Mark, or any other IB customer, can do the same thing right now by trading the diagonals with emini futures options and SPAN margin. Any good...
Hi Mark. Glad to see you're still around :) I have a question for you that is also partly related to hedging. I have been doing a number of...
I think its good to evaluate your overall performance. For some traders, the $ per contract metric might be ok. I don't think it works for your...
I am curious about this exit rule for the butterfly strat they tested: "3. If the spread is still open on the Friday that is one week before...
It would help to know exactly how you came up with your $10 per contract number, which can be very deceiving. For instance, you do a single...
Remember, ER2 is strictly electronic and traded on globex. Globex has very limited support for combo orders. In general, you will need to leg...
Here is Mav's quote: " I've seen short gamma traders wipe out on 5% moves. They happen on a daily basis." The clear implication is that short...
You know a thoughtful reply is coming when it is prefaced with "Dude"... Besides, it looks like you have your hands full already :)
Yeah, like all premium sellers, I am pretty sure he sells crack out of his garage. :D You also said if I could demonstrate double digit returns...
The LJM guy is the same one profiled in one of the free industry mags a few months ago. Interesting read, and a good example of how 1 stubborn...
I'm done for tonight. I'm a fan of civil discourse. You are not. I'll move on and let you crap on someone else's shoes.
You are correct. We have been talking r/r and w/l%, but we have totally ignored position sizing. If 2 or 3 consecutive losses puts me out of the...
Oh Jesus! Now short gamma traders are drug dealers! :confused: Maverick's been banging his shoe so hard it must have bounced back and hit him in...
LOL! You're the one that brought up the analogy of putting a bullet in the brain via Russian Roulette :) There is a couple that lives down...
I don't think you can separate risk/reward and probability of success/failure. Since we're using real-world analogies, how about this one:...
Not a Treo. Its an HP hw6515 running Windows Mobile 2003 SE.
I am looking for something to let me easily keep track of some basic quotes on my windows mobile PPC phone. There are lots of fancy quote or...
When I get a break between real work tasks, I will take a look at the b/a spreads on fotm ES and ER2 options. If I spot a super tight spread, I...
I have read that you can buy software from CME that will let you calculate SPAN margin. But if you let the lack of an easy span formula keep you...
2/20. They have an interest in profiting, yes. They also have an interest in pimping themselves and getting as much AUM as possible. How much...
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