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That is NOT my expectation. "Segregated accounts must be titled for the benefit of the FCM’s customers". That is not the same as the account being in the customer's name. https://www.cftc.gov/IndustryOversight/Intermediaries/FCMs/fcmsegregationfunds.html Segregation of Customer Funds All...

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I'd say this is too general. I would add that if they expect to day trade small-cap stocks or short them, that requires experience. If you focus on liquid names like broad-based ETFs or NASDAQ/S&P 100 stocks, I see no reason why you can't try either. Whatever works.

Depends on the time between your long/short and if it is near an event that is priced in. There is Vega risk in many circumstances.

Yes, the CME offers Level 3, but very few platforms offer it as there is little demand. TT is a sponsor and I believe in an old post they said they offer it, -Market by Order (MBO)

I'm more of a Louie De Palma fan.

A low-cost offering would be CTS FIX API. It is software agnostic. And if you build to FIX, you can move from broker to broker. http://wiki.ctsfutures.com/T4 API FIX.MainPage.ashx Java API in Futures is by no means standard and would tie down in the future.

Buy STOP 50.50. Any other orders are up to you. No different than a sell stop.

There are a number of APIs with good market data. No reason to use a third party. We offer Realtick EMS, CQG-IC, CQG WebAPI & FIX API, CTS T4, Rithmic and Trading Technologies (TT) that all are dedicated futures platforms with APIs. Most will be WIN OS. https://www.lightspeed.com/view-platforms/

I would say go back to the setup and evaluate what triggered the trade. Assign a value of 1-5 or 1-10 based on which setups have a higher expectation. Do not place any bets (I'm fine with the word) on the ones that have had a lower expectancy or tended to lose money. Place higher bets on the...

I find this stuff hard to read and get a good understanding. I do know that this SEC filing is about STANS not TIMS. STANS has to do with the clearing firm's requirement for risk, not the client's margin which is based on TIMS. From the client's perspective, TIMS, or the OCC requirement for...

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Yes. Yes. and you need approval for the short option.

Yes, it should because the short put is still protected. The other way around would be more difficult. Daytrading the long side would leave you short for a period of time and you would need to have the margin for that.

Well the 4 legs are good for your broker but not you. And, not appropriate for a stock you expect to move a lot.

Buying a calendar will target a stock that stays within a range while selling the calendar will target a stock that moves away from that range, which was the question.

The cal sell has limited profits while the straddle does not.

You can sell a calendar. Straddle was the obvious response.

https://www.lightspeed.com/trading-education-center/long-straddle/

I have no current bet on a down market. I would call my investments non-correlated and not short term in nature.