Hi, So a I understand it LTCM was an arbitrage firm that bought less liquid bonds(ie, 29 year bonds) and sold more liquid bonds(30 year bonds)...
Thanks for the reply... I guess what I am asking from those experienced with pairs is: Let's say you know that a pair of stocks was going to...
Hi guys, I am wondering if anyone knows of a site where I can quickly view the historical(or at least the last year) daily percentage gains of...
Hey guys, I haven't been able to read the whole thread yet, so sorry if these questions have already been brought up but I was hoping if anyone...
Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to look at my question. I am looking at swing-shorting some ETFs which are mainly used by most long...
Hi Mark, thanks for the reply and the kind words. At times it is a little difficult to tell how well I am progressing with all of this as I am...
Hi, what software did you use for this backtest? Thanks.
As far as the stock buying vs option buying question, I am not quite sure why this was such a terrible question to ask. It seems from the little...
Hi guys, just have some basic options questions I was hoping you could help out on.. 1. Should I never worry about how many options I am...
Can someone possibly explain what the three day settlement period does when one is shorting? Obviously I am a newb to shorting so thanks for any...
Thanks for the quick reply, and sorry about that loss. But just to clarify I was asking about people's experiences of shorting the long 2x or 3x...
Hi, I am wondering if anyone here has been able to short any of the ultra or 3x ETFs for more than one day. If you have: What ETF did you...
If you don't mind me asking what software did you use to do your backtesting? Thanks.
Hi guys, thanks for taking the time to look at my question... Soâ¦I am wondering if it would be possible to create an automated trading system...
Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to look at my question. When recently looking at all the 2x and 3x ETFs issued by proshares within the...
OK, well I am not sure if 1,000 open interest is illiquid for an option or not, but if it is then yes I am getting those spreads on an illiquid...
OK, thanks for the replies guys. I had been essentially scalping vertical spreads. If I would see the vertical spread that I had chosen for the...
Yes, from just looking at it from the last minute it appears both options(currently one strike and two strikes above ITM) maintain a bid size of...
Hi guys, I have just began learning about vertical spreads, and have done a little paper trading with them. I am wondering though if I trade...
Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to check out my question. As I have been studying options for the past few weeks, these have been the...
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