Electronic market makers have an almost unlimited capacity to fill orders, they can hedge in RT if they wanted to. I am skeptical they will...
50 qty on a far OTM is a huge quantity. I check the bid/ask sizes before I put on a trade. You may be influencing that area of the skew more than...
Could someone explain why you would trade spot fx vs 6E futures? All I hear is regurgitated explanations from dealers and exchange officials....
I really don't wanna chase a run up. I'm already psychologically destabilized on that trade. If it goes counter, I'll second guess myself....
Thanks for the tip. I'm kinda pissed for missing the boat on msft. I bought it as a core holding and held for 9 months. The moment I sold it, it...
I use a version of those graphs for trading with Optionshouse. I find it absolutely necessary to check those graphs when evaluating a trade....
If your a really good trader who can consistently make 20% a year. $2,000 x 20% = $400 / 252 trading days in a year = $1.59.
I am interested in McMillan to see his methods of structuring his trades for specific outllooks and see how he would manage trades. I think the...
Agree. 3 years and it's not the same broker anymore.
Surely, he would not dilute the value of his more expensive newsletter. However, it is unavoidable that his fundamental view of the market will...
That's a very good idea. I'm trying not to over trade in this vol environment. At the same time, I want to keep evaluating trades. I'll do that....
Anybody think MarketWatch Option Trader would be a useful educational tool? It's written by Lawrence McMillan. For $99, I can't see how you...
I sure hope you gave somebody power of attorney to trade your accounts.
I'll give her a buzz, thanks. Most seats are 30 seats deep in availability. Also with the b-3, it looks like an unusual sale relative to other...
Good intel, man. Thanks.
No sure bets. A steep rise in rates will probably tank the fragile real estate/consumer economy, unless we have fantastic job growth. Also,...
I am commission crazy as much as the next guy. So, lets do this dance one more time !! Sterling might have some big data fees. And if you go...
If I may add to that ferrycorsten, it is probably if you select IBKR as the clearinghouse. LiveVol gives you a choice between Apex and IBKR.
Buy vix. Sell spx puts. Well, probably a strip of spx puts over time. Or a skew trade.
How do you size an option arb in delta dollars? Thx.
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