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  2. Bullfighter

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I moved a small portion from my TOS portfolio margin account to Firstrade and my fills are comparable for the same VIX structures in both platforms. It takes seconds to setup a trade in TOS, while Firstrade is painful. For a non-frequent trade like Steadyvol it is worth it. For something more frequent or more sophisticated, specially if the fee is a much smaller percentage of the profit, I will stick with TOS.
  3. Infineo

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Hmmm...Unless I am missing something, I don't see any change with TOS to Schwab move. On TOS its $0 commission for option trade + .65 per contract. It's the same on Schwab. I did contact TDAmeritrade in the past for a better price and they reduced it to .50 per contract for me. Hopefully that stays when my account is moved. I am going to reach out to them again and see if they can get it somewhere close to .40 cents because I see Tradier is .35 per contract. Doing some calculations on my end, I think Tradier is cheaper even with the $10 monthly fee + the contract prices compared to what I am paying for TOS.
  4. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Fills will always be the same with all brokers as VIX options only trade on the CBOE. Schwab is a very good company IMO.
  5. Vkleniko

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Are you referring to options commissions going to 0 post move to Schwab??
  6. jroback

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Looks like those of us on ToS will move to a zero-commission structure when accounts move to Schwab. Should be more equivalent to the package that Tradier offers. Time will tell whether fills and customer service get worse with that change, however.
  7. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Likely so, unless we get a decent move higher in vol. That certainly is a possibility if rates do move sharply higher. We're still very early in the cycle, so waiting until the middle of next week, won't be giving up much if anything.
  8. NJ_KenRob

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    @SBatch I think you mentioned you were going to wait a bit in opening the May trade. Are you still looking at the same short? 16?
  9. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Yes, please contact them by email.
  10. NJ_KenRob

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I contacted them and they updated my fee schedule...
  11. greenspan76

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I keep hearing about how Tradier has lower commissions on VIX now, but the trades I've placed since it was announced on SO have been charged the same commissions as before. Are you supposed to contact them to get the lower commissions or it was only for new accounts?
  12. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    https://steadyoptions.com/forums/forum/topic/3318-tradier-brokerage-special-offer/
  13. InvestTrader

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Tradier only works for US clients?
  14. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Honestly, I don't really understand why people don't switch to Tradier. Zero commissions, one of the lowest VIX fees, excellent customer service, competitive execution etc. If I wasn't in Canada, I would switch a long time ago.
  15. kirkr1517

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I think I will need to look at other options, like Tradier.
  16. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Looks like it, yes. Why not to try Tradier?
  17. kirkr1517

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Well I looked at Tastytrade's site a little more. It looks like the $.65 per contract for trading the VIX is both directions, plus you still have to pay the $1 per contract with a $10 max per leg. I'm thinking they aren't the best solution for higher contracts trades with the VIX.
  18. kirkr1517

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Thanks for the fee list Kim. I guess I missed that part. You wouldn't know if that $.65 per contract is only for opening, or if it's for both opening and closing?
  19. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    https://tastytrade.com/commissions-and-fees/
  20. pbuuck

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I use Tastytrade as well. Unfortunately their $10 max does not apply to VIX - you will pay $1 commission for every VIX position you open. Overall they are pretty expensive for this system, but I am using them for convenience right now while I consider a long term alternative. It's still a profitable system though.
  21. kirkr1517

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    I am a returning subscriber. Long story short I couldn't get my emotions out of the way in the past. Here's my question; I use Tastytrade and they have a maximum $10 per leg no matter the contracts for stock options. Would this work well with SteadyVol due to the larger quantity of contracts?
  22. Kim

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    To become an engineer you have to study 4 years, and probably another 4 years (at least) to become a good one. Why people expect it to be different in trading? Yes, it's a long journey, like everything in life.
  23. PeterBear

    Welcome to SteadyYields

    Hi, I'm excited to hear about this new strategy. What is the learning curve and how hard is it for a novice trader to execute the trades for this strategy? Compared to the other SO strategies. I've spent many many hours studying the SO education center, the strategies, and reading the forum. Gave up as it looks like a year(s) long journey to learn how to trade options - get good order fills and make a profit.
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  25. SBatch

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    My best estimate is a mid April launch. I do intend to close the April spread tomorrow, however I’m not going to open the May trade tomorrow. I see a pretty solid spike in Treasury yields in the next two weeks, which I believe will add to vol. I’m going to continue to hold the CPS and monitor markets before opening the May DPS.
  26. bestjax

    Welcome to SteadyVol

    Scott, is it fair to assume that the fund will not launch before May 1 ? I am sure we will close the April positions in the next few days and I like to get a sense where I need to have my funds for the next round.
  27. dreamtrader

    Tradier Brokerage Special Offer

    I just tried to use Tradier's Android app and I found it less intuitive to use and also seemingly more lacking in features. In this forum, there has been mention of folks using the mobile browser to use Tradier. One of the features I couldnt seem to find was the ability to see pending orders, or to manage multilegged orders as one position. Would appreciate if folks could confirm my experience I would also like to confirm that the mobile app experience still has lots of room for improvement and that the mobile web page is the way to go when accessing Tradier on the mobile phone
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