Good choice, that's understandable. I nevertheless congratulate you on your successful strategy selling options. It would be nice to keep that...
You are not teaching anything here, professor. I like to think in volatility terms when buying and selling options, not in terms of some kind of...
You get higher return for a reason, obviously: higher volatiltity. Or do you spot out 'symbols' where you think vol is mispriced? That would give...
This is implying that vol is cheap, then 1) why wouldn't you buy options on the SPX and 2) if the SPX has high volatility for you, then what...
Nick, you amittedly recognize that you are not very knowledgeable on options. That's good, as long as you keep reminding yourself of that fact....
Deron, I think you are doing an excellent job with your high-quality posts and and appreciate your analyses of the various listed ETFs....
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How do you intend to make a living day trading with $2,000? How much of your capital is at risk on every trade? I think you are being...
I like AT Financial for quotes in stocks and options (www.atattitude.com). You can link to Excel, there is time&sales, which is very good. I also...
I agree. Through the orderbook, the specialist can see which clearing firm the order comes from, and if he sees you doing that a couple of times,...
I am considering establishing some kind of offshore investment company as well. Can I ask, what made you decide on incorporating in BVI? Have...
I find the DAX (traded on Eurex) extremely good for futures trading. High multiplier of EUR 25 and very tight markets, EUR 0.50 wide all day...
If you're just trying to get deltas, you should always go with the futures. The future obviously leads the options, since the specialist is using...
Yes, really, it depends. Are you saying being short 1 e-mini future vs being short 1 put on the the e-mini as your only position? If you know...
If you really are any good at pricing in-the-money options, it should not be any problem for you to price out-of-the-money options too....
I don't quite agree with this reasoning here. Skew has as much an effect on the call as on the put on the same strike line. You have to compare...
also check out www.amex.com The American Stock Exchange has probably listed the most ETFs and together with www.amextrader.com you get...
www.amextrader.com www.nasdaqtrader.com The daily lists on those sites help me with my index (fair value) pricing spreadsheets.
If you have access to Bloomberg's professional service, type in the option symbol and then the function <QRM>, it provides you with intraday...
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