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January 6th, 2014, 05:36 PM
Cleveland, OH
Experience: Advanced
Platform: QST
Broker: QST, DeCarley Trading, Gain
Trading: Options on Futures
Posts: 3,081 since Jul 2011
Thanks Given: 980
Thanks Received: 5,785
ICE is changing trading hours for some softs effective Feb 3rd. They are actually reducing trading hours.
This is a pdf.
https://links.intercontinentalexchange.eb2b.vtrnz.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=NzcwMzAxMAS2&r=MTkyMzg2NTQxNgS2&b=0&j=MTEyMzIxNTQ4S0&mt=1&rt=0
SB will open 1 hour later and close 1 hour earlier at 1pm ET.
KC will open 45 minutes later and close 30 minutes earlier at 1:30pm ET.
CC will open 45 minutes later and close 30 minutes earlier at 1:30pm ET.
CT will open same time and close 10 minutes earlier at 2:20pm ET.
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
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January 7th, 2014, 09:29 AM
Brisbane, Australia
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: IB
Trading: XJO, SPI
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Would those that are switching to DeCarly brokers please indicate their progress, suitability , etc
Thanks
January 7th, 2014, 09:41 AM
Manta, Ecuador
Site Administrator Developer Swing Trader
Experience: Advanced
Platform: Custom solution
Broker: IBKR
Trading: Stocks & Futures
Frequency: Every few days
Duration: Weeks
Posts: 50,576 since Jun 2009
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kevinkdog
Carley ( @
decarleytrading ) is great. I have had an account there for 2-3 months. Service is excellent when there are issues (there have been a few minor order issues with Gain and the Zaner 360 platform). Carley seems to answer e-mails day and night.
They also can provide a lot of analysis, etc. I don't use them for that, though. It may be valuable stuff I am missing.
Of course, for the extra service, you pay a bit more in commissions, compared to someone like OptionsExpress. But, since DeCarley uses SPAN minimum (and OptionsExpress requires more for some instruments), I can have a
contract or two more with DeCarley, and this more than makes up for the commission difference.
Overall, highly recommend. High satisfied.
Kevin
For someone like me, a complete noobie with options, I appreciate the daily commentary she provides as it helps me learn. I would only recommend it for noobs as once you find your footing you should not take trade advice from anyone, no matter how good they are, their track record, or their intentions.
There is a vendor review thread on her brokerage here:
https://nexusfi.com/brokers-data-feeds/22520-carley-garner-decarleytrading-com-carleygarnertrading-com.html
It is more appropriate for reviews to be placed in that thread.
Carley also has an AMA on the forum here if you have any options related questions:
https://nexusfi.com/brokers-data-feeds/26309-decarley-tradings-carley-garner-senior-strategist-broker-ask-me-anything-ask-me-anything.html
Mike
January 7th, 2014, 01:25 PM
Cleveland, OH
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Trading: Options on Futures
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Thanks Given: 980
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Big Mike
I put my comments in the first thread link.
January 7th, 2014, 02:37 PM
Prague, Czech Republic
Experience: Advanced
Platform: AgenaTrader, Track'nTrade
Broker: DeCarley/OEC, IBKR, IQFeed
Trading: futures, options
Posts: 180 since Sep 2010
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ron99
I put my comments in the first thread link.
Ron,
which clearing do you use with DeCarley / Zaner if I may ask?
January 7th, 2014, 02:44 PM
Cleveland, OH
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rani
Ron,
which clearing do you use with DeCarley / Zaner if I may ask?
I use Crossland/CTS only because I already had an OEC account. OEC and Zaner both clear through Gain and use the same platform.
If I didn't already have the OEC account I would have went with Zaner.
I wanted another account so that my money is at several different places in case one of them does a PFG/MF Global blowup.
January 7th, 2014, 02:45 PM
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ICE is raising KC margins by 19.4% effective on Thursday.
January 7th, 2014, 06:51 PM
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Platts' Bentek Energy said natural gas delivered to consumers across the U.S. hit 134.3 billion cubic feet per day, surpassing Monday's record 130.4 Bcf/d.
...
Jack Weixel, director of energy analysis with Bentek, said residential and commercial demand for natural gas this winter, starting Nov. 1, is averaging 43.2 billion cubic feet per day, compared to 36.2 Bcf/day last year, in the same time period.
"On Monday, demand from the power sector, when most of the cold weather was in the middle of the country ... shot up to 30.7 Bcfs from 22.5," from Sunday to Monday, Weixel said. Demand by residential and commercial users, served by gas utilities, jumped about 25 percent between Sunday and Monday, he said.
Record demand Monday and Tuesday tops the record of 122.3 Bcfs set on Jan. 16, 2009.
Cold blast pushes record natural gas demand, but outlook chills prices
January 8th, 2014, 07:50 AM
Knoxville Tennessee USA
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: TOS
Trading: ES, NQ, CL, /6E futures options.
Posts: 346 since Oct 2012
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Ron's strategy for exiting a position is: IM=(Initial Margin), MM=Maintenance margin.
(MM + loss for positon) -----> approach 3 * IM.
But what if you plan on making adjustments to the position instead of exiting? (Maybe buy back puts and sell other puts
further out of the money.) Would the strategy be the same as Ron's strategy for exiting a position?
What are some of the strategies used for making adjustments to a position??
Thanks in advance.
Last Updated on July 28, 2023