You are paying for something that could be worth zero and that is considered "free money?" If you believe the deal will bust or another buyer...
Don't know if this is the right forum to post this but, I am selling a vintage French military rifle. It's got a beautiful wood grain stock,...
Banks and floor traders can do it. And when their traders choose to abandon their options, it affects retail guys. If you are long then be sure on...
Hundreds of billions. The investment was necessary to keep Microsoft intact. They needed AAPL to have 6% market share to prove that there was...
Just because your option is out of the money doesn't mean you won't get exercised. People exercise options all the time if they have mismatched...
I can't see the video but no. a higher strike call CANNOT be higher in price than an lower strike call under any circumstances. Perhaps they...
I use Etrade. They aren't the cheapest, but they now offer portfolio margining and it's nice to have a guy in an office that when I call knows my...
l0kl1n and daveyc, I hear you both. I've fallen in the same traps. It's easy to think there is a magic formula especially when you see that you...
The charts don't matter. It's the calculation method that does. VXX and VXZ are the closest to the continious VIX contract. As you are not...
Etile, Impressive performance. I don't know if someone said this already but why constantly add 3k/month to your incubator fund. It isn't a lot...
There is no other way to trade the VIX. Futures, Options, ETNs. They all have their nuances and advantages and disadvantages. I have...
The fallacy is that you cannot trade the VIX. You can only synthetically replicate it theoretically. In reality bid offer will kill you. There...
Which trader hasn't at some point in their career followed this line of reasoning?
What products are these? I only know of the VXX, VXZ, etc. They are expensive, but cheaper than doing the roll yourself every night if...
Fierze, The VIX is a complicated product. Major banks have many quants trying to understand how to actually price them based off of the listed...
This guy is dangerous. I wonder how much money retail investors have made or lost because of him. On the other hand he is a brilliant self...
I think a lot of hegefunds do it to secure borrow in a name they want to ultimately short but don't want to short now.
This was a case of the markets being wrong. 2.5% breakeven for a 2 day strangle in AMZN seems cheap even if there weren't earnings....
I think the second chart represents the quality of execution on IB. You will do 27 cents better than some metric vs competitors who will fill you...
why not just use Ebay? I think Ebay own majority of Craigslist now anyway and perhaps Ebay wants to keep it local.
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