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The broker I work with has the day trade margin @ $500 per contract.

Generally holding on to expiration is not part of the strategy. It would incur transaction costs. The buy of the underlying at the 540 strike and maybe the sell at the 545 strike. If the long 540s are only worth $5.00 with the underlying at 545 because of time decay, one would have to say...

My Review of the first spread K vs. U

I follow most of the commodity spreads and have the data for the wheat back to 1975. Long what and short what?

Long Jul. 2012 Soybeans @ 1277.50 Short Jul. 2012 Soy Meal @ 337.30

I think I got to the right site. couldn't get it to work at all!!!

According to a USDA report, only about 2% of ranchers use the futures market to offset risk.

I got the same value as ogarbitrage.....or in my sheet it's calculated as $8.01 per cwt. (LC) if looked at this way: Input: Feeders @ 1.5760 x 50,000 x 4 = $315,200.00 Corn @ 5.5025 x 5,000 x 3 = $82,537.50 Total input = $397,737.50 Live Cattle @ 1.3230 x 40,000 x 8 = $423,360.00...

I'm unable to duplicate that value. Would you care to elaborate on your math, number of contracts, etc....

I think your posts sound like you have a severe thinking disorder!

Your advice is worthless. Where there is potential for loss there is potential for gain. To make such a blanket statement only demonstrates profound ignorance.

Apr. Live Cattle vs. Apr. Feeder Cattle Spread Is it ready for a pop..? Long LC @ 126.550 Short FC @ 154.025 Prices @ 12:36 pm CT 01/18/12 Price calculated @ -263.925 cwt Chart and Trade Calculations: LC @ 126.550 Cents per lb. x 40,000 = $50,620 FC @ 154.025 Cents per Lb. x...

Try this one! Front month first vs X month. Long side minus Short side.

FYI CBOT Corn Futures Spreads as of the close 01/13/12 Post WAOB Report.

A Mossberg Special Purpose 12GA 500 Persuader w/pistol grip is much cheaper.

That would be incorrect. Any Option not exercised, long or short is treated the same for taxes. Only when they are exercised does it have a possible adjustment to the cost basis on the underlying.

Going out and selling a Naked Put as a brand new position, might require some more thinking. Not to be dismissed, just thoroughly thought out. Over the years I've seen a lot of accounts get wipe out on naked puts (and some brokerage firms that failed to control the risk go bust from it as...

So can NP!

As the owner of the PUT you have the right to put the stock (sell) at the strike price. That's all. It is only to your advantage to exercise if the underlying stock is below the strike. If you own the underlying you sell at the strike or if not you would sell short. (assuming the stock can...

1- The Dec 11 Crude contract stoped trading about 4 weeks ago. 2 - This was to illustrate how small the diff is.