Update

Today went pretty well. I started the day with some horribly losing positions and closed them for a profit (kind of - by making one much bigger I covered it for a profit based on the average price of contracts I had sold :)), did another quick trade and established some new positions near the close (still short). Interactive Brokers even closed up for the first time! I got my check for $A11.5k from the Powertel takeover, stuck it in an envelope and will send it back to Australia tomorrow (why couldn't they just transfer the money to our brokerage accounts?).