I was looking at some of the old hall of fame threads on the forum and there were some pretty big players. Gnome and his $100m profits Rearden...
Somehow I doubt whether this trade is real or not, $15k one far OTM options is a pretty big trade for someone who comes across as a new trader.
All these wall street movies flop except for the wolf of wall street.
I just filled out the application form saying citizenship and place of birth was Slovakia and had no problems. The only thing is you have to...
Im from none of those countries and I was able to apply for an account.
Im pretty sure you can open a td ameritrade tos account from europe.
Im willing to take a wild guess and say if the sp500 hits 900 you'll be rich. Don't think anyone is going to do the maths for you. If you wanted...
I use IC and notice no issues apart from slight lag during extreme vol news announcements but i don't trade them so it doesn't bother me.
Sizing is based upon risk tolerance for me. Unless you run a massive account buying 1000s of options or are dealing in really illiquid instruments.
Is it primarily day trading at these firms ? You said one trade a week so I am bit confused. What instruments to you trade, stocks, futures,...
Yes you can trade long only options with optionsxpress thats who I use.
Care to give an example of what is a risk free loophole outside of inside information and front running ? You have been in the market 10 years so...
Nothing is 99% sure all you can have is decent confidence in a move there are no ways to calculate probabilities in markets. Risk free profits are...
The guys you are referring to who came from nothing and raised above their social status by trading took on big risks. They didn't listen to risk...
This year I will be dedicating 20% of my account to a similar long call/put strategy so it will be interesting to see your results.
I have no idea but he has stated it publicly several times. He commands high figures for speeches and still trades options out of an addiction and...
Armageddon odds
LOL a 50% crash in the sp500 within is such a high sigma event I'm pretty sure anyone who took the opposite side of the puts you bought would be...
Just think of it like insurance. Options on events that are very unlikely to happen are sold very cheaply by option writers. If you buy a put...
Maybe to get the money in the first place.
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