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First question why use IBKR Risk navigator, its clunky & very user unfriendly & it doesn't track closed trades which is the main reason why it won't match ONE if you have a mix of open & closed transactions that you want to track. If its a very simple option trade like buying a call or a put...

This functionality does not exist in ONE, you can contact ONE support to suggest it as a new feature.

True, but that just means you have to use different widths for the SPX , given it's a much larger product. I have traded both & feel much more comfortable trading SPX due to its depth & liquidity, so I guess it boils down to what one is most comfortable trading with.

Not sure that RUT is less volatile than SPX, just having a look at the IV's , implies RUT to be the more volatile, hence, the premiums tend to be richer, looking at the historical volatility , they tend to be the same.

For those interested in futures daytrading, here something else that may be of interest. Can also be applied to the SPX cash index. Don't let the videos put you off, the information is real & gives an insight into how the algos work. parts 1 to 3 to understand the strategy, then you can watch...

Hi Tom, sorry to hear about your wife's accidental fall, hope she makes a full recovery soon.

Hi, While I don't trade the A14_BWB, I trade using IB. Just be aware that the mid-price is not a real price that the MM is obliged to trade, it is simply the avg b/w the bid and ask, hence, I suspect IB paper trading is executing at the bid if selling and ask if buying as those are the quotes...

Par is just mkt maker/floor trader speak for those big round numbers like 4400, 4300. In the recording you mentioned above, he bought 95-00(par) spread for 0.95 i.e the 4295/4300 spread. He then goes on to outline the various decisions on what to do with the position now the mkt is lower & the...

I attended the day trading class, how does he use this term "PAR", its not a term I've come across in his videos.?

After countless hours of searching for a solution, this format works "SPX@Smart//opt/20220826/P/4095/usd/spxw"

Hi Tom, Did IB reply regarding the RTD symbol for SPX options, I'm having the same problems and have been looking around for solutions?

I used Optionworkshop a few years ago, nice functionality but as far as I know they didn't model diagonals or calendars. Looking at the up to date version still not sure if the app can model calendars or diagonals. I've tried another app Quantower, nice functionality for its options, but can't...

It's basically due to Market Makers marking down the weekend decay on Friday. Dan Sheridan used to talk a lot about this many years ago & that was way before weeklies were introduced. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/why-do-monday-expirations-have-lower-iv-than-others.362443/.... Recent...

Do you have to update commissions in ONE after each trade is filled in IBKR ?- Unfortunately yes, just so I know what my true P&L is. Is their anything i need to look out for to get both platforms to be as close as possible numbers wise? I tend to keep my trades separate in ONE, so that makes...

IB does not have the functionality to combine trades & show the total P&L , like you can do in ONE. Even TOS doesn't have this functionality, once you start opening & closing trades. This is why traders use spreadsheets or ONE to track trades. Look at the calendars independently, which one is...

it was fixed by Friday open, it only affected SPX spreads, all other products were ok.

I'm having the same problem with them. When I contacted the help desk, they said do single orders, which meant accept the delta risk. To show how useless they are, the issue is not reported on their current systems status page, thereby giving the impression that all is well with their platform...

you cannot apply a reverse harvey to a calendar, the concept is only used for butterflys. From your statement you've indicated that you understand how this would work with an Iron butterfly, well the same would apply to a normal butterfly where all calls or puts are used. All butterflys have...

just input them as 2 individual trades, then combine them by ticking the trade boxes to show the combined trade.

as long as you pay for data you will get the data feed. In IB you have to subscribe to data within the platform to get a live data feed.