Too bad about pit trading. Did you see the Futures mag documentary? Where are they now. I knew one of those guys years ago, Jeff Ansani, when I...
You should mention the upgrades to Excel 2013 which make it very competitive with what a programmer can custom build. Upgrades such as the...
I'm not quick to knock down educators. A lot of them did their time in the trenches. The educational business is just one way to smooth their...
Well, that's the thing. You HAVE to go thru many rabbit holes to figure out what works for you. A bad start and you can be in a rabbit hole or...
3,200 followers, though. For tweeting? I need to open an account. Who is this guy? He is not an educator or a principal of a firm.
There are a lot of highly recommended books on Amazon with high ratings. It's hard to recommend a book without knowing your knowledge of the...
Are you back in school or on the path for self learning? Spreadsheets is the way to go. I used a12c as a mortgage lender. As a trader, excel is...
Is there a direct relationship with the volatility term structure and the futures curve? is that the key difference in trading futures options...
Yikes. You have a big mountain to climb. Learn the mechanics of trading and the market in general by trading the underlying stocks for a few...
A warning. The terms intrinsic value and time value are simplified concepts created by brokers and exchanges for us retail folks. Know your...
The simplest form for me would be to buy a straddle, fly or condor. Too many of those and I feel like I'm flipping coins. However, I do like...
Make a policy to stop trading for the day when you loose a certain amount. When you are making money, set an efficiency limit....say profit per...
Well, nobody wants to start a war before Christmas. The only compelling play for me is to buy Vol after the holidays.
Since April is only 4 months away, I would rather look at the 1 year chart....
Forex/futures trading and any form of short term day trading has incredible demands on your psyche. I personally had to give up on it after a year...
At least, according to the IRS if you want to claim Trader Status. " The court found that although 1543 trades in 2008 was significant, he...
Anybody trading MW? It is rather unusual that the stock continues up after the failed bid by Jos A Bank....
I think there was a thread earlier talking about setting IB to seek lowest commission with screenshots and all. But, its hard to mess with that...
Thats one of the reasons I gave up day trading ES futures. You could be sitting half an hour waiting for the market to go thru your bid, but it...
Well, we had a nice move up in NFLX. DISH positive earnings may have help sparked the move although DISH was down when I checked. Looks like...
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