Clearly the OP got kidnapped due to probability-weighted settlement problems at the fringe market
Symbols are for the symbol-minded
Ha, clearly the example was ridiculous but it's still fun to dig through it
Thanks for posting. This is an example of interesting ZH stuff. ZH was better pre-Lehman... Sometime after that they started with a lot of BS...
You can't use the proceeds from the box to trade other positions and it does not increase your equity. It's restricted cash. The only use for this...
Yes that's how I understand it as well
I use IBKR with portfolio margin. Go to the "Account Window" in the menu "Account" on TWS. Find the "Market Value -- Real FX Balance" section....
Source? Cause the article above says the exact opposite. Not sure if that's why you're bringing it up: In 1986, Taleb moved to First Boston Inc....
They get some positive carry through buying blocks and then slowly selling them at retail levels http://www.columbia.edu/~dj114/taleb-01.doc...
Being educated in BJs is more of a sell-side competency
Interest rate risk is one -- both puts and credit will drop in MTM if rates go up.
Fair, but you're not gonna find SPX options trading at that level of disruption
+1. Agree with the above. Prices are off. That spread can only exist in a fringe market. If you buy a conversion to arb it, you might get the...
STFU I've been a trader longer than you've been alive
Why are you even on here? This is for traders, not companymen
You're in a trading forum, not a work ethics forum. OP asked about feasibility of making a living out of trading. I submitted avoid leverage and...
What's your book?
Name your postal code, get you some Shiner Bock. Thank you for your service
Serving your country is more important than serving some corporation's interests
Military is nowhere near as comparable to corporate
Separate names with a comma.