I think blaming everything on the wall street banks is simplistic. There were many hands in the cookie jar. Are you saying Fannie and Freddie...
It wasn't just Wall Street banks that are to blame. But I agree on the selling puts. People thought they were geniuses selling puts.
But they don't care about you. I also read somewhere that Apple consumers exhibit the same brain patterns as cult members.
I heard a stat on NPR two months ago, that 5% of american's own an Ipad. Way more than 1:20 of the people I know own an ipad. There's a huge...
Trefoil, Solomon Brothers created the whole securitization market in the 80's and they were an investment bank then. As far as commercial...
I called them yesterday because I wanted to trade AAPL weeklies. They said April 28th they are going live. They are also starting to offer...
I don't know if this created the financial crisis, but take a look at all the major financial institutions: Investment Banks...
Does anyone else here use Etrade Prower Pro 5 and their Excel API? If so, do you find it to be incredibly flaky? For me, it will often crash, not...
Fidelity's model is probably wrong. Earnings will keep that option bid. It will probably stay around $5 (assuming the stock price stays constant)....
Are there other services like this?
It's trivial when the DAV is 15MM shares.
Oh. I assumed he had meant the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia. I think I got trolled.
I thank everyone who has responded. I have found it helpful. It's not about social hour, but there are many facets to a rewarding...
You might be right Rickshaw Man. I only found the website a few days ago. The blowing up posts are fun to read for me as well. But my question...
why would it pin. There are 50k open interest and 15MM shares have traded.
Hydroblunt, This is a fair point and I have questioned what part of my strategy was benefitted by being at a bank vs. not. And of course,...
These seats are competitive and hard to find. But there are many financial firms out there that actively hire people. Many of these places will...
I have been a bank trader for 10 years and recently was laid off due to regulations. As I consider my options, one thought I had was to sit at...
Justin, My advice is to get a job at a specialist firm, bank, or other broker-dealer. The experience you get will be invaluable. You will learn...
For the same strike and maturity, the implied vol should be the same. I bet the model you are using doesn't account for borrow. The stock might be...
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