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  1. rmorse

    Using stochastic volatility to price options

    What is "R"
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    Using stochastic volatility to price options

    Instinet has an options platform that we offer called Trade Speed that allows you to create your own option skew or match the current one.
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    Working full time + Prop trader

    If you are an employee or member of a broker dealer, they can regulate your outside activities. So working at other jobs is not an SEC rule, it's a policy of that prop firm. Find one that will list that job on your U4 but allow the other job.
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    Segregated customer portfolio margin account?

    We offer portfolio margin accounts. No one can offer you more leverage than the SEC allows for those accounts. Some will be more restrictive than others. If your looking for more leverage with equities or options, you'll have to find an investor or join a larger firm.
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    Do ETFs always take 3 days to settle?

    To my knowledge, all these products settle in T+3. Buy/sell is the same. You're buying from the seller, so they settle at the same time.
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    Commissions/Exercising ITM option

    If you are long an ITM put and stock 1:1, you are better off exercising the put. If it's in the money, it's automatic. You should check with your clearance firm with instructions. That way, on the odd ball chance that something happens before expiration, where the stock shoots up through the...
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    Alternatives for Lightspeed Trader (stocks)

    I can offer a good alternative to an online broker. I’m with Victor Securities and we are Introducing Brokers to Merrill Lynch Professional and Penson Financial and provide a variety of solutions for Hedge Funds, Trading Groups and Active Traders. For equity/option traders we offer customer...
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    Increase Liquidity through a Prime Broker

    Where is it documented that IB has the BEST Execution? I'd like to see that? BTW: Who did the study and how was BEST defined? We are Introducing Brokers to IB and I can't make that claim.
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    Forumla to calculate prices with options?

    Part of trading options is making an assumption as to what vol. will be after time passing or a change in price on the equity. You can assume there is no change, that will go into you strategy. Just understand if your wrong, your P&L will be different.
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    Whats the per share cost to use BankofAmerica/Merrill algorithms?

    I can give you access to DASH. An excellent algo and include it in my pricing. Send me an PM if you'd like to talk. https://www.dashfinancial.com/ Bob
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    Is this posible

    Not the offer. The bid can be a discount.
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    Equities clearing

    We are also IB to ML Pro.
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    Low Clearing

    How much average monthly volume? How much leverage do you need?
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    Are you running an office of a prop firm?

    Are you running an office of a prop firm and want to know more about running the firm as a LLC with a Portfolio Margin account? We are Introducing Brokers to Merrill Lynch Professional and Penson Financial and provide a variety of solutions for Hedge Funds, Trading Groups and Active Traders...
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    Can anyone answer this question really quick

    Maybe you're not paying for the correct data feed.
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    Can anyone answer this question really quick

    Did you try SPX
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    Fully automated trading of equity/index options

    An API would be too slow. It would require a much faster connection and much faster data feeds. You need to be co-located with a very fast data feed or your options valuations will be delayed. It can get very expensive being left out in the market with even the smallest delay. Automated trading...
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    SERIES 56 News

    I don't think it has to do with "what" you trade as much has who is regulating you. If you're a FINRA firm, you don't take it. If you're with CBOE, you do. CBOE is an SRO that does not use FINRA to regulate their members. Retail customers don't take the exam or register at all because they are...
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    where to get historical EPS surprise numbers

    Sorry, I don't know of a site that follows revenues., only earnings.
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    where to get historical EPS surprise numbers

    Try http://www.earnings.com/company.asp?client=cb&ticker=aapl
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