Recent Content by xpsyuvz

  1. buying vs selling statistics?

    LoosenUp, I think the idea is fairly true, but... the price has to move a relatively huge amount for there to be much of an effect. So I...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 15, 2005 in forum: Options

  2. buying vs selling statistics?

    Thanks for the posts guys. It does sound like there is an edge with the sellers going on. Also I've been thinking about what Prevail said...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 14, 2005 in forum: Options

  3. buying vs selling statistics?

    Prevail, Thanks for the reply. I pretty much agree with your ideas here. There may be some edge, but as a possible alternative pov,...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 14, 2005 in forum: Options

  4. buying vs selling statistics?

    Thanks for the replies guys. I really don't know too much about this stuff -- so I'm not surprised that my rough estimation looking at the HV...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 13, 2005 in forum: Options

  5. buying vs selling statistics?

    To try to answer my own question: At optionexpress.com I noticed they have 1-year graphs that show what the 30 day historical volatilities...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 13, 2005 in forum: Options

  6. buying vs selling statistics?

    just21, Hey, thanks for that link. It's the first thing I've read that gave any actual numbers. But I (also) wonder about how useful those...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 13, 2005 in forum: Options

  7. buying vs selling statistics?

    I've heard that supposedly in the past that selling/writing options has fared better than buying options. (The recent "ansbacher" thread had...
    Thread by: xpsyuvz, Jun 13, 2005, 17 replies, in forum: Options

  8. margin interest rates?

    def, Hey, thanks for the response. I wasn't thinking about that traders also earned interest on their "cash" -- but now I think it's...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 6, 2005 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. margin interest rates?

    TradeCobalt, Thanks for the reply, but I don't understand what you said. What is "JBO"? Also I don't remember what "bp" is. (I thought...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 4, 2005 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Starting small

    kut2k2, I think the minimum balance at http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/main.php is $2000 -- but if you make enough trades to qualify as...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Jun 4, 2005 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. margin interest rates?

    I'm just curious what online brokerages are charging these days when you use margin (as oposed to 100% cash) to trade with? I.e. what is the...
    Thread by: xpsyuvz, Jun 3, 2005, 4 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  12. Caribbean Treasury Purchases

    bonddad, Here are some links where someone thinks something fishy is going on:...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, May 22, 2005 in forum: Economics

  13. Forex Implied Volatility

    Thanks for the source and attachment. It seems like the info might be good for something -- but I really don't know... I'd guess most people...
    Post by: xpsyuvz, Apr 29, 2005 in forum: Forex