Hi — If you want to move to the front office, your best chance is to apply for analyst roles in sales & trading. It is very hard to vertical from...
Good idea it to look at volatility (VIX9D, VIX, VIX3M) to get a sense as to where there might be events at play that could push prices lower. An...
You can, just need to be smart about it. Think about these items: there may be seasonality (some months might show higher numbers than others...
Depends. When I was a bank trader, we tried to isolate the risk we held in positions, so that we were only exposed to things we wanted to be....
I recommend diversifying across themes. E.g. you may have a long housing market trade, a short oil trade, and such.
Deep buy super OTM puts that misprice IV. If you spend 5k per month on this trade, most months you will lose money, but some months you'll make...
What’s your time horizon? You should have drivers for your view on any stock that will help you establish a view. Once the view changes, exit....
Depends how large your order is as a % of daily average volume. If it’s large, you’ll need to exit slowly over sometime (lots of risk), though...
Here's a primer to help you navigate this: show.cgi (uvt.nl)
The framework you want to start with is that the market SHOULD be efficient. If it SHOULD be efficient and isn't, then you can decompose returns...
Not providing investment advice. Just my own thoughts. We're in a synchronized early cycle regime. There could be a major blowup/scare, but...
You need to be doing both.
Good question. I think the biggest impact is a decrease in volatility, which should decrease the estimation error residual, making markets more...
From a thematic standpoint, are you following any of these views: - That real rates will rise, pushing down growth stocks - The cyclical recovery...
Do you just parrot random things statements like that? Can you back up your assertion? I don't think you know what you're talking about.
Why do you feel the need to insult Democrats lol? Like what satisfaction do you get from typing out "DemoCrap"? Also, do you not respect a...
You sound like a Trumpy.
Get a series 65, open an RIA, and just sell directly to investors. Much easier and you have greater control of the experience.
Get margined. Don’t use your buying power, but margin makes options trading more accessible.
I like that you keep track of commodity prices and review them. Do you conduct breakeven analysis and track commodities fundamentals?
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