a few from the old floor days..... just remember that you are replaceable - no one in the market really gives a shit if you are here or not...
No - if risk is about the potential of loss of value..... there is plenty of risk in drinking Kool aid. The value of the loss might differ. Just...
my 2 standard deviations worth.... risk has to be associated with uncertainty.....as risk is about potential loss. example: at present it is...
its like comparing grapes to grapefruit. Returns on margins are for bragging rights.....much like saying +600% in one month. Especially if it...
thats because they are all long and there will be nobody left to buy. .............. on a random note. Why is it you never notice the...
You had better hope so! :)
There is delta hedged - you will need 2 puts - and this can be regularly adjusted or rehedged with movements in the underlying....simply because...
you chew gum? Holy cow I thought you used it to hold the bottom of desks together...... Dont tell me things like cars are for transport, and...
thanks....funny how the obvious sometimes sticks out when you miss things or they are worded differently. I read the question and thought that...
anyone get this question and answer it? 9. DRAWSZENLIT is an anagram of ? city mountain river country mathematician
when you are talking about the smile I assume you are talking about the skew of the vol? For me the smile is more about the risk profile you...
ManinJapan - remember the difference in theory v reality. The cost of carry for you will be different for others and yet the prices quoted and...
Is this an identical or equivalent question to..... If you had a second source of investment income (one where you dont have to work or spend...
For individual equity options (as opposed to Index)...... The best way to do this is via SIM and stress testing as no book will give you the...
FWIW - you should also compare it to the results of simply investing in the instrument you are trading. Unless you take a long enough sample of...
It all depends on what you are wanting the indicators to indicate....and if you cant answer that why would others be able to. otherwise its a...
Given how bad most people are at making economic/trading decisions then - no. The reason why mutual funds etc exist is because of collective...
2 linked and overused phrases For traders (and forum contributors ) when they say at the start of the day (thread) "I am right, you are...
you might enjoy this as something to think about. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/41937
FWIW - there are a lot of diming systems whereby a MM might always want to be part of the best bid or offer up to a certain level. being a MM is...
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