Recent Content by fkienast

  1. What risk management mistake did optionsellers.com fund manager do to blow up his fund and clients?

    > I thought that most people trading options say that selling options for premium is the only way to go and that buying puts and calls only leads...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Risk Management

  2. Worst memory (thus far) of trading?

    I have enjoyed reading the "Happiest memory (thus far) of trading?" thread. Kind of reminds me of reading Jack Schwager's wizzards books back in...
    Thread by: fkienast, Mar 17, 2019, 10 replies, in forum: Trading

  3. Opinions on Interactive Brokers?

    I've been using IB for 11 years. I am happy with them. If you are not trading actively enough to generate a I think it is $15 commissions, you...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 14, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  4. Happiest memory (thus far) of trading?

    My best, and most life-changing trading experience was being long cryptocurrencies during 2017. Having grown up seeing prices for everything...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 13, 2019 in forum: Trading

  5. OMG ! An actual 'thank you' note from IB.

    Must be something special about 11 years, because I just got an email from IB today congratulating me on being a customer for 11 years as well....
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 10, 2019 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. US National Debt Does Not Matter?

    Ok, just trying to understand what is being said here and its implications. Is this saying: 1. The world needs to buy oil 2. Since oil is sold in...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 10, 2019 in forum: Economics

  7. What risk management mistake did optionsellers.com fund manager do to blow up his fund and clients?

    Why couldn't this guy have used an option spread to eliminate the risk? So he sold deep out of the money calls - why couldn't he have bought an...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 9, 2019 in forum: Risk Management

  8. US National Debt Does Not Matter?

    I have finished reading Ray Dalio's book Principles of Big Debt Crises, as recommended by Magic. There is an incredible amount of material there,...
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 8, 2019 in forum: Economics

  9. dowjones and nasdaq index

    Growth predictions revised down for Europe.
    Post by: fkienast, Mar 7, 2019 in forum: Trading

  10. What is the best way to short gold (no futures) - can I go long on USD

    Why can't you just trade gold futures, such as the mini-gold: https://www.theice.com/products/31500921/Mini-Gold-Future Frank
    Post by: fkienast, Feb 24, 2019 in forum: Trading

  11. US National Debt Does Not Matter?

    Thanks, Magic, for the book reference. I took a look on Amazon and it looks like it covers a lot of the topics I'm interested in understanding....
    Post by: fkienast, Jan 29, 2019 in forum: Economics

  12. US National Debt Does Not Matter?

    I don't blame one political party or the other. I realize that Bush added more to the national debt than any other previous US president. Then...
    Post by: fkienast, Jan 28, 2019 in forum: Economics

  13. US National Debt Does Not Matter?

    I figured there would already be a discussion about this here, but a few different searches did not find anything. If this has already been...
    Thread by: fkienast, Jan 27, 2019, 66 replies, in forum: Economics