Perhaps a simple explanation is that this works perfectly, and you can, in fact, never take a loss by doubling as you describe. The downside is...
It is VERY difficult to make money consistently with a long-only option/warrant strategy. And if you are long both calls & puts, then you are...
I know I probably sound like a broken record around here, but I just have to say that nobody "needs" to be trading anything, and if you think you...
In futures, on occasion, a trade is carded outside the bid/ask if it is one leg of a spread. Jessie
My own experience is that a lot of people make money at first, and the percentages diminish over time, just as statistically you would expect....
poor discipline jessie
That was one of my biggest problems. I just expected too much too quickly, and began to scale too fast. My own trading mentor at the CBOT kept...
Thanks, another nice post. If new traders would realize that (among MANY MANY other things): There is no "THEM" that screws you in any fashion;...
Nice thread, I too have probably seemed a bit harsh when I have suggested that it might take as long and require as much hard work to become a...
That can certainly happen, and it's legit, spreads do not necessarily conform to the posted high & low. Using market orders in any thin market...
Can't tell you much about securities, but in futures, The NFA has very strict guidelines about that, and you can see them at their website under...
For me it is a matter of personality and personal preference. When I was on the floor, and even upstairs at the CBOT, I was too distracted, and...
It just means that it got carded (assigned) to two different counterparties. It's not unusual to split an order like that, often it is the only...
You don't have to trade full time, BUT, you do have to be able to provide evidence that you are not primarily an "investor", and one of the...
Short Selling... "He who sells what isn't his'n must buy it back or go to prison." I think thats from the 30's, but I don't remember the...
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