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As MushinSeeker said, buying the offer and selling the bid, but I'll expound a bit. Options traders, specifically those trading highly liquid options such as SPY, get in a habit of getting filled at the mid. This happens so frequently that they start to expect it and treat the mid as if that...

You'd be filled if you were taking the natural but you are at the mid, so there is no rule saying that you should get filled.

Any reputable gold seller on Ebay knows exactly how much gold they are selling in each auction. On average, gold on Ebay is running about $1700/ounce. There is consistently about a 20% markup on gold via Ebay. I've seen it selling as high as $2,200/ounce with many bidders. Unfortunately you...

There are many satirical articles on April 1st. The authors attempt to provide quotes that are so off base anyone should be able to tell that it is simply satire. Unfortunately, for the satire to evoke the intended response, there must be a portion of the population whom, to a certain extent...

Bearice, Really? You really didn't realize it was an April Fool's article?

Agreed. I don't know why many of the members here pull up some convoluted graphs to show supposed stellar performance, when all they really have to do is log on to IB Acct Management and get a snapshot of the acct during the desired period. Use the Time Weighted option to show returns based on...

Personal experience says, "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". That phrase is all the more true in trading. Do yourself a favor and set a legitimate target and get out at that target. Then after you are out watch for a re-entry point if the setup presents itself again...

Trade only 1256 contracts and then filing is very easy. :D

Neke, I've only glanced at the returns. Have you happened to calculate your beta and alpha? It seems that you look to find the trend and do really well in a trending market, wither up or down. Is this the case?

A little more info: The snapshots I'll be posting are actual account snapshots from Interactive Brokers. The returns will be Time Weighted as the purpose is to track compounding returns regardless of capital inflows. The intent is to hit a target return of 20% each month. Actually, the...

Purpose: For Fun & Boredom Intent:Track Actual Compound Returns Update Frequency: Weekly Start Date: Jan 1 2011 Instrument: Futures