Good luck! I am looking forward to your journal. Cheers!
Hefty- I kind of like Maison 140. Been there several times. Hang out in the dark little bar and almost guaranteed some celebs will pass you...
Couldn't agree more. Nothing like floating in 2 feet of fresh pow to keep the mind clear for trading. I can get my adrenaline pumping from...
Mav- It's my understanding that the clearing firm could change the percentage moves that they use at anytime as well. For example, if vol...
Damn B, I had already reduced my time on ET to only reading your exotics journal. Now you've just doubled my time spent, as there will now be...
I would try http://village.albourne.com/ for some responses for Hedge Funds. Just a thought. Cheers
Nice going Risk! I have one very important question: HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU GET ANY SLEEP WHEN YOU ARE TRADING U.S., ASIAN, AND EUROPEAN...
Yep. It really depends on how you trade. Great for options traders and hedgers.
Is tradespeed still being used/supported after ML's switch to the PAX network? I echo Mav's comments earlier. It was patched together with...
Don't forget that there is a rebalancing too. This should mostly be done already, but it can make a difference also. Cheers!
welcome to my world of hedging! frustrating as hell, isn't it? you've done great with them so far. keep it goin'
I spoke to Echo and they wanted a minimum $75k down to trade options with a risk-based haircut. They seemed skittish, which is usually a sign...
Very interesting. Besides straight directional gamma trades, there should be some interesting uses with these. Anyone thinking of possible...
Coach- Good job on the journal. I also trade options for a living and just wanted to throw out a piece of advice for some of your followers...
Take a look at redoption.com and optionplanet.com. I believe they are both part of Think or Swim. Very reasonable prices for the info. I...
With Merrill's switch to the PAX network, I am now using Preferred Trade (owned by Fimat). Only been on it for a couple of days, but can call it...
riskarb- Great journal! Just curious if you have a target return in mind? Something like 3-5% per month without a lot of deviation. I know...
Actually it can be quite easy. Just like joining any other trading arcade. You have to be licensed and bring in your own capital to deposit into...
There are firms that offer risk-based haircuts. They just aren't open to retail clients. It's much like SPAN, except that you can cross margin...
You aren't considering gap risk. Hard to cut losses when you can't trade.
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