Plain and simple being long options entails much greater risk than being short by virtue of the premium paid and the time frame that the buyer has...
If humility is a product, therefore, trading is a large part of the GNP.
My response to "Isn't that risky? I tell them that with a few clicks of my mouse, I can have all of my investment capital converted to cash. I...
Take this statement seriously. Continue to trade for your own account and never have to answer to other investors or some commodity futures...
The fact that traders generate huge 1099 sales, would make one think that the irs would be looking at traders very closely. However, I have filled...
I have many years of trading options under my belt. The surest way to minimize your profits is to use spreads as trading vehicles. One trades...
Was not meant to be taken that way. He is taking on a whole new set of rules with OPM. My reference to Mr. Schwartz's bad experience was a lesson...
Good luck in the OPM world. I suggest that you read the chapter in "PIT BULL" where the famous trader Marty Schwartz, after many years of trading...
Of course you are right, very few hold to expiration, My point is the odds of what you are up against. If premium did not exsist in options, I...
Back in the 80's, I use to trade 100 to 300 contracts per day paying high commisions while I was a broker. I had some good months and bad but...
An I-bank would not expose you to the type or quantity of trading knowledge that you would get at a hedge fund. Also, many hedge funds do not...
As business psychologists often point out, entrepreneurs have a high tolerance for risk. Thus their own perception of the odds theyâre facing...
Here is an article on the vix that Larry Connors published today....worth the read. http://biz.yahoo.com/tm/030728/10468_3.html
Has been a very good tool. However, it is over watched and over-played. I feel a top is at hand but my guess is the vix spikes down to the 10-12...
And that would scare the hell out of me
I was a broker then market maker for many years. I dreamed of the day that I could go out on my own and actually make a living as a trader. I took...
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