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When you say the option prices didn't change, do you mean that the quote didn't change? If so, then the fluctuation is probably due to the price of the last trade changing. For example, let's say you buy 1 contract for 1.25. The last price, until another trade happens after yours, will be...

Bear Sterns (Tradestation's clearing firm) is supposed to have one of the most extensive short lists. At least that's what they told me.

Hey Chris Sorry I missed ya. Was out walking my dog after 12 PM, and I didn't realize what time it was. What kind of turnout did you get?

Chris For anyone who is going, who should we tell the host(ess) we are looking for?

Check out the info on advanced order capabilities. Pretty cool. http://www.tradestationsecurities.com/tradingplatform/advanced_orders.shtm

Baron, is it possible for people whose posts are moved to a new thread to receive an email notification notifying them of the move? Otherwise they think we deleted the posts.

Someone on CNBC said there were only 3 full trading days this week. Is the market closing early on Thursday?

def I was trading IMCL a couple weeks ago. I shorted it; it dropped about 80 cents and then started a furious rally. I then placed a buy order using 'best'. It spent a few seconds looking for ISLD (according to the 'destination' column), couldn't find an offer, then immediately went to SOES...

Well, I knew my table wouldn't line up the way it did when I was typing it in. I put spaces inbetween the numbers, but they didn't post that way. If you're having trouble reading it, I'll just take one line and interpret. At 400,000 net income, the personal filer pays 130,599; the corporate...

I was playing around this weekend with some numbers, trying to figure out at which income levels it would be more advantageous to pay taxes as a corporation or as an individual. I realize that there are other considerations in deciding whether to form a corporation besides tax rates; I also...

Catoosa What the hell are you trading at 3:15 AM???

Isn't that the Olympic synchronized swimming icon?

You should contact IB and they can do an audit trail on your order. At least that's what def always says. Are you using 'best' to route your order? Their 'best' algorithm doesn't always work with options. If you can, route the order directly to the exchange with the best price.

Can I be an 'Elite Moderator'? :)

Thanks guys. That helps a lot.

How do you know which exchange is bidding or offering the best price? BEST just shows the best prices, not which exchanges are involved. I just did a test and entered all the exchanges for AMCC Mar 10 calls, and it took over 2 minutes to enter them all. Is there any shortcut to seeing which...

Just saw a headline "Nasdaq : SuperMontage to be in place by middle of Q3"

DrSynthetic Could you enlighten us on how you get out of paying the spread on some occasions? Is it something inherent in the software you're using, or can this be done with other brokerages? I was given the impression that you had to pay the spread, period.

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When a stock like IVGN gets hit today, how long does it take for the specialist to (create?) the new contracts for lower prices? At the CBOE site, I'm seeing contracts for the 30 strike price (no open interest or trades yet), but I'm not seeing anything under 40 from my broker.