financially, yes. morally, no. The great dilemma? What did other great empires of the past do in the situation of the rising cost of public...
+1. VIX hits 25, get out, come back when VIX puts in a top, use that as your next stop. Of course, VIX whipsaw then becomes the issue. This...
Woulldn't everyone sell far otm options and win if it was that easy? What am I missing here? How did this not blow up in 2008? *According to...
This thread isn't a referendum on Kevin but what was drawdown in September/October '08, just curious if you have the stats? Option seller...
Tried to setup betonmarkets through UK proxy server, they asked for home phone number and they would call to verify :( :mad: :p I have family...
Sounds like 15 minute delay in simulator prices vs. realtime prices and you can edit your simulator prices. Doesn't matter what it is, be honest...
oh, makes sense, thanks :)
Hi Eon, I was wondering if you could explain that sentence for the uninitiated? "3 deep the order book as 30 to 50 accumulated, you can sweep the...
Hey Visaria, in another thread you said you are in Europe, have you looked at Brent Crude? Is volume/liquidity much worse than WTI?
Well, what happened? Slippage on your stop?
Thanks for clearing that up xflat! Cash settled is cool.
Hello, Say that you purchase long term ITM options as a leg in a strategy. I.e., today you would buy SPX DEC2010 900.00 strike Call...
Hey huh, two months ago I made a post in your journal, basically stating I had no idea how the strategy works. For the last two weeks I've...
Question, oil crashes up (?) as opposed to stocks & the indexes crashing down, so OTM short calls on CL would be akin to naked puts on...
If we don't raise taxes, will we be able to pay our debt with normal economic growth?
I'm not going to trade it, I wanted to know what people thought of SPX going through 1,000 and thus, a vertical higher than that price....
Hi, this is just a potential trade I thought of while watching the options chain on SPX so please comment with your idea/feedback!! 1) SPX...
Waiting for 943.85 on the SPX.X!! *SPY at exactly 94.45!
On SPY chart, 94.45 is the High from 01/09. Time to test support/resistance. If we don't stop there, SP500 to 1,000. *Also, 93.64 was the open...
Hello. It would be nice to hear from some ET members of what stock market protection they have such that, God forbid, a tragedy/accident occurs...
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