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Had no idea that was in the works. Thanks for the heads up!

Agree with MTE. Also have great customer service. My intention was never to leave ToS, but to open a separate account with another broker if it turns out that I would have to wait a year or more for the options availability on futures. I was looking for feedback from other ToS users before I...

Hate to get in the middle of this pissing contest, but that's gotta be the most hilarious thread title I've heard, proposed or not. Shame is, we're only weeks away from actually seeing something like this. OK now piss away....piss away.

I've been using ToS for a couple of years now and believe they are hands down the best broker out there. My only complaint is their lack of a trading platform for options on index futures. It was not until recently that they added futures trading and I was concerned that it might be some time...

Classic! You gotta have something to pass the time with.

I'd give my parents everything they've wanted but could never afford. Do the same for my wife. They deserve the world for putting up with my constant bullshit :) All I need is a pimp daddy house with a view. Maybe I'd throw in a phat ride...but nothing over $100K. Spending more than that on a...

Here you go Spin. I'm a former yahoo lurker and learned quite a bit from you so the least I can do is direct you to one of IV trader's threads. www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74853&highlight=reverse It's not a long one, but it can always be revived. Good luck this...

Don't worry. It won't be long before they find their way here...

Whatever you do do not use credit cards as a source of funds. Get a job. Or two.

A Chinese man gets married. His wife is a virgin. Truth be told, he is not all that experienced either. On their wedding night, she cowers naked under the sheets as her husband undresses. He climbs in next to her and tries to be reassuring. "My darring" he says, "I know dis yo firss...

Yes...and preferably of the local women :D

Brosef, You are confusing the terminology of what a naked put is... Naked Put = Uncovered Put = Put that is "Sold to Open" I highly recomment paper trading with an actual program prior to putting forth any real money. This will make things perfectly clear w/o the costly mistakes.

PCGeek, Just my 0.02 since I was using Scottrade several years back when I started using options within my trading plan. You may want to heed Coach's advice and pursue a different broker. One that is well versed with options trading. The problems with Scottrade are as follow: (a) they...

Looks like a mini-bill run on this one. Recent run-up is reportedly a result of the volume in oil contracts and the anticipation of trading in soft commodities. Don't like this one bit...Currently have several Jan 130/140 bear call spreads that were breached while I was away. :mad...

Bro, I was with you every step of the way and then you lost me on the Rooney comment... Maybe there's another Andy Rooney walking this earth that is under 120 yrs old, is not senile, doesn't have eyebrows longer than the hair on his head, and actually has something constructive to convey...

Found this post earlier in the thread (July 2006). If anyone has a link to this article or point me to where I can locate it, it would be much appreciated. Thanks

Excellent journal. Out of curiousity, wanted to know whether options on futures provided larger premiums than their index counterparts. For example, does the ES 1500 call yield the same amount of premium than the SPX 1500 call or are the premiums lower or higher? I do not currently...

My resolution is to return to the basics...Focus my attention on a select quantity of stocks as opposed to running queries every other day. This will allow for better analysis and hopefuly prevent any major losses from not having enough time for proper due diligence. Also vow to maintain...

Implied volatility crashed. Welcome to the magical world of options...where even if you are right...you're not :confused:

Based on its current valuation, everyone expects this quarter's earnings and forward guidance to be spectacular, so at best you are looking at a non-event if they meet expectations. Only way you would see it sky rocket a-la last quarter would be to have blow out earnings AND a strong forecast...