you cant practice mindfulness its either you are or you are not having a clear (unconditioned) mind is always good for trading, as for everything...
impressive year :] did you cut them off this year? how many quant funds you currently invested? thanks
change your P/L line to feb 16th or 17th things to note: - those lines are not real / accurate measures, just an estimation - your max risk...
its not about skew, stymie just a simple net vega effect from 2 different terms' change
on average, how long you vetted individuals to run their own trading system? how many of them at the end trade similarly to yours? thanks
could be less :rolleyes:
nice chart gary.. how is it like in less simpler 4th dimension geometry? :D:D:D
im interested as well if we are using SPX options as a gold standard for liquidity, increments, slippage and expiration flexibility what's your...
what do you mean by V-spread? is that long straddle/ reverse butterfly? are we talking about weekly / monthly calendar? thanks
there are a lot of misconceptions and generalizations about short volatility trading in this forum be patient with them :)
maybe you confused between: standard options (1 options contract for 100 shares) and mini options (1 contract for 10 shares) you can buy 1...
why china? are you trading local commodity?
there is no "fixed rule" on how vol skew will behave in certain condition they are simply reflecting demand and supply from all market...
trader can long SPX nov/dec strangle/straddle 2 weeks before the election day and close it out 1-2 days before the day (nov VIX around 13 on oct...
in a long run it doesnt matter :D -- your calendar's "vega" can be deceiving, if you dont know how it works
yes, i really wonder why.. there are some other good stand-alone options software but limited to stock/ index options lots of demand + very few...
you dont need backtesting for any earning play (gambles) it is hardly relevant you can do it before earning / through earning you can use...
"the worst case scenario with letting a futures option credit spread expire ITM" you can check your maximum risk / loss before placing any trade...
simply check your expiration P/L graph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_spread_(options)
it is a known fact that volatility will rise ahead of key risk events plan better next time GL
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