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The b/a quotes were from Tuesday. The point is that it hit the bid and was not executed. In your example... if b/a was .41/.42 short and .03/.04 long.... why wouldn't it fire for a .37 limit sell? Or more simply... it didn't sell .41/.42 at .41 and didn't buy .03/.04 at .04

I had a limit order with OH selling a short vertical put spread on GE 25/27.5 for 50 cents. The 25 b/a was .12/.13 (going long) and the 27.5 b/a was .53/.54 (going short) for at least 10 seconds. This order did not execute any contracts. The response OH had was that it could have been...

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Great question.

It was never the money for Yang, it was the pride.

BHAM_TRADER, Are you using the desktop or web-based version of TOS?

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Those that sold uncovered April GOOG calls 100 points OTM the week before expiration all have blown accounts. Probability (delta) was under 2%, but that's all it takes for an uncovered position to blow accounts. Risk management is the key to longevity in this game. selling uncovered calls =...

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working capital = current assets minus current liabilities Working capital allocated to an interest-bearing vehicle generates income under "Cash Flow from Financing Activities."

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They just increased their yield from 3.05% to 3.5% this week. http://www.hsbcdirect.com/

I respectfully disagree. 3.5% is not the highest risk-free rate attainable in the market. Municipal bonds have negligible risk and consistently yield 5% tax-free. That said, I do have a slightly higher appetite for risk (than an online savings account) but not 5% swings per day.

gobar, All great ETF's... I actually hold EFA, VWO, NMOAX.... as part of my portfolio (which can stand that type of risk). This pool of money I'm looking to allocate must have a very different risk profile. What I'm looking for is capital preservation. In other words, these funds cannot...

Morgan Stanley Municipal Income Opportunities Trust II (OIB) yields 6% Any other municiple income trusts / ETF's out there?

I currently have $100k in working capital & earnings set a aside from a business. It is earning a messly 3.5% in an online savings account. I'm looking for an ETF, ETN, REIT, fund, or another asset class that will have a higher yield without taking too much more risk. The money has to remain...

I used the link below to contact Peter Lawler. He informed me that their clearing house (Goldman) set's their PM requirements and it's currently at $250k. This was back in February though. I asked if it would be lowered in the near future. He responded saying that they are working on it but...

Minor error in my previous post... it's actually $9.95 per leg (not $9.99). So, a Butterfly would be $29.95 ($9.95 x 3), Iron Condor $39.80 ($9.95 x 3), etc. Remember that's just to open the position. So it's twice those amounts for a round trip. I opened my account in February of this...

I've used OptionsHouse for 4 months and here are my comments. 1. Their tools are practically useless, but what do you expect for rock bottom commisions. 2. Streaming chain refreshes about every 5-10 seconds and it has inaccurate quotes on occassion (ex. 1.80/1.75 when it is 1.75/1.80)...

Iguana & Bob, The scenario you mention opens the door for risk in currency fluctuations. If you hedge the currency risk w/ futures contracts, that (in theory) would negate the benefit of one countries interest rate bearing instrument over another. Interest rate parity says that the spot and...