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I trade the weeklies, but with a slightly different approach. Without getting into strategies - because everyone has their own feelings about what works for them and what they're comfortable with... Before there were weeklies, we only had the monthlies then EOM rolled into the picture. If...

I wouldn't be so sure. The 800B in revenue is likely "targeted" and they don't specify how it will be achieved. With language that vague, I would think a promise to thoroughly search the Federal couch cushions may be the rubber meeting the road of that promise.

I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for posting the explanation.

Both sides need the controversy in order to keep the lobbying dollars flowing. If nothing is threatened, then there's no lobbying dollars needed to protect anything. The FED would be fine with going over the cliff in many ways...not the least of which is interest rates, which would likely...

I trade weekly future option all time. Very good.

Wow. What do the "above average" traders make?

I can't even log into IB TWS from midnight Friday until Noon on Sunday. I assume everyone else can't either. When you can log in, you can usually see the latest quoted spread. If that's what you mean?

We won't grow to the levels of Europe any time soon, because we keep running through a vicious cycle...one that is starting to repeat now. Step 1 Real estate starts to move up at a stronger than usual pace - slightly parabolic on the charts (1997 - 2000) Step 2 Prices start to overshoot...

With all due respect, you may want to think about a different investment strategy. It sounds like this legislative crap is getting to you. It's not going to end any time soon. In fact, it will probably get worse. The proverbial can is going to be kicked down the road every chance they get...

No word on anything imminent there. The "itemized cap" is gaining favor as well. Most are in the range of 28% of total income for anyone making over 250K, although that could go to 500K. The lobbyists are digging in and making themselves heard. Anything that gets changed is going to...

Politico is reporting today that they are close to a deal that will push entitlement reform to early next year and let the Bush tax cuts expire on those making 500K or more per year.

My math is correct. I can see that the commissions are half the percentage by using 100 multiplier contracts instead of $50 (ES).

After reading a few of his posts, I will have to do the same...and tango.

I'm all for simpler, but no one has been able to come up with something viable. They actually didn't cut the Social Security funding rate, only the rate which people pay - it is still getting the same contribution as always - only from a different Federal pool of money instead of taxpayer...

I always wondered how they got away with the financial market prediction stuff. Although the Intrade market isn't deep at all, you could arb it against US options and certainly make a few bucks. I was always hesitant to go down that road, and now I guess I know why.

Commish can be a significant factor. It depends on how safe you want to be - how far you are outta the money. With Benklifa's strategy of opening contracts 60 days out at 8-10 delta, I think the average opening premium is around 13% of the spread for one side. So... let's say he has a 10...

Dick Morris is the guy that predicted Romney would win by well over 100 electoral votes on Nov 5th.

I've had legs of combos get executed on the CME and never see the print at all. I may be the only one that dealt that contract that day - and I definitely bought it and own it - and the volume on the daily bulletin for that day was ZERO. Dark pool? I have no idea.

There are a lot more categories of CTA/CPO firms than just "trend following" out there.

I suspect either a software glitch or your individual situation somehow slipped between their controls in this instance. I've had a number of bizarre one-off looking incidents over the years with IB as well. If - and it can be a BIG if - I can get to the right guy at IB that really knows...