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    Options on Futures

    IBKR = Interactive Brokers
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    any option sellers

    Just21: NYBOt softs are electronic on IB in addition to floor. Swag & RMorse: Bills fan here, Looks like we almost have the entire AFC East division covered. Wonder if anyone is silly enough to admit being a Puketriot fan?? :D
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    any option sellers

    I've not traded equity options but I would think they are less than for futures options, especially if you are using Interactive Brokers, since they require much greater margin than the exchange stipulated minimums. Also, for commodity options the maintenance margins change each day based on...
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    any option sellers

    Phil & MJ, Great insight reading your posts - very happy to see this thread started. I've been selling options for just over 2 years now on commodities, and also index options. MJ's posts sums up pretty much my thoughts on using this as a trading strategy although I don't use this...
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    SocGen trader loses $4.9bil in vanilla stock futures

    Yes, that's him - unless my friend is pulling my leg. My friend works as a Quantitative Portfolio Manager at another French Bank and he sent me that pic (it's part 1 of an e-business card) saying "that's the dude who burned 5 billion". How did my friend have his card? He did a futures trade...
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    SocGen trader loses $4.9bil in vanilla stock futures

    Well here he is, the man who burned 5 Billion! :eek:
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