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Assuming you start with the biggest advantage, in your view. And why not say "I think this is a big advantage", like a viewpoint/question. You state it as if it is a well known fact. Not me. If you did acknowledge the mistake I missed that and apologize. What I mean by arrogance is the set...

Of course I know that, I'm not saying that the strategy is bollocks. It even has some merits but you never asked to tell them. I'm saying that the so called big advantage is nonsense. And even that is not a problem, we're here to learn. The problem is your pedantic way of putting it out and...

I think you're right. As understand 'aggregation' it means that instead of showing every tick IB shows 3 aggregated ticks per second. So at the most every 0,333 seconds you get a snapshot of the trades untill then, and T&S will be updated accordingly. So you won't see every trade, but you...

The fact you have the humility to call yourself a newbie, a I myself often do, makes me glad to help you out, whenever I can. It's a matter of mutual respect and respect for the profession in which we're engaged. You're welcome nikko, Ursa..

Lets summarize this thread to show the pattern of all past, current and future (but we can always hope) threads by QQQQ. He opens by describing a strategy that has came up in his mind, not actually traded or tested or researched. That wouldn't be a problem in itself but the tone suggests that...

"In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American." http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml Isn't this like a docter...

:) I know....

I think Bit (and I) love your country far more than you think. But we love it for reasons you don't understand. Eg. for the 'discovery' of federal constitutional democracy and freedom of speech. Things your current president is knowingly destroying right now. Your scared to hell that we're...

I think he means that the long options have a limited risk, unlike the futures. For overnight position this could be a problem for some people. It is a true advantage of long options, so that is the reason he trades them, rather than the index being the underlyer. I myself prefer to go to...

All interesting questions, but what has that to do with the fact that Clinton is a woman? It bemuses me that you think Barron would use the post to the guy that complained as an example. Anyway, I didn't ask for a ban; if I did I would just tell you, I wouldn't be ashamed. But, you serve your...

Jeff, you actually explained why you preferred trading the index, rather than why you prefer options. You could also trade futures for the index. I too only trade indexes currently, using options for multiweek short spreads that and futures for intraday scalping, when I find the time. Ursa..

I think I miss something here, maybe you can explain. Why would you need to trade 50 different option positions? For very 100 stock you could buy 2 options. Thats only 1 position still. You max risk would be the premium of the options ( times 2). Regulate that against your 2% rule and you have...

Glad to see you took me of ignore. There is still hope for you. It's good of you to cite a waffler to make your point, but I still don't get it. You say: "It seems Democrats don't mind to be led by a woman". I say, no they don't, so what? What's your point? Is that such a difficult...

Trolling is an everyday term used on the internet. Also it is usual on that same internet, when someone uses a term u dont know yet, to look it up and then respond accordingly. But, as with options, you think you don't need to do that and you already know everything that is important. Look, I...

I'm not 100% certain but I don't think IB does a sanity check. I have sometimes clicked the wrong column in the booktrader and instead of a sell-stop below price I did a buy-stop, with the price higher already of course. I was in immediately :). But why not just try it? You won't die...

Look it up. I just don't believe you are so uneducated. Why didn't you read the books? You are now having us repeat all the basic stuff that any apprentice option trader learns in his first year. When I started I couldn't wait to get my hands on these books, instead of re-inventing the wheel...

That's impossible. The extrinsics of call and put are the same (look in your spreadsheet lol) and the intrinsic of whichever is ITM is equal to the distance between strike and price. This says so until expiration. If there is a diff in intrinsic it is because the future cost is different from...

So? No, they don't. What's your point? No, he used the term Girly-men, and I think he wasn't referring to dems. But for simpleminds like you it was a good laugh, I'm sure. Anyway, Arnold is just as opposed to Bush as I am. He's an intelligent and considerate republican. Too bad he cannot...

Again, I think you're trolling. This again is such basic stuff. If you don't know this and you still haven't started in one of the recommended books by now, you are a silly kid and we're wasting our time. If you're interested in options than start learning about them! Now

You need a spreadsheet to calculate that? That is by far the simplest arithmetic of all option trading. You should be able t do these in your sleep. I think you are trolling here. I find this hard to believe. Ursa..