Taleb's work is outstanding, and in addition, West of Wall Street by Barry Haigh, for getting a feel for the thought process on the floor. Gary...
You DID blow it! You could've retired, but now one of those young guys with no money trying to get a job at a prop firm is going to swoop down...
Hi Red, Just my opinion here, but I used to wonder how people could react as they so often do - with a complete lack or reason, an active...
Well said, Trader Nik and BT - nothing to add there! This is the age old antagonism between Stone-Age religious "values," and scientific...
Thank you, Mo! A great explaination, and chance to learn! Thank you, too, to everyone else who was kind enough to help with a response!
Thanks, guys! I didn't think there'd be a difference either, but in an example I saw: QQQQ was trading at 37.30 The 36 call is trading 1.70...
I've been playing with the free Position Simulator for stocks from the OIC. Unfortunately, there seems to be no capacity on this program for...
As a very general observation, I'd point to people confusing their perception or model of the world with the actual world. This is the sort...
You might try joining and posting your trades on RiskDoctor. com. The site has Charles Cottle on it, and does quite a bit of "trade dissection"...
Nice reminder of the basics (and not so basic) - thanks for the post!
Thanks Mo and Rich! Mo, I wasn't suggesting that there's a best approach, but rather inerested in various views on this - and I hope I won't...
Just wondering if people analyze the underlying to make decisions or just the options? When I traded futures awhile back, we'd look at order...
I find this Forum, and the people on to be WAY beyond the level of discussion presented on most of the other fora. Now, I'm still new to...
Glad to see this post "resurrected," and thanks to all for the contributions!
Thanks, MTE! So, since higher volatility, in general, contributes to higher option prices, then the option price decreases as volatility...
Ok, I'm admitting my total ignorance here. I came across this thread, and am looking for an explaination of "IV Dump." My uninformed guess...
Steve, I WAS kidding - I just love people who think they can predict the future LOL! Hope you've been well - we haven't talked for awhile!...
Today: HANS -.82% TIE -1.18% GOOG +.41% AAPL -2.16% CHAP +.87 Yet the NASDAQ, as a whole, was up (barely)! You're right - this IS easy!
Today: HANS -.82% TIE -1.18% GOOG +.41% AAPL -2.16% CHAP +.87 Yet the NASDAQ, as a whole was up! You're right - this...
Anyone know if Adam Wasserman is still associated with Assent? Had a long chat with him on the phone about 15 months back, and thought he was...
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