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So right off the bat I can tell the author has zero understanding of these products, how they work, or their purpose. He is somehow construing divergence in annual returns as "tracking error" when in fact they are doing what they are supposed to, ie tracking the DAILY returns.

Theoretically, yes. And it used to be meaningful in a real world sense but today I don't think most humans would notice unless you're trading a truly massive (or tiny) order, in a thinly traded instrument...maybe?

Zero risk = zero return.

Wow, down 0.25%. Absolute carnage! How will longs sleep?

No one can "read" 1 minute charts, at least not to any meaningful degree. I can look at a long term chart (months - years) and tell you whether the trend is up or down. This of course has zero predictive value.

IB is the only real option in Canada.

"Philanthropic"

So is he buying teenies?

Why would you want to? It's not like you could replicate them anyway.

Non-issue. No real impact on anything other than a chance for inexperienced, short term emotional traders to lose some money.

Non-issue.

It will be reflected in your displayed buying power.

Same as any other position. Don't be stupid about it when you put it on. Plan the trade and trade the plan. Being short NVDA calls naked into earnings in any size relative to your overall port would count as stupid.

I mean, they'll be fine. But yeah!

Exactly. Also, this shouldn't be material for most anyway.

Long term returns of 11.5%. Very legit indeed!

Price. Is it moving up, or down?

I'm sure he makes extensive use of every aspect of that property. Wow! It is impressive, but really... I expect there are substantial areas of the house he has never set foot in, never mind the entire property! The lawn doesn't seem to match the house.

What do you mean? It certainly exists, not sure how someone could rationally not "believe" it.

Bullish.