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The stock is more liquid, as I pointed out, +20mm shares in one day. I added OI. Look at the monthly options Open Interest. The small-cap index does not get the same interest as the large-cap ones like SPY and QQQ.

These are the closing markets in IWM options at end of day, They look liquid to me.

Options are a derivative of the stock/etf. Each option requires hedging. It would be very rare for the option to be more liquid than the stock/etf it is based on. Would you offer that size if it could not be hedged?

If trading 24/7 increases your income and if you find that leverage all the time is profitable and if you want to trade all currency pairs at any time and that makes you money-go for it. Be concerned about a prop firm taking your money. Be concerned about trading non-deliverable FOREX where...

We do not offer ICE Futures Singapore but Asian brokers will.

IWM volume today was 19 million shares. The ETF manager has nothing to do with the options.

OK, you are looking for the Capital of your broker or FCM? Matt gave you a link for the FCMs.

You have to search SEC focus reports and they are always old. What clearing firm?

If you day trade Futures and get 4X, that is more like 200% but only 50% overnight.

What is the advantage of FOREX vs FX Futures on the CME if you are not the bank making markets?

I know very little about FOREX markets and your strategy, but if you are directional, why not just trade FX futures on the CME. E.G. EURO/$ FX pair is for 125,000 euro and requires $2200 USD in the margin. Not 100X but your account, all your P/L. We offer up to 4X for day trading which offer...

What gives you that expectation?

Because that is how MM make money. Offering liquidity with two-sided markets, selling what we deem high in value and buying what we deem low in value and hedge.

You made it hard to respond the way you did that. Robert Morse said: You should not have issues trading near month SPX options. What do you mean near month spx options? For instance, i generally trade end of day expirations like Mondays, Wednesday, Friday. Would it be more difficult to get...

I traded volatility and the spread, very rarely was I directional. That is common among MMs.

Trading earnings is tough. I was a option MM in AAPL for about 25 years and picking the direction and size of the move was not my forte.

Then follow a small number of unrelated symbols and get to know them well enough that when you get a buy/sell signal you can act without thinking about it and know the size and risk of each contract. E.g. ES and or NQ GC CL one or 2 FX pairs one or two ag symbols like soybean or wheat. As...

You should not have issues trading near month SPX options. Don't assume any MM wants to trade with you at the midpoint. They want an edge, not fair value and the midpoint can be changed with small customer orders like yours. You will have to learn to work your orders to find liquidity. When...

I'm sell-side and my clients are buy-side. Buyer of service vs seller of service.

dealmaker, are you an investor in the fund?