by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 18, 2016 | General, News, Trading
I remember during market crashes in the past, Interactive Brokers (IB) increased the margin for many products.There was a lot of complaining about it on certain forums but I personally was happy to see the increased margins. As an IB customer myself, I like knowing...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 9, 2016 | General
Did you know that certain options have special tax treatment? The IRS has favorable tax treatment for anything termed a “IRS Section 1256 Contract.” These are: Regulated futures contracts Foreign currency contracts Non-equity options (broad-based stock...
by Tom Nunamaker | Apr 6, 2016 | Options trading, Trading
I've used Interactive Brokers for many years. I still prefer the Classic Trader Work Station (TWS) probably because I've used it for over 10 years. A friend of mine was telling me that he was making order entry mistakes of occasionally buying when he wanted to sell or...
by Tom Nunamaker | Mar 23, 2016 | General
Many of our members like to speed up the playback of videos. YouTube has this feature built into their player. Wistia does not (yet). I've read that Wistia will be including speed control in their player in the future, but until that feature is ready, you can use a...
by Tom Nunamaker | Mar 12, 2016 | General
Mark Fenton wrote an article about the Time Bomb Butterfly. Mark said “one of the best butterfly strategies is the time bomb butterfly.” There isn't one best strategy as each strategy has its pros and cons. The time bomb butterfly suffers from a very low...
