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I just heard the mega trader Steve Burns say the same thing in an interview. He too takes a very calculated approach to risk - Trading Style more a long term ( over months) execution, with large gains over 2-4 trades/yr

I was able to do this 2008-11. I used a SIPP Administrator and then used MF GLobal as brokers ( before they blew up in Dec 2011). I traded UK options ( which are focussed on FTSE 100 stocks).

Hi there, Specifically, I was pointing you towards the dates they had chosen to present their success.Post 2007 and the credit crunch, it was relatively easy to make money because market was oversold... Good luck, AfternoonT

Hi there, If you are trading in the US, all regulated brokers are required to give you this: ' Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options by OCC '( Options Industry Council) Their website is an education tool... Regards, AfternoonT

Past perfomrance is no guide to future profitability....

3. We also make use of SPAN for options. If you buy an option yes we ask you to pay for 100% of the value of the option. Dear IB, I appreciate your response. Where there has been a misunderstanding is for selling options on the UK options market. For CASH accounts, even the selling of an...

IB - I opened an account with IB a while back. First congratulations on getting through their account screening process - takes weeks.. Yes, market data feed pricing was a problem for my options account with them. 35-45 Euros per month for NYSE Liffe real; time options data.I went with the...

This is not advice, so read my post with caution. I am not liable for your decision: Lucky you, good position to be in. Are you trading in UK equity options? My experience is based on that market. i) Look very carefully at settlement time periods - you may have up to three days to exercise...

Kobza, I have had an account with MFG in the UK for three yrs. Products: Index/equity options.CFDS - UK. What did you trade? Have you received statement or monies? AfternoonT

Hi, I was MF GLobal UK customer for 3 yrs. Products: Index/Equity Options and CFDs. Have you had a statement? Have you transferred to another broker?

Re: UK equity options brokers UK options brokers - commissions. This is an old thread - but I have had to move brokers recently bcos the MF GLobal bankruptcy. With MF GLobal, commission was 10 pound per lot( 1 lot -1000 shares). Exchange - NYSE Liffe Does anyone have experience of the costs...

Thanks for this pboyles. I am active in UK equity options. I have been with MF Global UK for a year or so. I was with GNI Brokers ( who got taken over by MF) previously. The broking desk sent me an email this am, when I asked for a quote ( I was trying to close my position). They are not...

MF GLOBAL Like Alex, I have an active equity options account with MF Global (UK). Only have two - six open positions currently. I have asked for my funds to be withdrawn - no reply as yet. The fact that there was no email to clients at the beginning of their troubles last week is worrying. I...

Did you find your way round the site oK? I traded index options recently and had quite a job at the end of the day seeing whether the position was good.

Re: Data Feed and Charting Software. I can only give you my experience which is in equities. Thomson Reuters Metastock has all the bells and whistles you would expect from charting software. I subscribed at a cost of $500 per year to their End of Day ( not real time) data package. This gave me...