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Option Trader, Without knowing more about your situation, I can only give you some generalities. pardon me if you did contact IB before your problem occurred. All brokerage firms must "charge" at least the minimum margin requirement on short options and other strategies. Brokerage firms...

I believe that you have the right to the following: "Name of the other party, time of execution and remuneration furnished on request." *********************** I think the point you may want to raise is why the boxes were not unwound as a combination instead of leg-by-leg. That would...

First, under suppose that Timber Hill is a market maker in XYZ options on the Philly. Now if the order is routed via SMART, it looks for the best bid or ask. If the CBOE is the best bid and the ISE is the best offer, to my knowledge, Timber Hill will not participate on the trade.

You could be right. I knew that they used to have option MM clients, but did not know they left that part of the business.

You get an e-mailed account statement on any day there was activity in your account. This includes: trades, interest, dividends, corporate actions, etc.

Also add Bear Stearns to the list.

KKD has also not filed financials. It was given a 3 month extension.

http://www.united.com/page/framedpage/0,6837,1378,00.html I'm a broker and I need more information - where can I go? YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND POR. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING THE POR AND CLASSIFICATION AND...

Just to support Def.... It is very unusual to have late option assignments at IB or with any other brokerage firm; however, it would be irresponsible for IB or any other brokerage firm to state that this would never happen.

As mentioned earlier, make sure that you factor in dividends (if you get assigned before the ex-date). In addition, watch out if you are trading calendars on funny M&A deals (e.g., XYZ proposes to buy 50% of ABC for $80 cash. After the tender offer ABC will shareholders will get 1 share of XYZ...

DATE: JANUARY 9, 2006 SUBJECT: PROPOSED CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT CHANGES TO ELIMINATE ROUNDING - REVISED The OCC Board of Directors recently approved a change in the way contract adjustments are executed for a wide variety of stock splits and distributions. The proposed change represents a...

DATE: JANUARY 9, 2006 SUBJECT: PROPOSED CHANGES TO CASH DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT POLICIES – THE “10% RULE” The OCC Board of Directors recently approved changes in adjusting option contracts in response to cash dividends or distributions. The proposed changes represent a significant...

I would use the future over the ETF because by shorting an ETF, there is always a chance that the ETF will no be borrowable. Thus, you would have your short bought in.

Go to www.analystforum.com and do a search. Essentially a scam and CFA wanna be.

Price-Fixing, the Amex Way Two-tier pricing can guarantee a tidy profit Options have never been more crucial for the American Stock Exchange. In the first quarter of 1999, the Amex reported a 30% growth in options volume over the year before--vs. a mere 5% gain in stock-trading volume. But...

The American Stock Exchange: Scandal on Wall Street In the April issue of the New York Stock Exchange monthly newsletter, Chairman Richard A. Grasso made a rare and embarrassing admission. The Securities & Exchange Commission had commenced an investigation at the NYSE. And the target was...

Financial Guru Charged With Tax Fraud Thursday December 1, 11:13 pm ET Asset Protection Guru Wade Cook, Wife Charged With Tax Fraud in Federal Court Near Seattle SEATTLE (AP) -- A financial guru whose own business went bust was charged along with his wife Thursday with eight counts of...

What happens if you open a F&F account with two trading accounts below. One is an individual. The other is a professional (i.e., LLC). Assuming that you are not a professional (i.e., RIA or broker) will you still be able to access the non-professional quotes (and shut off the quotes for the...

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