Mark: Is the bid/ask range just wide on the trader's computer screen for the SPX as opposed to the "real bid/ask" in the pit. Example:...
Got filled today on the following: August SPX 1550/1560 bear call spread at $0.70. Haven't followed the thread or traded in about 4...
Yes, I'm seeing the same thing. This week with the SPX at 1380 and VIX at about 19 I sold an April 1475/1490 bear call for $0.75. Today,...
Thanks for the explanation as well. Hey, if you made money or broke even during October and November, I'd say you did a hell of a lot better than...
Ryan: You've been doing the diagonals now for a number of months in lieu of or along with credit spreads. I believe that before you started...
Happy Holidays to you and your group. Your contributions are one of the main reasons why this is still a great thread.
Coach: I asked a question earlier regarding the VIX, but I guess it got lost in the diatribes concerning 'Maverick's riddle'. Here goes:...
Coach: Are you still looking at the 1485/1500 bear call? VIX is actually up today. But only $0.50 for a 15 point spread.....
Coach: A while back you were experimenting with buying VIX options as a hedge for bull puts in case of a black swan event. What conclusions...
The attached chart shows how the FED has been increasing the money supply. I'm not at all clear on how this will lead to a rate cut in 2007....
Coach: What's your take on the market through December? Also, are you starting to look at January spreads?
Attached is a graph of the ISM Purchasing Manager Index over the last year or so.
Coach: I actually get Mike Parnos' newsletter as part of a package deal. I have seen his discussion on the guts strangle before but it was...
Coach: Have you had the time to do anymore analysis on this? The initial premise of perhaps being able to increase the R/R is appealing. Or...
Anybody record the Maverick/Don chat on prop trading? If you would please make it available to those of us who were unable to attend, it would be...
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