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You may find this thread to have some interesting ideas, simply because it's kind of the same idea (lower risk, consistent returns). http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=206482&perpage=6&pagenumber=3 I particularly like the incorporation of the volatility index (VIX, or...

To be fair, he was commenting on your original trade, which had an obvious typo in the Dec strike price (30 vs. 37).

Why not leg in over a couple of days, say 30% a day? That would mitigate your exposure to theta at least somewhat in the event nothing is going on early next week.

Wow, mine basically jumped off Everest when I read yours.

Slight modification... :)

The cancel/modify fees on most of the exchanges are pretty exorbitant, but I've noticed for a lot of things, BATS is the same as the SMART prices, so if you direct route to BATS (in the case where multiple exchanges have the same price or use SMART if you are sure BATS is the best) and provide...

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How will your risk/reward be the same if you buy double the amount of your current holdings? Each LEAP will be a proxy for 100 shares and will move in step with SPY, so if you buy 2 LEAPS for each 100 shares you currently own, you will be leveraged 2:1 and your risk/reward will move accordingly.

Put it back in the Monopoly box where it can be at home amongst its peers?

Unless IB has gone completely off the deep end since their last filings, you seem to be pulling stuff out of thin air, as a little online research would indicate some holes in your figures: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=IBKR+Key+Statistics...

Nothing says you can't trade the ES. It's just that it might be a lot more leverage than you are used to with the double and triple etfs, so you really need to be careful and make sure you know what you are getting in to. You could also download one of the broker demos from ThinkOrSwim or...

Take a look at the CME website for any contract specification questions you may have. For example, the e-mini SP500 (ES) http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/e-mini-sandp500_contract_specifications.html E-Mini is worth $50/point (full contract is $250/point), so multiply...

What would it take to make YOU purchase a similar deal from someone you don't know? That would seem to be a reasonable starting point.

Didn't he already have his 15 seconds of fame with his "Leave Brittany Alone!" video? I thought you were only allowed to go "viral" once in a lifetime?

Notice that only chicken shirt dude wrote that he actually did something (like give some money away). All the rest are still waiting for someone else to act while they wave their "TAX ME" signs. Seems to me it's a way for a lot of people to stand around and feel like they are part of a group...

Well, since it's from "Interactive Brokers", a good site to try might be their actual website...but, in the interest of saving time, here it is: http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=programInterface&ib_entity=llc

Just be aware that IB alone will not provide you with a true "tick" feed, so if you are trying to use Ninja with something other than time bars (tick-bars, range bars, etc), it can be cumbersome. Ninja can get pseudo tick bars if it is collecting the data in real-time, but you cannot download...

It's $0.70/contract with $1 minimum, so if you trade 5 contracts, it'll cost you $3.50.

That is a demo account.

If it's an ETF, you can search for it here: www.etfdb.com. As mentioned, even the 1x don't track perfectly over longer time frames. If it's something you plan on holding for awhile, you might be better off buying a straight DITM put or even a put spread.