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I see a discussion thread from 2016 noting the closing of thinkorswim services to Australian option traders. I was with Optionsxpress for about a year and was happy with the service. However I did close because my account last year to pursue other investment opportunities. I recontacted...

I am planning to buy some contracts for long-term options. The trick will be to get ones with a high delta so that the LEAP behaves more like the underlying stock. I know that I could go through each and every stock listing searching the options chains say 9 to 18 months out. It would...

Thanks so they're $au hedged. Unhedged means bought in $US ?

I currently have an Australian super account with a balanced allocation. Noticed in the last three months there has been no returns from either this all the Conservative balanced. In fact most of the conservative offerings by Australian super are stagnant. Probably reflects the general...

Hi I just came across your post. Are you saying that you are registered with tradeking? My understanding is you need to have a US Social Security number to do that

Thanks So_Cynical excuse my ignorance :D

Thanks for the tip. The fees are $30 for the same transaction which is way more like it. I notice that the ETS bid price is $112.860 compared to $US99.18. Am I correct to assume that the former is listed in $AU?? :o

I am new to stock trading so excuse me ignorance. I was planning to place a buy order on 200 shares of Apple stock. The current asking price is about $US100. I was surprised to see the Estimated Brokerage incl. local charges, GST & FX buffer comes to $597.86. Is this normal. I was expecting...

That's a definition but they don't have any special name ?

Hi all, Been boning up in option trading when I came across the term Long Term Equity AnticiPation Securities which can be viewed as a good substitute for share ownership. Is there such as thing in Australia?