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  1. Robert Morse

    What is important in a trading platform?

    Are you mainly interested in Futures?
  2. Robert Morse

    Opening account with Interactive Brokers as S Corp

    It's your money, I'm just trying to help. I would choose an LLC if I were to start a trading business today based on my experience.
  3. Robert Morse

    Opening account with Interactive Brokers as S Corp

    I don't believe that is true. I have no clients that use a s-corp and almost all of them are LLCs (Some are LPs and individual accounts). If you are a single member LLC, you don't even need a K1, as single member LLCs are considered a disregarded entity and all your income filters down to your...
  4. Robert Morse

    Trading US Options in UK

    At Lightspeed Trading, we can offer accounts to those that live in the UK, not a problem. Bob
  5. Robert Morse

    What is important in a trading platform?

    I would not say there is NOT a "disconnect", but the needs and requirements are different. Retail traders want a lot of general information for very little cost. Active retail traders want speed and access to DMA. Institutional accounts want a stable platforms that can access the markets they...
  6. Robert Morse

    What is important in a trading platform?

    May I ask what the purpose of the survey is? Are you looking to build your own platform?
  7. Robert Morse

    Emini Premium-what causes the extreme spikes

    It can be a large buyer/seller in SP or ES first, or it can be from baskets of stocks being executed that you can't see in the indexes yet, but are be hedged with futures. I don't expect there are any ways to profit from this as a retail trader. If you can find one, go for it.
  8. Robert Morse

    Emini Premium-what causes the extreme spikes

    The SPX cash updates every 15 seconds, the ES and SP are real time.
  9. Robert Morse

    Holding ES futures till expiration at IB?

    ES futures are "Financially Settled." There is no delivery. You get the settlement price. At settlement, your P/L is locked in and your contract is deleted. http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/e-mini-sandp500_contract_specifications.html
  10. Robert Morse

    We have topped!

    OK, so what is your plan? What will you do to position yourself to take advantage of your opinion, and how much are you willing to lose if you are wrong?
  11. Robert Morse

    We have topped!

    I don't really have an opinion on market direction. I always like to trade the market I have in front of me, not the one I expect and go from there.
  12. Robert Morse

    We have topped!

    Does TopHat ever think we have bottomed, or do you have to use the user name BottomHat then?
  13. Robert Morse

    FOPs IV charts and light questions

    Try ivolatility.com Ivol is calculated from the bid/ask average The CME does not do that, The trading platform or whatever service you use does the calculations
  14. Robert Morse

    CL options expiration

    My platform shows me days to expiration. If you make a mistake, you are not paying attention.
  15. Robert Morse

    margin account interest basic questions

    $25K or more- Reg-T: 4X1 DT or 2X overnight $175K or more Portfolio Margin: 6.6 DT or 5.5 overnight Email me your contact information and we can do this over the phone.
  16. Robert Morse

    margin account interest basic questions

    We list our retail margin rates on our website, but they are negotiable for institutional accounts.
  17. Robert Morse

    margin account interest basic questions

    Are you asking me? If yes, are you asking for what our margin interest rates are?
  18. Robert Morse

    CL options expiration

    You should have received a notice from your FCM. Who do you use? Should be on your sheets the next day. I don't know what platform or FCM you use to determine when you will see it.
  19. Robert Morse

    Confusion about ATH E-Mini at Thinkorswim

    The cash is your metric. What future contract you use is subjective.
  20. Robert Morse

    Confusion about ATH E-Mini at Thinkorswim

    What month? It is not like a stock. http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/e-mini-sandp500.html
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