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It RMB should not be volatile (at least against the USD) because the Chinese government "manages" the currency value through narrow trading bands.

I thought by law all trades have to be posted to the tape. Then again with the AMEX, I wouldn't be surprised with more rule violations........

Oh, that was the reason. I thought it was: Global Stocks Rebound as Commodities Signal Sustained Growth

Also SPY will have accrued dividends in it, too.

Better off shorting ES, NQ, and YM futures... Better margins, don't have to worry about borrow, don't have to worry about buy ins, etc.

Yes. Assuming that you are long 10 Walmart calls and short 1000 shares of stock once you exercise the options, the positions go flat.

The majority of States consider capital gains as income.

I logged off then logged back in. THe TWS went back to normal after doing this.

Approved July 24, 1995 (95-11); amended March 22, 1996 (95-58). .06 Securities deemed appropriate for options trading shall include shares or other securities ("Units") that represent interests in registered investment companies (or series thereof) organized as open-end management investment...

Approved October 19, 1993 (93-08). .05 (a) In determining whether an equity security (the "Restructure Security") issued or anticipated to be issued in a spin-off, reorganization, recapitalization, restructuring or similar corporate transaction (a "Restructuring Transaction") satisfies the...

Rule 5.3. Criteria for Underlying Securities (a) Underlying securities in respect of which put or call option contracts are approved for listing and trading on the Exchange must meet the following criteria: (1) the security must be duly registered and be an "NMS stock" as defined in Rule 600...

They did serve refreshments. It was packed. Standing room only at the Waldorf Astoria. The CME initially projects one year futures (February cycle).

OK. I was in NY yesterday for the CME Housing Futures and Options kickoff/Q&A or whatever it was. The place was totally packed. Institutional investors, investment banks, hedge funds, real estate developers, etc. were all there. Standing room only. There will be 11 contracts: 1. Las...

I believe that the India Fund is not an ETF, but a closed end fund. Thus, a closed end funds NAV does not have to track its share price.

Yes.

If you want to short the stock, you may want to consider something in the options market (e.g., short synthetic stock, long puts, and/or short calls). Good luck.

In theory you are correct (if held to maturity and no dividends, corporate actions, etc.). However, remember that box spreads do have risk involved.

Not true. If the price is really off the market makers will cry to the floor officials to "bust" the trade because of some lame excuse (bad quote, technology problem, fast market, the dog ate my homework, etc.).

Agreed. The minimum is the difference is strikes, but brokerage firms can charge additional margin if necessary.

I believe that you should recheck the margin needed for the American style short boxes. Under the CBOE Margin Manual (see attached) page 34 there is an example for both American and European style short boxes. In this example, only the difference in strikes is needed as margin and not any...