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Forgive me if this has already been posted, but I found it very interesting. The commentary is in Dutch - it's a Dutch-made documentary - but all the interviews are in English (inc. with the founder of Interactive Brokers) ...

Which stocks do you like that fit these criteria ? How deep ITM ? How far out in time, ie. necessarily Mon or Tues only before Friday expiration ('never traded a Weekly) ? Would an ETF Weekly also meet your criteria, eg QQQQ ? Btw, I read the previous poster's question as a gain in...

Only one way to find out ;) .... Thank-you everyone who responded.

Thanks for your replies. I understand the advantages of trading the stock. However, this ties up a lot more cash, especially as not all stocks are <$50. I have only $50k to spare for this strategy : how would you trade this strategy with this allocation ? Broker is IB, so comms are...

I'd appreciate comment from experienced option traders on the best option strategy for the following, please : I have a simple screen that produces stocks for small gains, 1 - 3%, typical trade duration 1 - 5 days. My research suggests the following two alternatives, both front month up to...

+1 :)

Most should do so. If you're a Larry Connors fan - he uses RSI(2) as a cornerstone of much of his analysis, I'd suggest checking out Ric Miller who adds it to his sound statistical approach (and no, I'm not affiliated with Ric in any way - I studied Larry's work for a while, produced some great...

Thanks - I'll check it out. Edit : not sure a brokerage would acccept these as trading collateral & I'm unclear of what the effects might be in a serous meltdown vs. a govt bond ?

Thank-you for your very helpful responses, Martinghoul. I need to think about the downside, but my present view is very pessimistic in the short to medium term for EUR, GBP and USD denominated economies. The piper is goinng to have to be paid... sooner or later... one way or another...

Thanks for the response. As far as I can see, there is a 30yr. I am already in the process of checking exactly how one would take possession of a bond in the event of broker default. I am surprised Swiss Govt bonds don't have much liquidity : I won't be holding more than 10 or so, so I'm...

I have a longer-term account in which I want to switch the cash into bonds, specifically Swiss Govt bonds, ie. for security not yield (I'm told that in the case of the brokerage failing, cash would be lost but a bond belongs to the account holder - anyone know if this is true ?) Which bonds...

No, that wouldn't be it : unless you set up the commissions, they won't show (I haven't and my account is Live).

As far as I know, the only way to tell is to go to the Accounts tab (next to the Account perfomance tab that you show). That shows which accounts are selected, live sim or both. Healthy skepticism is.... well, healthy !

A new question (I am trading SPY options at this point), please : if I am trading a 10 lot, would it be advantageous to trade 2 x ES options instead ? I have never traded ES options & would be very interested to hear from anyone who has made this comparison and / or has practical experience...

Here's a good link suggesting that buying a greater quantity of debit spreads may be more efficient and profitable than a long option. http://evilspeculator.com/?p=6558 A big advantage with options for long underlying positions is the built-in disaster stop, especially when one trades...

Thanks, MTE : last night, I read up on some Larry Connors stuff where he suggests using deep ITM options for this kind of method (his examples actually refer to SPY options), very much as you suggest. My understanding was NOT to hold a long option under 30 days or so (for swing trades), which...

Thanks for the responses everybody. MTE - ITM to reduce time decay and not too far out to reduce cost ? If you had a short signal today, with a max likely hold of 2 weeks (and of course possibly much less), which option would you choose, please ? Somethng like an August 95 put SWGTP or a Sept...

I have a robust ES trading system using Daily bars, holding trades up to about 2 weeks and building positions up to 10 contracts at a time. I don't have enough account capital spare for this, so I looked first at SPY. If I traded 100 share lots, then my max position size would be equivalent to...

I have a robust ES trading system usnig Daily bars, holding trades up to about 2 weeks and building positions up to 10 contracts at a time. I don't have enough account capital spare for this, so I looked first at SPY. If I traded 100 share lots, then my max position size would be equivalent to...

shortbleu - if you cannot trade the European morning, I would forget the DAX and trade either EMD or TF for the last couple of hours of the US session, ie. during the European evening. Interactive Brokers or Mirus are obvious brokerage choices.