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  1. SPX Credit Spread Trader

    If memory serves: The drop on April 14 and 15 was mainly due to the bad earning report from IBM. The information was leaked to the public, so...
    Post by: omcate, Apr 6, 2006 in forum: Journals

  2. Recommendations for a good book about selling options

    If you read his article: "The Art of Option Selling", you will notice that he did claim that he sold Calls and Puts. But he also claimed that he...
    Post by: omcate, Feb 6, 2006 in forum: Options

  3. Recommendations for a good book about selling options

    Ansbacher claimed that he mainly sold Put options on S & P 500 futures. According to the performance record posted on his web site, he has one...
    Post by: omcate, Feb 6, 2006 in forum: Options

  4. Recommendations for a good book about selling options

    Max Ansbacher has been selling options for almost 30 years. You may find his book useful. I have not read it myself: The New Options Market...
    Post by: omcate, Feb 5, 2006 in forum: Options

  5. limit order in between the bid and ask

    Just ask a good friend with an account at Interactive Brokers. Invoke TWS and try it yourself.
    Post by: omcate, Jan 11, 2006 in forum: Options

  6. limit order in between the bid and ask

    Few months ago, the customer support of Interactive Brokers sent me a E-mail about how to submit limit order to BOX at prices that won't accept by...
    Post by: omcate, Jan 11, 2006 in forum: Options

  7. limit order in between the bid and ask

    Before posting my answer to the original poster, I entered a limited order at a price of 12.16 to sell one contract of QQQQ JAN 2006 41.0 Call,...
    Post by: omcate, Jan 11, 2006 in forum: Options

  8. limit order in between the bid and ask

    Yes. It is a common practice to enter a limit order between the bid and the ask. Since QQQQ options are listed at BOX, you can enter a limit...
    Post by: omcate, Jan 11, 2006 in forum: Options

  9. Would you Trade a System that failed a backtest ?

    I would say "no". IMHO: If backtesting is similar to interpolation (curve-fitting), live trading will be analogous to extrapolation. The...
    Post by: omcate, Dec 7, 2005 in forum: Strategy Building

  10. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    I have enough fun for today.:p Good night.:D
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  11. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    Third confirmation.:p
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  12. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    Thanks for the SECOND confirmation. Have a nice day.:p:D
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  13. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    You just re-instated my point: "There are definitely more psychopaths in finance than other industry!!":p Thank you for your contribution....
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  14. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    I see your point. :D
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  15. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    After working at the trading desks of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers etc. for several years, you ***MAY*** come to...
    Post by: omcate, Sep 20, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  16. On Bloomberg - psychopaths make best traders

    The sample size of this research is probably too small to be statistically significant. However, there are definitely more psychopaths in...
    Post by: omcate, Sep 19, 2005 in forum: Psychology

  17. Sucks!

    Nice guys finish last. Most people at Wall Street equate "being nice" with "being incompetent". It is easier to get attention or help by...
    Post by: omcate, Sep 9, 2005 in forum: Options

  18. Sucks!

    Please calm down.:p If you work at Wall Street, you must deal with office politics, finger-pointing, conflicts of interest, ass-kissing, etc....
    Post by: omcate, Sep 8, 2005 in forum: Options

  19. Sold call option never got exersised !

    Each brokerage firm has a procedure that is spelled out in your account agreement forms. The Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC") uses the 75 cent...
    Post by: omcate, Aug 31, 2005 in forum: Options

  20. Writing options for a living

    242 Replies and 13892 Views. This has to be the longest thread at the "Options Forum". Anyone cares to break this record by starting a...
    Post by: omcate, Aug 3, 2005 in forum: Options
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