I think that selling put spreads in high vols usually works better that buying call spreads. Using a larger differential in strikes will...
I just signed up sith e-signal this week. They told me that they had not completed any kind of deal with ib. I asked them since that is the...
What news/charts vendor works best with IB? I'm leaning towards e-signal. Anyone have a better match for e-minis and equity options?:confused:
I guess we have come full circle. In 1991 when I first leased on the AMEX, $1200 per month on a full membership. When I left in the spring of...
Are you just trying to leg into the conversion? Your better off just trading the futures postion without the options, your going to give up too...
I just read a boat load of junk here. I am supposed to meet with Worldco in the near future. They don't sound that great according to most of...
Allen, thanks for this thread. I am switching over from qqq's where I traded to keep sane at a hedge fund, to the mini's. As an individual, the...
Don't get me wrong, I love selling options. You just have to sell them when they are being bought by the truckload. V.N. thinks he is smarter...
Most people don't have the cajones to sell naked options. If your clients have those convictions, then good luck. The problem is the risk/reward...
buying 2 lower strike calls and selling 3 higher strike against. 2 by 3 (or aka 1 by 1 and a 1/2 ratio).:)
as a former mm, the msft 2/3 call spread does look like the kind of money maker that we should all be doing. Unfortunately, this market has had...
Having just left a hedge fund, I have a few quick comments. 1) Most institutional investors need to place money in an investing style. Hedge...
"Trading Places" with Eddie Murphy footage at the old Silver Pit on the COMEX. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" at the CME. Try the AMEX web site. :eek:
I have 11 years of experience in options, futures, and equities. Would like to start a trading firm from the ground up. Looking for ideas on the...
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