread is in bad taste and of course against forum rules. I've noticed a lot of...

If you can't find useful info on ET you will not find it anywhere else, and you can take that to the bank. Money Trust is a Prima Donna, the sole purpose of this thread is to bring attention to himself. The "Good Bye ET" thread has been done before and it will be done again - most...

InfoTech ........ Your post is mostly copy/paste from Interactive Brokers so called "Knowledge Base", and perhaps other brokers as well. IB's Handling of Market Orders RE: "The internet is filled with verifiable examples of horrific fills resulting from the the poor use of market orders." I...

Are you referring to the bumping of your own thread? A lot of forums frown on the practice of bumping your own thread back to the top of the list - if it's a good thread the forum users will keep it active otherwise let the thread die. I wish Baron would implement some sort of policy against...

I think ET should have a No Bumping Your Own Thread rule. I have flagged this thread as a chronic offender. More info: ET should ban the practice of bumping your own thread :)

Assuming your numbers are correct a Market Order wouldn't be the issue, the ES pull-back was. Getting a Limit Order filled because of a pull-back isn't a desirable outcome. :)

ET should ban the practice of bumping your own thread. There are two chronic offenders. Conservative Options Trades Breakout and Gap Stocks IMO ....... Both threads should be locked since they provide no value to ET. They are being kept alive because the thread starter is bumping them...

Could you post links to these threads? Let us decide for ourselves if your claim has merit. Perhaps you are mistaken this so called "Bickering, Trading Pessimism and Cynics" for Constructive Criticism. :)

Yes and No. It could go unfilled or get filled at a lower price than the ask. :)

What a cop out ....... you can't give a real-life example of how a Limit Order would be superior to a Market Order - in any market conditions. You mentioned "AAPL on the day ES opened limit down", but quickly abandoned that idea for some external link to a Business Insider article and "SPY...

No need for the song and dance with an external link. Get to an actual situation and post it here. !!! PUT UP OR SHUT UP !!! :)

Could you give the actual scenario with quotes so that everyone is on the same page. Your post is too ambiguous. :)

That's just a myth .......... Market orders are perfectly fine, and you will not get a "lousy fill". And during volatile times Market Orders should be used exclusively, the OP will figure that out after a few trades. :)