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IB staff said that reg T margin requirements have to be met every night once the position is established, not just the first night...

Thanks Johnnyc, so just to make sure I understand properly (because this is not really what I heard from IB staff), you say that Reg T "End of Day" will never need to be met again after the first night the position is established?

Thanks johnnyc, When you say that once the position is established, we have to keep the ITM + 10% * strike afterwards, do you mean that there is no overnight Reg T margin requirement (= initial margin requirement) for this kind of trade (which is of course much higher than the ITM + 10% *...

Thanks Robert, By the way, do you know what kind of margin IB would apply for reverse conversions? I checked here: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=margin But it seems hard to believe that, under a Reg T account, the margin should be everyday: In the Money Put Amount +...

I just talked to someone at the OIC, who said that on expiration Friday no one can exercise after 4:30 PM CST. For early exercise, the technical limit is 6:30 PM CST (7:00 PM at latest) at the OCC, but the clearing members must abide by the exchange rules, for example in the case of...

Just to add that IB is an OCC clearing member: http://www.optionsclearing.com/membership/member-information/.

Hello world, I stumbled across the same question, so I did some digging to find out the Truth. First, most exchanges have a cut-off time at 4:30 PM Cental time, for receiving exercise notice, according to: http://www.888options.com/help/faq/exercise.jsp?prt=nyse But the OCC itself has a...

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Do you know a broker that can offer a price for American knock-in calls on VIX (OTC)? Ideally I would be looking for a long term maturity (up to 1 year), and spot or front month future as the underlying. I look forward to hearing from you!