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It's fun to look at some of the biggest option bets being made and try to dissect them. Of course we don't know what else these traders may have in their portfolio or the reasons behind the trades. But we can consider under what conditions we might make a similar trade. The ABEV calls and...

Vega for the Jan.2016 SPY 225 strike is about .12, the 215 its about .28. So just about any vol. increase from a downside move would protect these calls. IV for these 225 calls is about .11 vs about .16 for the ATM 200 calls

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I'd probably buy some at 225 and some at 220 strikes. Has anyone studied far otm options and their pricing after large vol spikes? How far otm with what delta is protected on the downside by how large a vol. increase? It would seem that these are a lower risk bet with protected downside...

You may want to look at Livevol: Livevol functionality videos: http://www.livevolpro.com/help/tabs.html https://vimeo.com/livevol/videos The videos linked above helped me get a sense of the power of Livevol

Livevol functionality videos: http://www.livevolpro.com/help/tabs.html https://vimeo.com/livevol/videos The videos linked above helped me get a sense of the power of Livevol

Complex orders at about 3:25 on the video above.

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This video from Jan.2, 2015 shows trading stocks and options with the Livevol Core platform with Tradier. He generates trading tickets starting at about 1:30. Has this been changed?

No where do I find a fixed rate for options. Please put in a link where you are finding it. Thank you.

Please help me understand "They charge $0.65/contract for what IB charges $0.50 for". I know LVX min. is $1.50 vs $1.00 at IB. IB doesn't go to $.50 until 10,001 per month. IB charges $.50 for USD 0.05 =< Premium < USD 0.10

The link above doesn't work. Please see the screen capture below. Many thanks for any help.

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/tws/twsguide.htm In the above example, under the attached stop order heading, they choose a trailing stop as the order type but then on the bottom choose 0.00 as the trailing amount. This makes no sense to me. Can anyone please help me...

Does anyone know if the IB Webtrader provides complete commission, pnl, and fill prices in the working version of Webtrader like is available in TWS? I have been using the demo and the above info is incomplete. Many thanks for any help.

I am looking for a broker's intraday scanner that can scan for price above ema on a 1,2, or 5 minute bar AND in the same scan require a shorter ema above a longer ema. Which brokers have intraday scanners that do the above as well as other simple intraday technical scans? I know I can pay for...

Many thanks for your replies. Why don't they include this critical detail in their sample on their website. Without know this detail nearly everyone will make the wrong decision. Is there anyone from IB that frequents this board anymore?

The sample given on the IB website, seems to contradict the message IB sent out about the data. https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=marketData&p=mdata Click on in the above link: Sample Market Data subscriptions on North America The sample seems to tell me that I don't need...

I have learned quite a bit from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Biotech-Trader-Handbook-Edition-non-scientist/dp/1450598536/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1RR7BR10ZT9A2MW31JDA

This video on options lambda was helpful to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ffS8_I2Nn4

The below is from an Optionhacker.com recent alert: Please help me understand what the Impact=4281/$483K is. Also vega=$1170 . How is this converted to a dollar value? I understand the rest of what's presented. Many thanks for any help.