Recent Content by lar

  1. selling options with no margin requirement?

    I use 5PerSide. I pay about 6 bucks a side after all is said and done.
    Post by: lar, Mar 19, 2008 in forum: Options

  2. selling options with no margin requirement?

    Thanks Blackjack007. I only trade futures but I appreciate knowing about the OCC's TIMS calculator. Regarding futures, they say: "...
    Post by: lar, Mar 12, 2008 in forum: Options

  3. selling options with no margin requirement?

    Newguy, You CAN know your short option margin requirements before your broker fills the trade. PC SPAN, purchased from the CME (about $500)...
    Post by: lar, Mar 12, 2008 in forum: Options

  4. Implied volatility calculator

    Hey Freshpotato, When you google "black scholes" you'll get the primary formula. Plug in the market's actual price then run it backwards using...
    Post by: lar, Feb 17, 2008 in forum: Options

  5. Most popular trading forums ?

    Dave at Goldenboy Transmission has a billion 8.5X11" yellow signs plastered around his waiting room. One of them says... You can have it two...
    Post by: lar, Feb 17, 2008 in forum: Educational Resources

  6. Most popular trading forums ?

    Marketforum can have some gems.
    Post by: lar, Feb 17, 2008 in forum: Educational Resources

  7. someone had to have the balls to menton it....

    Why wait?
    Post by: lar, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Politics

  8. I went from $7,000 to $52,000

    Off topic here but I have seen a lot of deteriorated lead paint in my day and those cabnets look like it may be lead paint on them. If you have...
    Post by: lar, Feb 3, 2008 in forum: Trading

  9. How I Diagnosed and Cured A Trading Disease!

    "RiskFreeTrading", eh? One problem with 90 + 1.25 is that it doesnt take contest costs into concideration. Both getting into and out of a...
    Post by: lar, Feb 1, 2008 in forum: Trading

  10. Someone gives you $50,000. Where do you put it right now?

    Real Estate Tax certificates in Davis, Ca.
    Post by: lar, Jan 29, 2008 in forum: Trading

  11. Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    I will probably get "not long" the June 30 year on Tuesday. Eithers Put back spreads or write OOM vertical call spreads.
    Post by: lar, Jan 20, 2008 in forum: Financial Futures

  12. Are you a proud homeowner?

    2007 the property value of my neighborhood went up +6 percent. The average length of time on the market was 19 days. Of course we didn't...
    Post by: lar, Dec 23, 2007 in forum: Economics

  13. Straddle / Strangle questions

    You should know your Greeks and your synthetics. I had an "aha moment when I understood the answer to this question. What is the diference...
    Post by: lar, Dec 22, 2007 in forum: Options

  14. You Can't Trade Without A College Degree!!

    I have no college degree but I have been a life long learner. Degree or not, it is important to educate yourself. Having a college degree is one...
    Post by: lar, Dec 22, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  15. support for Mr. Bush, our President

    Interesting. A pro Bush thread (started more than a day and a half ago) seeking positive Bush comments generates four pages of anti Bush...
    Post by: lar, Oct 17, 2007 in forum: Politics