I know that I didn't say anything in favor of Iron Condors and actually I agree that they are a bad idea as you are buying the relatively...
So as I said, I am eyeballing the terminal equity value from the chart I provided because they don't provide the data (one of my many problems...
I want to address 2008 and also the issue of Tom's reluctance to discuss expected annual returns, drawdowns and other metrics. I doubt he even...
I remember the Tim Sykes interview, it was a low point for them and I think Tom immediately regretted it judging from his comments later. I can...
Not opining on whether zdreg is on or off topic but he asked a fair question (albeit obliquely). The edge in systematic index option selling comes...
I was discouraged by the use of Octave in that Andrew Ng class. I am in the last of 10 weeks in Statistical Learning from Stanford also. They use...
I have saved dozens of Tastytrade back-test summary results and I have noticed inconsistencies many times. They often make the error of leaving...
Wow, as someone who has lived in several different US states my experience was that when you move state, you are no longer tax resident in that...
RIA's want people who don't know how to measure investment performance because there is no way they can win business on that basis. Robo-advisers...
So, as a rating agency analyst and then banker for the first 10 years of my career I have a special fascination with this film. The trailers made...
Its a "wee dram" Bob, its a Scottish thing and yeah I enjoy one once in a while too. Your knowledge in this area great and much appreciated. From...
Thanks for that. I did spend a few hours on this but I'm not sure how to describe it. I found myself hitting a wall when trying to build a...
I just cut and paste this from my trading/news diary from today (WSJ was original source): On Miami condos : We have “early signs of new demand...
It came to me as a link in one of my social media accounts. I trade options full-time so it caught my interest. I've watched the slow-as-molasses...
I trade options through IB and could use your expertise so contact me please when you are done with this project (or before even). I trade...
That's a valuable, feet on the ground with local knowledge post. But there have been lots of news of hedge funds setting up in Palm Beach. I live...
Hey Surf, I've followed your post for a very long time. Been away from this site for a long time but it's good to see your name pop up here.
My wife and I went down to Miami a couple of years ago and went around with a few different realtors in places including Fisher Island, Coral...
By the sounds of things, the UBS London risk management systems were appalling. I've traded at small private prop firms with better controls than...
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