+1. High hurdle rates increase the probability of failure. And in this case failure has a substantial cost.
I guess one could argue that speculators drive the price of oil to it's "proper" price too fast; and that consumers need to adjust commodities...
The price is higher no doubt because of improved access for investors. But that only implies that the original price was artificially low. The...
I keep it all in one account but keep track on a spreadsheet. I then make sure I get the cost basis right when i unwind. This way I can use the...
University of Chicago. A great MBA program and it has a finance focus. You will also have access to the prop firms in Chicago. The plus side to...
if your SBUX call doesn't work out (I hope it does, i thought it was a smart risk/reward) should it be part of the worst trades ever because you...
No. They should be looked at both ways returns and notional. Who here would have put 5% of their account into this trade? Not to take anything...
Are they saying that if speculators were out of the market oil would be $27 lower? Does that mean that current price of oil - $27 is the right...
You are referring to the fact that he can tell when a stock has gone up and when a stock has gone down.
I agree with that. The artificial put + an influx of capital that had a social agenda rather than a financial/economic one.
Prices are the wackiest in markets where speculators aren't allowed. If you look at a lot of third world markets where they don't allow shorting...
It has value because those speculators will be guaging the price based on where they think they can sell it to producers and consumers....
Definitely not people who need to do work. I have an Imac and when i started trading tried to use it. What a disaster. Even clicking BUY and SELL...
If you look at any major civilization in history, those that allowed for immigration did better than those that didn't. While a lot of...
There is talk on CNBC this morning that a lot of trades at crazy prices in healthcare stocks are getting busted.
in this case, the deal is cash so the out of the money options expire worthless upon deal closing; the in the money options expire with a spot...
Banks, market makers, floor traders generally try to stay delta flat. If on expiry they find themselves long or short delta they might sub...
If a BAC September strangle was trading for 20 cents, I would ask what's the catch and definitely not think it is free money. More pedantic...
+1.
Yeah. The bailout of Apple effectively saved Apple and Microsoft help making Apple the largest company in the world and Microsoft the second...
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