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Today I put an order in to sell a Dec 36 IWM put option for 1pt. I didn't get a fill and it was a day order. The order is still showing in the order tab. Do I need to do something or will it not be there the next time I log on? Also, the 'close position' tab is highlighted red.

Today I put an order in to sell a Dec 36 IWM put option for 1pt. I didn't get a fill and it was a day order. The order is still showing in the order tab. Do I need to do something or will it not be there the next time I log on? Also, the 'close position' tab is highlighted red.

Where do I go about finding the website or software package that ranks daily the stocks with the highest extremes in price difference for ATM puts versus ATM calls. All available option months would need to be included in the rankings regardless of the options time length. Google is at 300...

I appreciate the help. I'm looking for a website that ranks at the end of the night which stocks that day had the largest skew in their implied volatility ration between calls and puts. Did I say this right? At the end of the day, I want to know which stocks are the most out of whack in IMP Vol...

My 2008 interest accrued is $88. My July/Aug/Sep/Oct broker interest recieved for each month adds up to $88. Does this mean their just keeping my interest as its accrueing? I have sold options, bought some back, and allowed some to be exercise in the money to get assigned. I don't think this is...

Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to find the most out of whack ATM put and call prices and 1 to 2 strikes out prices. For example, GOOG at 300 should have 1month expiring ATM puts and call for 20pt a piece. This would make 290 puts around 5 pts and 310 calls at 5 pts. I'm looking for GOOG...

Which website/search device will scan for the largest put/call parity skews. I'm looking for the largest skews for ATM and slightly out of the money puts and calls. For example, if GOOG is at 300 and its 6 month 290 put is going for 20pts and its 6 month 310 is going for 30pt. What search tool...

I wrote a Nov SPY 90 Put when prices were above 90. Even with yesterdays down move to 75, I still didn't get assigned yesterday. For those who have been assigned in the past in SPY options, what does this thing have to do today for me to be assigned with one day left?

I have an account with IB. If I am assigned 100 shares long on a put option that I wrote, I've been told that a messege will be confirm this in the Portfolio tab of the IB Trader Workstation screen. Does this messege come up during the pit session right after it happens or is it an end of day...

I have an account with IB. Assuming the price is at 45 and I want to go long 100 shares of the stock, how deep in the money should I sell a December 2008 put option to increase my chances of getting assigned fast? (I'm aware there's no set formula) If I am assigned, I've been told that a messege...

Are there any ETF's that hold physical crude, natural gas, heating oil the way StreetTracks Gold Shares (GLD) does with physical gold? The ETF's I've seen for energies so far are based a basket of energy stocks.

Let's say that you deposit $10,000 in a margin account. Because you put up 50% of the purchase price, this means you have $20,000 worth of buying power. Then, if you buy $5,000 worth of stock, you still have $15,000 in buying power remaining. You have enough cash to cover this transaction and...

Marks right. They were puts.

Could somebody tell me if the default margin on IB's demo can be changed $500,000, and if so how?

Could somebody tell me if the default margin on IB's demo can be changed $500,000, and if so how?

If I have a 35K Reg T margin account with IB. My net liquidation value would be 35K My RegT margin would be 0 My Current Available Funds would be 35K My Buying Power would be 105K or 140K. (Not sure if IB is 3 to 1 or 4 to 1 leverage) If the SPY opens this Monday at 90, and I buy 100...

I have a 35K account with IB. I wanted to buy 400 shares of SPY. I wrote 4 November 87 calls at 3pts expiring next Friday. My net liquidation value is around 36K. My RegT margin is around 7000. My current available funds are around 29000. My Buying power is around 90K. What would these numbers...

Thanks to you both. I appreciate it.

Hypothetical: You sell a December SPY 80 put for 3pt. Two days later that same option is now 1pt. You buy that same 80 put for 1pt. You are now flat and have earned 2pts minus commission. Had you bought an 80 call instead of buying the 80 put, you would be short an 80 put and long an 80 call...

I saw Susannah's comment concerning a possible ETF on the english exchange for cotton. Does anyone know or have a list of ETF's that are based on a one tenth relationship between the futures price and the ETF price the same way Crude has the OSU or Silver having the SLV. Even if its an ETF...