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  1. Robert Morse

    Think I'll Get Called Away?

    Unlikely. It would be to your benefit if you were. The Mar 87.50 Put is 2.20/2.68 at the close.
  2. Robert Morse

    Recommendations for new trading rig

    I like this https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desktops/ideacentre/aio-500-series/ideacentre-aio-5i-27/fficf500348 with a matching second monitor. It will limit you to 2 monitors. Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC. is not affiliated with this service providers. Data, information, and...
  3. Robert Morse

    Trade zero and shorting

    If that symbol is shortable, and held at 100%, your $3000 in equity should be sufficient.
  4. Robert Morse

    Trade zero and shorting

    What symbol? That does not sound wrong.
  5. Robert Morse

    Brokers for portfolio margin?

    Please contact me directly to discuss our PM offering.
  6. Robert Morse

    I have been having problems with Schwab. They claim I traded non marginable securities in my margin

    We allow stocks that have no leverage like stocks under $3 and those we hold had higher levels in a margin or cash account. In the margin account, we just require more equity to cover those symbols.
  7. Robert Morse

    Best way to pick strike price for covered calls?

    If you are concerned about market conditions today, why wait for Jan 2022?
  8. Robert Morse

    Best way to pick strike price for covered calls?

    The "biggest risk" is that you choose stocks that go down. This is not a safe strategy for someone that actually says, "I do not have much confidence in this market."
  9. Robert Morse

    Is there a Greek term for IV?

    Time decay.
  10. Robert Morse

    Market neutral: long spy etf, short mes future

    There is no way to profit from this, it requires a futures account and equity account with no cross margin.
  11. Robert Morse

    ES vs SPY

    Thank you MACD-One more advantage of futures, no PDT rule.
  12. Robert Morse

    ES vs SPY

    ES is a Future so taxed as a 1256 contract. ES has a materially lower margin requirement. Short ES futures has no overnight borrow cost while most short stocks do including SPY. The only advantage I can think of for using SPY is if you want a long term position with long term tax treatment and...
  13. Robert Morse

    CFTC_Form40_Filing@interactivebrokers.com

    Then contact IB support first.
  14. Robert Morse

    CFTC_Form40_Filing@interactivebrokers.com

    The CFTC has a Large Trader Reporting Program - https://www.cftc.gov/IndustryOversight/MarketSurveillance/LargeTraderReportingProgram/index.htm. If that is the request, you must have hit a hurdle one day.
  15. Robert Morse

    Sterling Trader Pro API C# documentation?

    I have it. Email me and I will forward.
  16. Robert Morse

    Lightspeed Financial Services Group has 5 job openings.

    Actually a warp drive can’t I go faster than light. A warp drive folds space in front of the craft to move through space faster.
  17. Robert Morse

    Lightspeed Financial Services Group has 5 job openings.

    Unlikely. That’s part of what we want to get away from.
  18. Robert Morse

    Lightspeed Financial Services Group has 5 job openings.

    There are certain questions I will only respond to on the phone or in an email. This one was fine.
  19. Robert Morse

    Lightspeed Financial Services Group has 5 job openings.

    I joined lightspeed trading in 2016. Lightspeed Trading was owned by a private equity group that also owned Sterling Trader Tech. Lightspeed Trading was sold to the Lime Division of Wedbush Securities, separating it from the private equity group that owned us, and Lime from direct ownership of...
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