Recent Content by cowtowner

  1. Wow. EU steals 10% of bank deposits in exchange for bailout

    Wonder what will happen to all the FX brokers based in Cyprus?
    Post by: cowtowner, Mar 16, 2013 in forum: Economics

  2. Dynamic Excel DDE link to TOS (ThinkOrSwim)

    It's a windows issue: From another website, you have to run excel in admin mode: a) In Vista or Windows 7, type "Excel.exe" in the "search...
    Post by: cowtowner, Mar 13, 2013 in forum: Trading Software

  3. Fiscal Volatility Coming

    Monthly option with more than 20 days
    Post by: cowtowner, Feb 3, 2013 in forum: Options

  4. Fiscal Volatility Coming

    Calendars and Double Diagonals seem to be the strategy to use. Been trading some weekly Calendars on RUT and SPX with some success
    Post by: cowtowner, Feb 2, 2013 in forum: Options

  5. Comparing 2 simple options

    You look at the bid/ask spread and open interest? You really think you would get filled at the mid? And you think you are going to "buy the...
    Post by: cowtowner, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: Options

  6. Delta neutral or directionality: which one do you pick?

    I wish I wasn't so Delta neutral (and actually a little negative) yesterday. OUCH.:(
    Post by: cowtowner, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: Options

  7. Delta neutral or directionality: which one do you pick?

    +1 Also will take a directional (on small part of portfolio) view if the situation exists
    Post by: cowtowner, Dec 31, 2012 in forum: Options

  8. Best Broker for trading options

    Try TradeMonster, 50 cents no ticket (plus exchange fees) if you fund with over $25k. Not the greatest platform, but it works
    Post by: cowtowner, Dec 30, 2012 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. Dynamic Excel DDE link to TOS (ThinkOrSwim)

    Going to try to tackle it myself. I used to program VBA back in the day, but have forgotten nearly everything.
    Post by: cowtowner, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Trading Software

  10. Dynamic Excel DDE link to TOS (ThinkOrSwim)

    Thanks so much! Sorry it took so long, but I didn't get an email to say you had responded. How about a curveball? A routine that sends an...
    Post by: cowtowner, Nov 21, 2012 in forum: Trading Software

  11. Dynamic Excel DDE link to TOS (ThinkOrSwim)

    Is there a way to add a column for Deltas? What would that code be?
    Post by: cowtowner, Nov 13, 2012 in forum: Trading Software

  12. Weekly AAPL Butterfly Ideas from Jeff Augen

    Anybody know where to find any information the his day trade indicators he talks about in the program?
    Post by: cowtowner, Sep 8, 2012 in forum: Options

  13. The nation’s debt clock is ticking faster than ever & Wall Street is getting worried

    In a massive inflationary cycle, being in debt before the cycle begins is actually bennificial. You will be paying your debt back with dollars...
    Post by: cowtowner, May 4, 2009 in forum: Wall St. News

  14. UAW to own 55% of Chrysler after restructuring

    They will own 55% of something still worth nothing
    Post by: cowtowner, Apr 28, 2009 in forum: Economics

  15. Pandemic means at least 4% drop in GDP

    So says the CBO back in 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/72xx/doc7214/05-22-Avian%20Flu.pdf
    Thread by: cowtowner, Apr 27, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: Economics