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    What Simple, Charting Software To Buy?

    Ninja trader allows to visualize charts. Those allow directly customizables visible orders into the graph. Belgian Link farm at : http://www.linkcity.be/fr/nasdaq (see Futures & NinjaTrader)
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    Trade ES or YM for a Living

    Do you think that this other way works? http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93543
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    Number of broker accounts in the US

    It's hard to find information about that, You may ask some regulation authorities...
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    Ib New Account

    To be consistent with strategy, use some tools like button trader set the target and the exit point.(stop loss) Better method, uses scale-out-orders. For more informations, link farm @ : http://www.linkcity.be/fr/nasdaq and more precise, the link ...
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    Today it was possible to entry @ 129.75 exit @ 132.25 VIX (Volatility index)(may07) see the chart below
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    Is about trading VX future contract... If you speak about options, please, only of futures options! and so yes of which date and strike? Thxs
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    On IB this link http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/exchanges.php?exch=cfe&showcategories=FUTGRP&ib_entity=llc # IB Symbol Product Description (click link for more details) Symbol Currency BXM : CBOE BUYWRITE MONTHLY IX BX USD CYX : CBOE CHINA INDEX CX USD VXD : CBOE...
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    On Yahoo : http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EVIX&t=2y&l=off&z=l&q=c&c= On Interactive Brokers: VIX CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX (VXG8) (Exp: 20080220) [Details] Futures n/a USD CFE VIX CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX (VXK7) (Exp: 20070516) [Details] Futures n/a USD CFE VIX CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX...
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    You mean slippage on futures options? Because of not enough volume?
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    An Excel information is available at this address : http://cfe.cboe.com/Products/historicalVIX.aspx f.ex : June 07 Trade Date,05/02/2007 Futures,Open,M (Jun 07),13.71 High,13.80 Low,13.55 Close,13.74 Settle,13.72 Change,-0.13, Total Volume,927 EFP,,0 Open Interest,6607 ,
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    There is information about it: Product Specifications CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Futures CONTRACT NAME: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Futures LISTING DATE: March 26, 2004 DESCRIPTION: The CBOE Volatility Index is based on real-time prices of options on the S&P 500 Index...
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    Writing options for a living

    Concerning the delta, if the position moves much, upwards for the calls and downwards for the puts, it is interesting to balance the delta, that decreases the output but also protects the account. That-known as it is by initiating the legs separately that one can make this adjustment. I hope...
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    Transform the VIX into cash machine

    In a futures account. Imagine, the VIB (VIX ten times) never goes down to the lower part from 100. Time to time, it always returns towards near its same low. It can vary from 2% or 5%. Sometimes much more. How to transform the VX future into cash machine...
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    Writing options for a living

    We speak about selling, writing options..., so! have You made some calendar or diagonal spreads? Like selling options against LEAPS My small experience tell me "to swing" my entries on each leg, my second view is to be carefull vith the delta. Search...
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    Nq - - Qqqq - - Qid

    This is an other contract (vs CME E-mini NASDAQ Composite Index Futures) CME NASDAQ-100 Futures --------------------------------- Trade Unit $100 times the NASDAQ-100 Index Point Descriptions .01 per index point = $1.00 per contract Contract Listing Three months in the March Quarterly...
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    Nq - - Qqqq - - Qid

    The future price is only a fair value, only read that by this side. More... month by month will be different. Then there is not exactly the same fill. Qs are only hundred. Contract specification at the link http://www.cme.com/trading/prd/equity/emini-nasdaq-comp.html I hope will help...
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    VIX-Trading. What is the best way to make money?

    ____________________________________ from opt789 Artes, I am not sure what you are saying. Are you talking about selling Calls or Puts, which months? The money you should have for ..... ____________________________________ Opt! I mean to use a...
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    just sold my last house leaving real estate market want to trade

    May be One way to beat better : is Writing Covered Calls... may be by adding some 5 LEAPS to 500 shares to doubble the result. Initiate the two legs separatly (at the better price each time) And use (trade) the fair price movement into each leg! Like this no worries, because 85% of the...
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    VIX-Trading. What is the best way to make money?

    Opt! Thanks for advies, after reading I thing may be it's beter to buy a future VX when 'f. ex.' VIX is at 12.0x and to sell few ticks higher (30, 100 or 300 ticks higher) when the VIX raise (to 12.3, 13.0x or 15.0x...) Did You agree with that? The minimum margin to initiate the...
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    VIX-Trading. What is the best way to make money?

    Hi! gg, I think it's pretty to sale 3 contracts 'month +1' at 10, 11 and 12 when the price is fair. Then buy back with some benefit, And protect with a LEAP(s) or two Bought a the better cheap price possible when VIX are very high to protect the position. So! Two legs calendar spread...
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