Sorry, I was a little inebriated last nite when posting. Not only did I commit numerous grammatical errors, but, my thoughts were pretty...
Ditto Gatrader. Reread these books about five times each, so you can cram them into your head. It goes a lot easier on the fifth time....
According to Yahoo(which I don't trust), the VIX spike to 36 on Friday. These indicators are short term. Indication of a long term bullish...
In case anyone was wondering what the current BD rates are: Effective Date: 06/11/02...
For sake of making it easier to read, I'll assume it is a 10X spread. Your greeks with NDX at 1101 are: Delta = -57 94.7 - 89 x 10 Gamm=...
As previuosly stated on other posts, I don't trade these things. My capital limits me to stock and long options. I blew out as a MM twice. Of...
This is my third reply to your question. Each of the previous posts were erased due to my foot hitting the power cord. Hopefully, it is better...
When the trade was inititiated, the stock was at 52. Sorry, I should have included that in the setup. If the stock didn't move one cent, the...
Does anybody trade ratio spreads? Ratio call spreads or front spreads can give you a couple of advantages if you are bullish. You will get long...
I don't know how people survived that day as I was still in high school. The current haircut(this is different than what is commonly refered to...
Yes. A significant part of the volatility explosion that happens on those very nasty down days is the result of the MMs jacking up the vols...
They could do a couple of things. The most likely would be to trade stock delta neutral. Also, they could trade with an order sitting in the...
I should expand on what I meant in my post about MM being Pussies. Fortunately, I was intoxicated when it was posted so my thought process was...
It doesn't surprise me that an electronic exchange draws more non cs orders. Your typical market makers are pussies when comes with trading with...
When I said they get fat, I meant, they lay on their moms couch and watch tv.
In direct reply to Chasinfla accussation that nobody ever says they blow up, well, I DID TWICE. I still am blown up. On Another thread somebody...
To elaborate on the previous post, you could start out as a broker and end managing a hedge fund. It is as easy as consistently making your...
First, a couple of problems with the trading aspects of your example: 1. Spreads between the bid and ask can be large. In the example you...
People with MBA's from Harvard don't go into trading. They go into areas such as private equity where a third of all people are graduates of this...
I had come to this board to find info on this exact subject. My first job was on the pcoast. I have noticed many familar names go off the...
Separate names with a comma.