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What do you mean a long weekend? Are we closed tomorrow?

I bot the october 45 call and shorted the 45 put.

Andrasnm: attached is my spreadsheet for the S&P; It is different than the one I mentioned above. Well I tried to post it but keep getting a fatal error / time out message

I noticed the same thing friday on FRE although it was trading slowly. As mentioned above, this is common on the Q's

first you need the volatility of the stock, lets say it's 35. V=35. square root of 252=15.87 (thats for one day) V/15.87= 1 std dev for that day. Next I take that number times the opening print on the stock (50) that will give you a point or dollar value. Add AND subtract that...

All the above plus two more; I have asked IB for a feature that will allow you to net two or more positions in real time rather than just the overall PNL column and have the net continuously update. 2. A realtime model similar running of the IV column of TWS that is dynamic. That is so...

That really surprises me. I have been a bit more careful since the cancel fee was instituted but I have cancelled orders. So far I have paid a total of 40 cents in fees. I make between 1 and fifteen trades per day. It may even be helping my entry points but I'd hate to give "them" any...

As others have said, do your home work and be disciplined in your approach. It is a viable way to make money. Don't let the weak kneed sisters on these boards discourage you. Stick to a very liquid underlying and strikes with sufficient volume to allow you some flexibility. I would suggest...

Several months back there were a few folks on these boards all having similar problems with various software/hardware configs. The common denominator in those problems as I recall was the AMD chip.

Toonces must be right about a bug in a recent build. Determine if you and SYD have the problem in the same build.

SYD697 Actually I have no problems with TWS at all but I'm wondering why you right click to transmit an order. I know the right click brings up a menu with TRANSMIT on it but why don't you just left click the red "T" after setting your price? One less step in the process and it might solve...

I have to agree about options on the Q's. The liquidity is great provided you're trading the correct strike. Its possible to buy at the bid and sell at the ask all day long if you pick your spots. I know you excluded index options but for my money the OEX is what's happenin'. I know the...

The way I understand it is; Lets say you have a mortgage of 1000/mo. You have some sort of legit business that you run from home and you use a room as an office. Calculate the square footage of the room and the % of total floor space. You can deduct that percentage of monthly payments as...

That was my guess also. Thanks

5/13 I had been trading in and out of the QQQ june 28 puts during the day. All day the market was between .65-.80. At approximately 1614 ET the last trade posts as 7500 @ 1.10 Any ideas or comments?

I believe you meant to say " He are wright"

I use dial-up as there is nothing else available. I don't usually have a connection failure or get dropped for excessive idles but I have my Outlook Express always open and set to check for mail every 60 seconds. Works flawlessly to keep traffic running. There is also a setting in Dial-up...

I guess I must be doing something wrong. I have been trading since 1961, and trading options daily since 1989 and have NEVER had a busted trade. I guess I must be part of the conspiracy right ?

I'd have to disagree with you on the liquidity issue. The oex is very liquid and usually at least 50 wide on each side.

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