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    ETF loophole

    look at my original post, Did I say the market maker issue ETFs? The Issue has still not been addressed. The SAME FIRM that issues ETFS also makes their ETF option market, I'm sorry but is English your third language as well?
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    ETF loophole

    So finally you understand my original question! now you are the one that seems to be naive, if it is at the same firm (which I have been alluding to in my first post), then there is absolutely an moral hazard
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    ETF loophole

    What does you being an option market maker have to do with anything? How can you explain then the CBOE market maker list that shows clearly that some ETF option market makers are also the issuer of the ETF itself? I will even provide you the link http://www.cboe.com/TradTool/Symbols/symbolall.aspx
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    ETF loophole

    that is not true, look at the CBOE market maker list for an example
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    ETF loophole

    I'm sorry is English your first language? What part of my question does not make sense to you?
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    ETF loophole

    see my problem is I don't understand why anyone would personally buy ETFs 1)how is the market maker having slippage when they are making the market for the options of the ETFs themselves? 2)How can any individual investor know if they are really holding the underlying shares? If I buy an ETF...
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    ETF loophole

    what is stopping the ETF manager and the market maker from just buying options instead of delivering the underlying?
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    ETF loophole

    Hello I was reading on ETF's and the market maker creation/redemption process. It seems to me there is an major loophole, If I am an market maker, what is "really" stopping me from just buying an call option on the underlying equity instead of buying the equity itself? Also what are some of the...
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    Interactive brokers customer rep pissed?

    I am and continue to be an asshole esp. when it comes to money, Was not offended but merely curious
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    Interactive brokers customer rep pissed?

    are you saying they were mad because they thought one of their customers didn't know what they were doing?
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    Interactive brokers customer rep pissed?

    I recently asked an ib support staffer about how they exercised options and she got really pissy at me. Told me that I should have already known and then closed the chat on me... Wtf? Got me thinking, what is she pissed about? Is there any legal ramifications for not putting "educated about...
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