Recent Content by TheDowJones

  1. Are Any EliteTrader Users In A Prop Firm? What Are Your Returns Like?

    Sure
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jun 8, 2017 in forum: Prop Firms

  2. Are Any EliteTrader Users In A Prop Firm? What Are Your Returns Like?

    I agree, but it's nothing special about the outliers other than they are outliers. The outliers just aren't sleep at the wheel.
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jun 8, 2017 in forum: Prop Firms

  3. Are Any EliteTrader Users In A Prop Firm? What Are Your Returns Like?

    Well, to go from $80K to $200K in a year you don't need a prop firm....you don't need leverage at all. I think the media has a lot of people stuck...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jun 7, 2017 in forum: Prop Firms

  4. Are Any EliteTrader Users In A Prop Firm? What Are Your Returns Like?

    I think a trader's returns can be whatever they make it. Their is no real ceiling on the returns if you know what you are doing. I think 200% is...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jun 7, 2017 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. when is this market going to top?

    Questions like this are interesting. No one knows what the top is. Dow could go to 25,000 or whatever number it wants. Too many people try to...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Feb 11, 2017 in forum: Trading

  6. How to play volatility

    The VXX options are very different than VIX options. Again the transfer cost of transferring the front month to second month destroys the...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Trading

  7. How to play volatility

    Its just a completely different product (VXX versus VIX options). VXX isn't leveraged. I have no idea on what the VIX futures will do, but I can...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Trading

  8. tastyworks announces fee structure

    Thanks for explaining your strategy.Yea, I trade a lot different that you do. I'm 100% option spreads. I will say this, you can also find brokers...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. tastyworks announces fee structure

    I am not dodging your question. Just trying to teach you how to fish instead of giving you a fish. Like I said in my post before, you have to...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. How to play volatility

    I trade a lot of volatility products such as VXX, UVXY, VXZ. Just look at a historical graph of any of these and you can figure out what to do....
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Trading

  11. tastyworks announces fee structure

    I'm assuming you are just using software the broker provides or do you have DMA through different software? Are you doing a lot of volume?
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. tastyworks announces fee structure

    My advice would be pick up the phone and call some introducing brokers. All these commission schedules are negotiable if you are really doing the...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. tastyworks announces fee structure

    I think anyone who is paying anywhere close to these fees for options isn't really an active trader, is very foolish, or just likes to throw money...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Rebate trading with Options

    Thanks Bob, I will send you an email shorty.
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 16, 2016 in forum: Options

  15. Rebate trading with Options

    I disagree. I'm already a profitable options trader without rebates. Rebates greatly enhances the position. Based on the exchange and a...
    Post by: TheDowJones, Jan 16, 2016 in forum: Options