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What's the big deal. Market makers are exempt from the Short Sale rule ban?. You can get decent markets in Single Stock Futures (SSF). This will only open the door for more traders to use them. You don't have to change your strategies just use SSF instead.SSFs are an alternative way to invest...

It is time to start looking at OneChicago and using Single Stock Futures as an alternative to shorting Stock. IB has it on their TWS and the website is www.onechicago.com

Looks like its time to start using Single Stock Futures. IB has it on their platform.Go to www.onechicago.com to learn more.

The problem is most of the prime brokers don't support the product because it interferes with their Stock borrow/stock loan business (50 billion dollar business). We have been getting better traction in the last couple of months but it is nothing compared to what is trading overseas. Your...

The SEC has all ready announce that they are going to do a review of the shorting rules as they presently stand. This sounds like they are posturing themselves to implement some changes as it were to the short sale rules?

Why do you guys worry about this when there is no prior borrowing requirements needed to sell SSFs.OneChicago, the Single Stock Futures Exchange, has available the following stock listings in SSFs, AZ, BAC, BCS, C, CS, DB, FRE, GS, HBC, LEH, FNM, JPM, MER, MFG, MS, RBS, UBS, each contract...

I think its time to look at using Single Stock Futures for Shorting. Single Stock Futures ( SSFs) are an alternative to short selling and portfolio adjustments in investment strategies. SSF's are an agreement to purchase or sell an underlying security at a designated date in the future (the...

Time to look at Single Stock Futures for Shorting

Single Stock Futures should not be viewed the same as stock but as an interest rate contract based on stock. The width of the market is a function of interest rates not the lack of liquidity. The activity of the liquidity providers for the SSF set a market around fair value.If you take the...

I get the phones shutting off but some internet providers (ATT) require you to have a land line to get service.

I find it interesting that no one is even talking about what has happened in other markets (i.e. Options and stocks). Those who adjust will survive and those who refuse to believe in Technology changing the markets have no understanding of History. Pit trading like Specialist (in stocks) are...

You still can use the SSF for either the ETF future or the standard individual contract to circumvent the dividend which removes the dividend tax problem. If you are a big enough client for your firm the T+ 4 trade can work as well.

What I would suggest you do is read both IB and the Exchange requirements (trading the contract on) for Margin so you know exactly what you are responsible for when using your trading account.

What you need to determine is what you need in your account to pay for the position (I.E. margin).If you don't go over you will not incur any charges.

What do you mean by interest charges on margin?By that do you mean borrowing charges on the Performance Bond placed in the account to finance the futures position?

Single Stock Futures = Stock price * (1+ interest rate/ 360 * days to expiry) - dividends owed to Expiry

If you are looking for a way to short it without worrying about the buy-in risk. It does trade at OneChicago as an SSF.

SPY ETF is also listed on Onechicago as a Future. So The dividend is taken out of the contract.

Just a heads up the Spy ETF is Listed to Trade as a SSF. The QQQQ is also being negotiated to trade as a SSF but don't have any date yet for that one

WSJ had a great story on $100 Oil in the back page of section c yesterday it is worth the read.