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I think this is an equity option question. If it is, the OCC website would be better http://apps.theocc.com/pmc/pmc.do Because PM is risk based, it will likely be the minimum calculation of $37.50/options but your clearing broker can ask for more. This strategy will not be margin efficient in a...

It is not clear to me how, as a customer, you can make money with Rev/Con trades, but I'm happy to discuss this with you if you email me your contact information. Margin is a Portfolio Margin account for this is nominal but your cost of carry will be higher than a bank desk or market maker. Bob

What is the reason for the delisting, have they drop below a dollar?

From the CFTC website: http://www.cftc.gov/IndustryOversight/Intermediaries/FCMs/fcmsegregationfunds SEGREGATION OF CUSTOMER FUNDS All customer funds for trading on designated contract markets (exchanges) must be kept apart (“segregated”) from the futures commission merchant’s (FCM’s) own...

I recently did this for a new account that asked me what they should expect to pay for ES and FX futures with a $0.60 commission rate. I believe this to be accurate as of last week. I hope this helps. This would not include the cost of the trading platform eg RealTick, CQG, CTS, TT etc. Some...

I checked with Realtick. You can chart what they refer to as synthetic symbols. The synthetic symbol is the pair you set up. You can add these synthetics to your watchlist, trade them and chart them. Bob

Correct, that does not exist in the equity world.

With real tick, you can enter a pairs order on a spread ticket. It will bid for one equity vs the bid in another equity. Same for the offer side. That order does not go to somewhere like a futures or option spread book. It will attempt to trade the pair at your limit but you can get legged out...

I have not used esignal or traded pairs since 2010, but I used esignal back then. I have a few clients that trade pairs mostly cash neutral. They use Real Tick Pro to execute the pairs and have told me they are very happy with the ease of use and speed of execution. I have never asked them if...

Chris, We offer the LiveVol X trading platform with accounts custody at Interactive Brokers for free including no market data fees for non-professional users. (Reg-T / Cash Account Minimum only $25,000). The CBOE charges $500/month for this...

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I can privately send you the contact information for an Admin that one of my CTAs uses. Send me an email directly and I'll respond. Bob

Try LiveVolPro at http://www.livevol.com/options-trading-analysis-software Or we offer the Livevol X Option Trading software that has some of the functions of the LiveVolPro software. https://www.lightspeed.com/technology/trading-software/ Bob

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This will differ all day. If you want to buy or sell 20K shares, you might get nothing, you might buy it and see more offered. No one can tell you in advance.

If you want a Sterling Demo, email me and I'll request one. Bob

The quick answer is, that on Sterling Trader Pro, another platform we offer, we can access the 14 option exchanges and the 5 Complex order books for DMA. Those are ISE, CBOE, AMEX, PHLX and BOX. Bob

I will respond in a PM

SPT, It is relative to the cash SP 500 Index-SPX ES=50X SPY=10X Ratio is 5:1 You need to buy 500 shares of SPY to equal 1 ES

Yes, we can offer Option DMA with the maker/taker fee schedule on some platforms including Lightspeed Trader. I'll find out which of the 14 option exchanges we have access to tomorrow. What is the Reserve Book? I'm not familiar with the that term.