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    Which Direct Broker to go with?

    Give a description of your trading if you want help. What asset classes do you trade? How much volume per month? Any special "must haves" in a platform? Asset value?
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    why IB is kind of special?

    IBKR:Market Cap: 660.29M ETFC:Market Cap: 2.44B source: Yahoo Finance
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    --- Pair Trading--- What are the Pairs of all pairs???

    CBS-A, which are super voting shares, are convertable into non-voting shares of CBS. There are other examples, but most of the others, the voting shares trade at a premium. CBS does not, yet. http://investors.cbscorporation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99462&p=irol-stockquote Can I convert one...
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    Short options called away as part of a spread, now what?

    ratio back spreads, +8, -11 if done for a credit, make money with SPY down or up alot. In the middle, you will likely lose money.
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    Short options called away as part of a spread, now what?

    Early assignment if your short is a good thing. You get all the time premium, and increase you potential downside profit if the ETF were to fall. BTW: with this ratio spread, your max profit in NOT between strikes. Your betting the SPY blows through 122, your long 3 extra calls.
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    --- Pair Trading--- What are the Pairs of all pairs???

    A:B pairs that are convertable. Buy CBS.A and short CBS. Do it for a discount, say .04, then convert the voting shares for non voting. only risk is putting on the pair.
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    Open Interest Info

    That's not possible. OI is reported by the OCC. Trades are not reported to them until over night except early exercise. The OCC does not know OI until trades compare and clear overnight.
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    Prop firm deposit 10-30k 100% payout?

    Anyone that thinks the 100% payouts by JBO firms will continue is going to have a bad surprise. CBOE, FINRA, Phlx...are all saying high payouts on sub-accounts are a red flag. The accounts look like customer accounts not firm accounts and might be treated that way in the future. That means 4:1...
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    Does anyone know in detail how do the Brokers compute PORTFOLIO MARGIN?

    PM haircut or margin requirement is calculated using the TIMS calculation. For equities, it "shocks" a portfolio +/- 15% and calculates your potential loss. Check out the OCC website for a summary and launch the online position editor to simulate positions and haircut. Remember, this in the...
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    Victor¡¡Sperandeo

    Vic is a great trader. He uses technical analysis and economics to trade anything. He traded stocks and options back in the 70's and 80's, but mostly trades futures now. Every trader can learn from his hard work and discipline.
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