The CBOT on their website lists a recap of the market action but it is very simple and doesn't keep much track of the option trades. When I...
I think we'll see corn to the 600-650 range within the end of october and beans around $14. I don't think there is any justification currently...
I imagine most of my success has come from avoiding these events. I think the calendar spreading helps to some degree but there is always added...
Over the last year I've become a premium seller of ag and soft options. I've only been doing this strategy for 18 months or so. I aim to...
Thought many of you might get a laugh at this. I'm not too clear how long it's been around but it is pretty funny....
As an option seller that sticks primarily to grains and softs things are okay. I primarily sell calendar strangles and deep otm ratio spreads....
Most of us who have been in the business for a while have "paid" for the education. I agree with some of the comments on the risks of option...
For some good books on options I'd check out Sheldon Natenberg's "Option Pricing and Volatility". Another great book about some alternative...
Thanks for all the comments. To defend "Huck Finn" it does have some great life lessons about courage and tolerance. Worth a read even if it...
I'd also like to point out if your thinking about risk management at this point you are ahead of the game of most initial traders. Congrats on that!
Which such little initial capital I'd advise you to use options to do your trading with. If you buy an option you know your risk immediately....
Good point. I think it just shows everyone has a passion for something. For me trading is a way to supplement my income. In addition I love the...
I second that. I've had a teaching candidate come to the interview with her mother. Needless to say she is not in our employ. Teaching students...
Nice catch on the above mentioned use of "their". These boards are always good for a laugh.
I see your point. I left the floor to go into education because i felt called to do something else. I realize with trading as a profession that...
Good idea. We are always looking for practical tie ins for math skills and our statistics teacher is always keen on adding new projects. All the...
We had one student last year sit for the exam over the summer and passed. He landed a summer job at a local brokerage firm and is now majoring...
Seeing as these are seniors in high school it is pretty much a given they already know how to read and write. Our average ACT score is 6 pts...
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They also spend time learning about the roles of futures markets in risk management. They learn about hedging and in general they learn about...
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