Markuse

Before I cancel my SO subscription for now I want to thank everybody who participates in the forum but especially @Kim and @Yowster for the fantastic learning experience and all the precious trading advice and ideas. Due to a lack of time and I will have to pause my participation. All the best!

If e.g. the NEHS is broken up I set up the new one (eg with 3 legs) with the strategy builder in the option chain. But unfortunately IB does not link this to my existing portfolio. Therefore I also copy the existing individual options in the lines below the new combo. If I close the combo I see also the individual options being closed (my security check) Regarding p/l tracking I just use my p/l excel. I know that is not what you are looking for but at least it might be a work-around.

Thanks for your research and clarification.

At least they seem to share a part with their clients. Therefore it has happend to me to see sometime a negative commission which means I was paid for placing my order. 😊

Very good point, Nick, and therefore I am quite happy with IB because the fills are quite good and commissions are ok, too (especially as they are sometimes negative if you get paid for your order ;-))

@Kim Do you think that the about 100k account size limit for the the SO strategies due to liquidity is one reason why the strategies work so well and have not gotten crowded or arbed away? The strategy is therefore not feasible even for tiny funds or family offices. And for most retail traders it might be to "complex" or have a too long learning curve (therefore they might be more attracted to the selling premium story). I think that SO is a bundle of strategies and the permanent adaption to the changing market environment and also the portfolio management of the different strategies which hedge each other kind of are other reasons why SO has been consistently profitable. But do you think that the about 100k liquidity cap is kind of a boon for SO?