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Interesting. I have on a lot of the same ones you do.
Crude Oil August 70 puts with 130 calls
Crude Oil September 70 puts with 130 calls (great ROI)
ES July 1300 puts Also 1250, 1350, 1400
Coffee September 300 calls Also 230s.
I also have Sep NG calls 520, 530 with Sep 300 puts (these are giving me some grief). Also Oct NG 600, 700 calls (put on a while ago). Going to add more calls. Coal keeps NG prices from getting too high.
A few RB & HO calls. Aug RB 2.25 puts are giving me grief but they should be ok.
ES Aug 1300s. Going to add more Aug puts.
I sold the ES 1380's for July Week 1 last week for .65 thinking that the selloff was going to slow down a little; about 4% ROI in about 2 weeks. The volatility spike has increased the premiums on the ES so you might be able to sell with less time remaining. Will look to reenter next week.
The holiday schedule is all mixed up for next week. Some things are closing early on July 3rd. Some aren't. Some electronics are open July 4th some aren't. Some things open July 4th evening some don't open until July 5th am.
These are all CT.
Due to the ongoing OX dramas with not only their Trade Calc but customer service, I'm looking for alternatives in some areas. It makes it even worse in Australia as our choices are very limited.
I need to stay with them for my naked options (purely for margin), but am looking at IB for the spreads.
Their demo platform doesn't seem to give me any margin info and wondering if any of you IB users can provide me with a margin requirement for a spread.
This is from my SIM account which is very nearly flat at the moment. IM is GBP1283, so that's about USD1950.
I've used IB for many years, so I'm used to the TWS - it does pretty much everything I need and the platform is stable. A lot of people complain about IB's customer service, but I've never had any real problems. The main issue is the margin for Futures Options, which is why I've got an account at OX now.
I have an account with macquarie that I trade for my Super. I also have an OX account. The macquarie platform is good for pricing but does not give margin and I email or phone my orders in. I have to admit I didn't really like this when I first started but I know use OX for my rough margin requirements. You can trade straight futures and spreads from their platform. If you go with them you will get an account manager and I have found them to be surprisingly very good.
I don't think they have anyone selling options with them. When I discussed this with my AM and margin requirements we discussed what my plan was and that I was keeping extra margin set aside and he was happy with that. He said if any position got ugly he would give me a call but wouldn't go and close a position without discussing with me first and giving me time to react.