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The interest isn't enough to overcome the spread on both sides unfortunately.

Cabletrader, Thanks for the reply. I had an idea, but I just found a flaw in the logic, so nevermind.

Which brokers besides Oanda do not pay/charge triple interest on Wednesday? Thanks! Frank

atticus, What is your favorite strategy (standard vanilla options)? I haven't used any collars either, but I thought about trying one. Thanks, Frank

Thanks Everyone for the replies (Kevin, atticus, RiskFree). I appreciate the responses. This was very helpful in my understanding on how they work. I will keep experimenting in my demo. I could get another broker that offers the plain vanilla options, but I would like to stick with Oanda...

Atticus, Thanks for the reply. Ok, so now I believe it. I tried to come up with something in a Demo, but didn't have any luck either. Is there anything that would come close to a vanilla call? Frank

Atticus, What is the equivalent trade using OANDA for a 1.60 CALL Option (buy) on EUR/USD. How can I implement this using Oanda's box options? I posted this question at Oanda, and got one response, saying not possible. But, I heard it's possible with exotic options. Thanks, Frank

Something tells me that if this is going to happen, it will happen on Tues next week. :-)

Wow! This worked out very nicely. It's nice to know that some brokers do the right thing. Frank

Forex posters have been a huge success. There are still some left if anyone is interested. Thanks to everyone for the nice feedback as well. http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=forex+currency+poster

BillyRay1, This is very interesting. I'm surprised to hear that this is rare. One would think that if gold were in a downtrend, the futures would be lower at least sometimes. But, this is good to know. Thanks, Frank

Do gold futures prices ever drop below current spot price for gold? Or is the futures price always higher than spot? I can't seem to see if this has occured on the current gold futures charts. How often does this occur in one year? Thanks, Frank

This is an excellent idea! Do you know how to get historic data in a format that I can import into Excel? Is there a website that provides this for free? Thanks, Frank

Thanks! I'll check out your recommendations. Frank

Does anyone know the formula for calculating the relationship between two instruments such as: OIH and XLE Gold and the Dollar Or even, GBP/JPY and the S&P 500. I need to know the formula since I would like to calculate regularly. I'm looking for something that tells me how closely...

daddyeaux, Thanks. This is a very useful site. Frank

dhbar, I should have read your most recent posts before I replied. If I would have seen your recent posting history, I would have never wasted my time replying to you. Frank

dhpar, I have read several books on trading and finance, and even a book on futures. However, I still have some questions. Don't you have anything better to do than go around and criticizing questions that you think are too elementary? I've got an idea for you. Why don't you ignore...

Two more questions: What is the largest price difference that's been seen between spot gold and the e-mini futures gold price? As expiration gets closer (I mean, when the November assignment dates gets closer), do the two prices (spot gold and futures gold) move closer together until they...

Thanks Breakdown! Frank