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1) Letting other people know that there is a problem will be of as much use to them as it was to you. You read there were problem but still opened an account! Why do you think others will proceed any differently by reading your thread? 2) Letting management know when there is a problem is not...

Just curious, what is your intention for this thread? Is it to publicly vent your frustration on an anonymous forum? If so, do you feel better now that you have accomplished this? Or...is it to find other people who agree with you so that you feel somehow vindicated? Or...is it because...

I like to generalize that sentiment to apply to all talking heads and news broadcasts in all countries: "Stocks up on positive X!" Three hours later... "Stocks down on worse than expected X!" Where X is often the same in both cases LMAO :) Something about journalists that make...

Feel free to revive: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62130

I'm confused. What are you trying to achieve and what are you looking for exactly? Historical option prices (of which there are several sources to obtain these from) are going to be several times better than simulated prices via BS models etc. MoMoney.

Well their commissions seem to have come down but they still don't allow naked PUTs/CALLs etc. I'm not even sure they allow verticals or other multi-legged strategies. IIRC, their API is COM only. May or may not be an issue for you. Do you have a proven strategy in mind for automation...

Save your money. You will learn little of use from this volume IMHO. It is merely a catalog of strategy names with basic details and lots of filler. Besides, the majority of the book (the strategies) is online in an interactive format: http://liffe.optioneasy.com/ You'll need to register...

Hi OddTrader, I see you have been mining the Options forums recently :) If you're interested in automated trading options, you might want to PM Metooxx as I believe he has been doing automated option arbitrage for several years now. Good luck! MoMoney.

I second that. HIIT is very effective for for getting to low and ultra-low body fat %. Also, I came up with this revolutionary concept for surefire weight-loss: Consume less calories than you expend. It's going to change the world I tell ya! MoMoney.

IB is one of many sponsors of this site. IB just surpassed $3 billion in liabilities: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73808 Have a look at the broker reviews: http://www.elitetrader.com/br/ Specifically IB's ratings...

Sorry qtip, just saw this. I've had my JASJAR for 9 months or so. No problems. Some users have experienced issues with it but the general consensus is that those issues were due to installing third-party applications that were not fully Windows Mobile 5 compliant. Given that some time has...

If I understand correctly: this is a long bear PUT spread. The spread as a whole is OTM. From that, one can deduce the following with a basic knowledge of greeks (should serve as an illustration for why greek knowledge is not only beneficial but straightfoward): The spread will...

As they say, everything in moderation! Too much coffee/caffeine can have some counter-productive (if desire is for "focus") side-effects depending on the person. MoMoney.

Difficult to tell whether to take this question seriously... Does drinking water keep your mind focused? Decaf has 97% caffeine removed. (unless: http://www3.whdh.com/features/articles/specialreport/DBM1481/) If you believe it is the caffeine content in your regular coffee that keeps...

Perhaps you could ask the guy how the market makers benefit from turning the IV up.

Aside from the convexity of implied vol and the consequences that carries, here are some other thoughts: Market makers don't have a dial that they turn to make IV go up and down. Yes, Eliot you are right that IV is a number that comes out of a model but you may be missing the point...

Most scanners are cheap...but that is a relative term. If you are an Interactive Brokers client, their Market Scanner has a filter for "Hot by Opt Volume". The scanner is "free" with an account (min monthly account fees apply) There are a bunch of scanners on www.ivolatility.com that you...

Yes, I live in accomodation you can smoke. :D

Interesting. Were they proxying data/orders via a local (user) machine, centralized server or direct to IB?