I wish we had a standard for discussing this, it's pretty simple actually. It always gets screwed up. You pointed out a guy that said it wrong, I...
Minor in Math had me take some interesting courses. Number Theory was one. The prof told us prior to the exam that the answer to every one of the...
Agree. I don't think 9/11 has the slightest bit to do with markets. Just a time for reflection. The SPX closed above the 1100 level, a feat that...
Heard that Hold Bros may be moving to midtown Manhattan. Anybody know when and where the office is located? Better than Jersey City. -tx
Sounds like a good idea. Might just take off. Maybe you could have like 5-10 regular panelists, or rotating a few spots, with a comment period,...
More than a tough tape these days. It's changed, even for you in crude. Every job wanted ad for a trader these days is for algo or systems or...
Thank you Mr Option James Bond! Someone else remembers when times were great so noone questioned Bill Clinton when he repealed Glass-Steagal (and...
For argument's sake, please detail what he has done wrong and what could have been done differently. There are a lot of comments that he is a...
You are not a market-maker if you have no customers. You are not doing index arb if you are not doing all 500 stocks against the futures. If you...
There is no doubt that there is not a level playing field out there for the average trader or investor. One thing that came as a shock in a story...
I am not nearly as convinced as the gentleman from Bright that is was strictly algo based. I think these algo's have ruined the marketplace for a...
My recollection was Jimmy Carter who put too much faith in Keynes. Bet on the fact that as unemployment rose in the recession that inflation would...
Having lived thru 1987 I get the shivers when I see something like this OP. People lost vast sums of wealth that day. Some people on margin lost...
The OP had a legitimate question, one that comes up with a winning position all the time if you are longer term holder. All depends on your...
Not to hurt any of this threads feelings, but I think it pretty much summaized the year. Everyone doubted the continual slow bleed up. Vix of 20,...
Looking back over 2009 I wish I had taken more of my own advice on this. Check out the date. I felt fairly compelled at the time that this was...
Bravo Ang, hope you bought them back then. Give us your 12/31/10 guestimate. Now is a good time to buy say a leap or Jan 2011 call. Almost a fact...
There has been a lot of Spinn on this but here is the answer to what I believe you were asking Spinn: You did in fact sell a DEC 102 SPY call....
Depends on what you put up, if you are licensed, if firm is a broker dealer or hedge fund. Their money/their losses - 50/50 and .01 share is...
Since you don't need to be licensed, I think this is in the ballpark. Have seen slightly better for 7, 55, 63 FINRA. The deal where they back you,...
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