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I bet Nick Leeson knows the differences between the contracts.

But remember, most of the time you are the winner when writing options on a take for cash. If the deal falls apart, hostile bidder comes in, change from all cash to part stock, you will get hurt being a seller of both calls and puts.

Agreed that it is reasonable, but doubt that it would ever happen anytime soon.

Here is part of the rules from the ISE. Other exchanges have similiar rules. (4) Protection of Customers. Whenever subparagraph (a)(1) applies, if Public Customer orders (or P/A Orders representing Public Customer orders) constituted either or both sides of the transaction involved in the...

Yes, but as long as the broker places an order at an exchange, they will not get in any trouble. You can bitch and moan all you want, and nothing will happen. Good luck.

That's true, but the broker does not know which exchange will open first. The broker does not know what is for sale or to buy on which exchange in the opening rotation. That is why anything goes during the opening rotation and locked/crossed rules do not come into play.

U.S. listed stock options can only trade on one of the exchanges (AMEX, CBOE, Philly, P-Coast, BOX, or ISE).

Amex Losing iShares Listings By Gregg Greenberg TheStreet.com Staff Reporter 7/20/2005 9:43 AM EDT In a major blow to the struggling American Stock Exchange, Barclays Global Investors said it would shift the primary listings of its 81 iShares exchange-traded funds to the New York Stock...

Contract Adjustment. See attached.

How about: (1) Vietnam in February 1979? (2) Tibet? (3) East Turkistan which is now Xinjiang?

I guess the Pacific Exchange should first learn to make nickel and dime markets before they add pennies. Notice the $200.00 + bid ask spreads on SCHS today (July 15, 2005). <IMG SRC=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=791947>

Plight of China’s investors By Michael Pettis Published: July 13 2005 19:49 | Last updated: July 13 2005 19:49 China’s State Council is considering whether to set up a $12bn stabilisation fund to support the mainland stock markets, which are now 50 per cent lower than their highs in...

By CHRISTINE RICHARD DOW JONES NEWSWIRES July 13, 2005; Page C4 The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the New York Stock Exchange the green light to finalize plans to trade unlisted corporate bonds. Such a change is seen as a major step toward reversing more than a decade of...

Keep away from Shanghai and Shenzhen stocks. The majority of the stuff listed in both exchanges are crap. Regulations on new IPOs have hampered both exchanges. On the other hand, I am sure that there are better Chinese related red chips listed in Hong Kong. This is where most of the IPOs...

If your order is at another exchange during an opening rotation, you will get the price on that exchange, not the NBBO. This is true even if the price is much better or much worse than the current NBBO.

You have to click the lapse button on the TWS workstation to not exercise your options on expiration date (that are in the money by at least 25 cents on equity options).

Pacific Exchange to Add Penny By CYNTHIA SCHREIBER DOW JONES NEWSWIRES June 29, 2005; Page C4 The Pacific Exchange, whose parent PCX Holdings is being acquired by Archipelago LLC, said yesterday it plans to start quoting and trading options in pennies by the fourth quarter of this year...

I trade 10 options SMART through IB: IB Commissions $1.00 x 10 = $10 Fidelity Commissions $8.00 + $7.50 = $15.50 Advantage IB.. I trade 10 options directed routing through IB: IB Commissions $1.95 x 10 = $19.50 Fidelity $15.50 Advantage Fidelity

http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/commissionStockIndexOptions.php?ib_entity=llc

When you route an option order direct (not SMART routing), you are charged $1.95 per contract. SMART routing is $1.00. Thus, if you want to route your orders to a specific exchange, any order that is greater than 7 contracts will favor Fidelity. Anything less than 7 favors IB. If you...