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I suggest you talk to Carley directly to get commission rates.There are a lot of options with different FCMs and different platforms, many of which will impact your cost.
Something else to consider is how they charge commissions. Some brokers charge all at the beginning, and some charge both for entry and exit. That may be an important consideration if you exit before expiration.
Another issue to investigate is how "option selling friendly" the broker is. Some deep discount brokers I found were dirt cheap, but did not want option sellers (they felt it was too much risk). Not many brokers are accomodating to option selling.
I can tell you from my personal experience that DeCarley overall prices are very reasonable. Service has been world class. That alone is worth it, in my opinion.
If you intend to execute a specific trading system in a live environment (such as selling OTM options) with predetermined rules I personally don't see any real value added to go full service. In addition, a $35 RT commission for a "small account" can destroy your theoretical edge and can negatively skew your returns depending on your strategy and trade size. I recommend that you model your paper trades with both commission structures to see where you stand from a pure financial point of view.
Broker selection is a different discussion altogether.
Hmm, so things got interesting after Friday's market moving jobs data report. Gold shot up quite a bit, the S&P Index took it a sharp dive, and unrelated to the market, coffee futures skyrockets over $10.00 in a day. Nasdaq was rocked too.
Looks like volatility is back in action, creating some good option selling premium. How are you guys going to play it?
I'm thinking of selling some S&P puts, and perhaps a couple of coffee calls at the very high range, (over 300). Time to make hay fellas!