Not exa Not exactly. Haven't had enough time to really milk the market as i would like, which is why im getting nervous. If overnight margins get...
My thesis is that combining the inherent leverage in SPAN and Portfolio margin with the leverage built into options and futures contracts allows...
We disagree. You're talking about getting lucky using leverage on high probability trades. This is a desired posture for most traders. But I'm...
I disagree. A time machine isn't accessible to the common man. inside info is on a case by case basis. The wildcard is a combination of talent,...
Forget institutions and these highly capitalized HFT's. These edges are well known but accessible to only a select few with the resources and...
I use risk-free in the context of having a system of rules and triggers than when followed results in a guaranteed profit within a calculable...
I've been a market addict since 2006. I naturally have an addictive personality and have had my run-ins with other recreational activities. Never...
If you really want to be a trader, don't give up. It takes everyone a different amount of time to really understand where they fit in the markets....
This is true. Take me for example. I am currently in the process of negotiating with a plugged-in friend of mine to get a meeting with a guy who...
I have a generic example for you. Back in the late 90s and early 00s a few index arb desks on the street used to "front run" the stocks that were...
Well, that's what i meant by pre-requisite boxes being checked. As in, all your shit needs to be on point. We all know the books, what boxes need...
It's there. Right in front of our faces. All sorts of inefficiencies and tradable patterns. Execution is key though. None of these advantages...
Race car driver and the concept of harmony is very appropriate. That's the intangible factor i am referring to. At some point it Clicks and all...
Just had a real breakthrough and now understand why profitable traders are loathe to share their secrets. I spent 9 years of blood sweat tears and...
A rudimentary search of "schwartz audited trading record" revealed gives the following links below. Hardly definitive sources. Schwager has also...
I agree with you 100%, which is why I'm a little confused as to why your comment is directed towards me... isn't Schwartz's trading record...
He didn't claim that Schwartz was compounding his returns. Good traders usually pay attention to details.
My responses are in the repost above...
Here's a hint. Guy decides to make 5% a month selling options. Before this he takes a few months to properly and thoroughly understand the greeks....
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