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Yes, of course. We are regulated by those that created that.

Can I assume you are living in South Korea? Yes, you can open an account. This is considered a domestic account with foreign address. We can do foreign accounts too. Bob

How do you know the real size of the bid/offer with Iceberg orders and Vwaps/Twaps.

I think they do that now.

I'm not aware of any data that shows that size means the stock is moving in one direction. I have hard both sides. Big sell orders "scare bid away" or mean lower prices and that big sell orders attract size buyers looking to buy blocks without moving prices. Those types of assumptions are hard...

Can you ask your question in a different way? Not sure what you are asking.

It is a valid concern with hedge funds and CPOs. You have to do more due diligence with these partnerships and it is very important to look into who they use as their auditor and admin. That and the character of the managers are your protection. If you are someone that just can't get past that...

For the IRS, you would report the net purchase price and the net proceeds including commissions and regulatory fees.

Wow, 23 to 0 against using prop. I like it.

I expect that every OCC member can clear these trades if they want to. We don't offer execution for these in ETH because of staffing and risk.

Most brokers don't want to staff for options at that time and have position files and margin ready at that time. The cost is not worth the revenues.

You should know that your option agreement most likely gives them the right to do this. You should also know that the SEC investigated customers and FINRA investigates Broker Dealers. No attorney will take this case as you laid it out. Sorry..Bob

Just kidding! You are right. Risk at 30 and risk at 60 are different. I'm 56. Timing is the problem. If you retired and need the funds in 2009 vs today...big difference. Grandpa Bob

Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)

Ouch!

I'm personally not comfortable with being long the market with 100% of my savings, ALL the time. I prefer an active manager, so I use CTAs.

I'm interested to know what the basic positions was. Were you net short a lot of cash settled index options?

I can't to a number. Just the concept. Let's say the "market" is up 6% this year with swings of X and a STD of Y. If I match that same end of year 6% but my swings and STD were much higher, it was not worth the risk.

Account with $250,000. I can buy $250,000 of SPY or a mutual fund that is similar and go get a full time job, vacation and hand out with my friends, and match the S&P 500 returns. No effort, no time. I know people that have done that for the last 25 years and have been happy with that choice. If...

Better returns with less volatility or much better returns with reasonable volatility.