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It was accidental. The TOS simulator automatically adds new trades to the old ones. You have to delete or uncheck the ones you don't want included. I just wanted to see what the put BWB would look like and it got combined with the call I already had entered. TOS default is 10 contracts...

It's actually easier for me to see on a simple credit spread. Ex. GOOG 370/380 call credit spread for 6.25. The risk graph shows max loss at 3.75 (i.e. 10 - 6.25) That's why I was in playing with the simulator.

I've been researching this a little bit more, and came up with an embarassingly silly question. This is specifically about the TOS analyze screen, but probably applies to other risk profile tools as well. When I put in a simulated trade, does the graph take into account any credit or debit...

Sheesh! Start with $5000? Why not make it difficult: start with a paperclip and try to swap your way up?

Can you recommend any books?

All time highs in 1987 and 2000 as well. Any others? Markets don't crash at their lows. (Exception I think is the market crashed again after 1929 before it reached a new high.)

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/compoundstockearnings/ Join this group and read some of the comments. Message# 9 on the first page from Dave Kline might be of interest to you. Also look for a link to an OptionsXpress virtual trade page (I can't look for it right now, and it might be...

Wiseguy: "Hey Hoser, then why not place individual orders?" Eliot: "Done." Edit: Filled each leg for overall credit of 3.20.

What do brokers charge to exercise? I think ThinkorSwim charges $15 flat fee, no matter if it's one contract or 1000.

I've got an order in at Fido to sell my OIH Sep/Oct 135 calendar at 3.20. Looking at the TOS trade screen I see the Bid jumping around 2.90-3.00, the Ask pretty solid at 3.40. But every once in a while I see Last at prices like 3.50, 3.40, 3.30. I think I even saw one at 3.70. What's...

Red option does pair trading? I'll have to go search it out. I just signed up for their equity calendar service.

Can you give us a hint what they are?

And since indices are less volatile than individual stocks, you can get the direction right and still lose.

To answer the original question, I think if you have enough cash in your account you don't need margin. If you have enough to cover half (or whatever your broker's requirements are) you do need margin. If neither then you would have to deposit cash before settlement of the stock. I'm pretty sure...

So far I've lost the most money buying simple calls. I hooked up with a guy who was supposed to be an expert at TA, and he had made some amazing calls, like calling exact bottoms and tops. But when I actually started trading on his recos they almost always went the wrong way. That just confirmed...

I see over on the Yahoo board they are talking about 1-3-2 ratios.

Thanks. Is this a semi directional position, i.e. you hope the stock stays relatively stable, but if it moves you hope it moves down (in this case), or towards the lower risk side in general? I guess I'm asking why you would do one of these as opposed to a normal butterfly. Edit: For that...

[Carried over from the Married Puts thread] OK, so what is a BWB? I've seen some references to putting them on at zero debit, but I assume there is must be some risk.

Yeah, someone (don't recall who) mentioned BWBs a few weeks ago on another thread. I searched a around a bit and didn't find much. I'll start a new thread and call it something like "BWB questions".

But it was "better than expected", so the media are spinning it as good news, and TOL is currently up 2.5% on the day.