Mini VIX futures contracts trade separately from regular-sized VIX futures, so the prices and quotations for Mini VIX futures and regular-sized VIX futures may differ because of, for example, possible differences in the liquidity of those markets. Final settlement Value: The method for calculating ...
Another significant difference between the Index options and the ETF options is that the Index options are “cash settled” and the settlement takes place only on expiration day. ETF options on the other hand can be “assigned” at any time, but rarely would be unless they were in-the-money...
For example: if you buy one lot of 10 strike RUT Iron Condor, you will trade 8 round trip contracts. At $1/contract, that's $8 or 0.8% of the $1,000 margin. Buy 10 lots of 1 strike IWM Iron Condor - and the commissions jump to $80 or 8% of the $1,000 margin. Tax ...