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Re: New NYSE options margin - recent announcement



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The exchanges CBOE, etc. ..approved the reduction months ago,  the question is
will the brokerage firms implement the change?

M. Simms wrote:

> Has anyone seen the latest annoucement that effectively reduces the margin
> requirements for sophisticated options spreads, straddles, and combo
> positions ???
>
> Previously certain positions that would incur minimal risks (2000-5000
> dollars) would require over 100,000k in margin !
>
> This is great news for the small guys....but what about the CBOE and PHLX
> exchanges ????
> Will they follow ?