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Yes, the ones that come from outside providers do not follow the font selection. Not a problem for me though as I don't use those, except for charts, but no problem there. I use a 1920 by 1200 resolution with Large font size, works great for me. Cheers.

Sorry, no idea.

You can plot them on a chart here:Bigcharts.com

Bad deal is not the same as a bad quote. WD40 can correct me to what he/she actually meant, but I'm pretty sure the meaning is that although the market maker maybe bullish on a stock he/she still has to buy a put. (Yes, I know that market makers don't really care about the direction, so please...

Yes, you can adjust the font size. You can do it from login window (before loggin in) under "Options".

Alpha is the extra return awarded to the investor for taking additional risk rather than accepting the market return. Technically speaking, alpha is the intercept in the estimation model. It is expected to be equal to risk-free rate times (1 - beta). In other words, they are doing what...

Optionsxpress's platform is stone age compared to Thinkorswim's!

suspend, Thinkorswim is an options, stocks and futures broker not a spot FX dealer, so there can be no requotes and etc since Thinkorswim does not trade against customers. Check out Broker reviews Thinkorswim is one of the top US option brokers!

Exactly, spreadbetting is illegal in the US. Spreadbetting, spot FX, CFDs all the same....

Just the good surprises!:)

I wouldn't necessarily say "better", but the butterflies do make most of their profit in the last week. If you do trade them in the last week or so then you have to consider whether a butterfly actually benefits you with it's 3 sets of commissions and slippage both ways as opposed to just a...

Or maybe he/she should take that job at Goldman Sachs. No wait....maybe it's better to work for that options trading firm......or maybe it is still better to go for GS......or maybe not.......:D

I would think so, but I'm more interested in individual stock options. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi, Does anyone here trade options on European stocks? I mean options that are listed in Europe not US-listed options! I'm interested in what sort of liquidity do they offer compared to options on US stocks? Are they significantly less liquid, more liquid, about the same? TIA!

And how exactly are you gonna buy an option 15 min after the announcement if the stock announces pre-open or after close!? Options don't have after-hours trading!

In simple terms, market makers make money off the spread, buying on the bid and selling on the ask. Spreads can't be less than 0.05 as that's the minimum price increment.

There's no such thing as a "round lot" or "odd lot" in options. Granted, sometimes it may be easier to get a fill on a big order cause that particular size may be what market maker needs to hedge his/her current position. Now, just because you are at the best bid with 1 contract or 100...

OK, IB offers only electronic markets. Open has both. Why don't you have a look at the broker reviews on this site, you got both for IB and Open!?

Open E Cry offers NYBOT as well. Have no experience with them, but seem respectable. If anyone has any feedback about Open E Cry please post it.

Sorry, didn't mean to be rude. Here's the best way to approach options, especially if you're a newbie: Assume that options are priced to perfection at all times, so that there are no arbitrage profits to be made. If something doesn't seem right it means that you're missing something and...