what role does volatility play in options trading?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin
cnbc fast money
questionafterquestion asked:


i constantly hear pete najarian refer to the vix when discussing options trading on cnbc fast money

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Online Brokers: What is the best and cheapest discount broker?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin
discount brokers
Kevin S asked:


I am knowledgeable enough in stocks that I don’t need any assistance. Here are the top two I have found so far:

TradeKing.com
Sogotrade.com

Please offer your analysis of each, any other discount brokers you know of (and why they may be better than above – must still be discount however), as well as any recommendations. Thanks!

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When day/active trading, how long does it take between choosing to sell and the execution?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin
day trading
Brandon asked:


I’m wanting to use an online service such as e-trade or scottrade for day trading. I’m wondering what the time difference is between entering the decision to sell and when the stock actually gets sold.
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How would you rate the following discount brokers: Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by admin
discount brokers
in4thelongterm asked:


I’m also interested in learning if you’ve used a full service broker and then changed to a discount broker, and the primary reason why you made the change. I’m considering making a change to Fidelity or Vanguard or Schwab and appreciate any insight existing customers can give.

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Is there any stock trading company that will allow day to day trades without margin?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin
day trading
sidewinder45 asked:


I need to know whether there are any stock trading companies that wil allow me to trade day to day without a margin account. I want to buy a stock one and and sell it the next. I can’t do it with Scottrade because they require that I have margin in my account.

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Which discount brokers offer bracket orders, or simultaneous stop and limit orders on same security?

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin
discount brokers
_DV_ asked:


I am trying to find out which online discount brokers currently provide the ability to place bracket orders. A bracket order is a way of saying – if stock goes below x amount sell, if stock goes above y amount sell. A bracket order is an easy way to do this all in one order, but I am also interested if someone can suggest any brokers which at least allow you to place two separate sell orders on the same security (one being a stop loss, and one being a limit) to do the same thing. Thanks!

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Day Trading?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin
day trading
couchjerry asked:


I need to find information on day trading, does anyone know a good online broker, with a low minimum initial investment, low commission that executes trades quickly. Any other information would be helpful. Can I Day trade without a broker and how would I do that.

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Jim Cramer: “Bear Stearns is Fine!” Tues, 3/11/08

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin
politiclips asked:


cnbc’s Jim Cramer screams that “Bear Stearns is fine!” and “NO! NO! NO!” … “Bear Stearns is not in trouble” … “Don’t move your money from Bear! That’s just silly! Don’t be silly!” to investors while Bear Stearns was still trading at over $60 a ahare, down from a high of $171 just over a year ago ( dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com ). This just 5 days before Bear Stearns sold to JP Morgan for $2 a share, in a Fed brokered bailout. Reuters (03.16.08): “Bear’s stock closed on Friday at $30.85, valuing it at $3.5 billion, after tumbling 46 percent that day. Shares in the fifth largest US investment bank, which employs more than 14000 people, hit a record high of more than $171 in January 2007. …” www.forbes.com

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Jim Cramer explains how the Stock Market is Manipulated

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin
doobsta asked:


Jim Cramer explains how HE manipulated the stock market and what tools were used to make things go his way. It is very revealing and apparently legal. These guy use massive amounts of cash to make this stuff work and are not afraid to mislead many people with propaganda and false news to get them to move one way or another. It is all for profit and unless you can see through this veil of lies, it will be very hard to make returns with people like this moving massive amounts of cash through the system. It is a also a good guide line to see how gold and silver is being played like a fiddle and overly manipulated. Metals will reign of course, but it will take time.

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Which online discount brokers offer NYSE specialist limit order book?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin
discount brokers
tedted asked:


Which online discount brokers offer NYSE specialist limit order book? I want to sign up an account that offer this service, however, I don’t know which one has it. I heard Charles Schwab has it, but did not find anything from its Web site though. Level II is only for NASDAQ, not what I am looking for.

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