I'm looking to transfer my stock investment acct (not for trading) to another broker. My current broker charges $7 per trade. I usually need...
I'm working on a breakout system, and need some advice from experienced traders on stop order placement. The main problem I'm trying to solve...
If you trade options, what method do you use to figure your current P/L? Especially for deciding when to cut your losses and close the trade out?...
Hi May I know which broker offers the lowest commissions for /ES futures and options? Size is around 150 - 250 contracts for options each month...
I'd like to understand the mechanics of options market making and how market makers manage their risks each day. It's been a matter of great...
Anyone who has traded for any amount of time knows the feeling. You put on a credit spread order, then you sit and wait. You watch the mid price...
Hi, I'm thinking of automating my hedging strategy, and I need a machine which will be on almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the trading...
What software do you use to analyze your risk? Other than OptionVue are there other professional level software that can: 1) Analyze your...
http://www.cqf.com/ Has anyone taken this course? Would appreciate any feedback, particularly on its usefulness to actual practitioners (i.e....
The Vega curve of an ATM fly resembles a smooth "S" if one looks at minor price moves (1-2%) and looks like two mountains on both sides of a...
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwpfi/0409016.html Wonder if anyone has read the paper "Static Hedging of Standard Options" by Peter Carr and Wu...
Hi, are there any good platforms out there that allow you to autotrade an options portfolio? Any that give you inputs like real-time P/L, IV,...
hello, I'm looking for ideas/books on methods to protect a basically short gamma portfolio from catastrophic events. I am defining such an...
If this is a dumb question, I apologise in advance. Say someone actually came up with a great trading system (discretionary), but it could be...
Hi, Does anyone know of a good 3D or 4D options position modelling tool (with color) where I can enter complex spreads, and will allow me to see:...
Does anyone know of a serivce or website where I could get an updated value of the skewness and kurtosis of a particular stock's distribution?...
Hi Does anyone know of a good, free if possible, Monte Carlo simulator? A standalone one would be preferred. I found one, from NeoTicker,...
If you had a system that has a winning percentage of around 83%, but it loses twice as much on average as it wins, what would be a your plan on...
Hi, What kind of position sizing methods do (time) premium sellers here use? By premium sellers I mean you trade things like credit spreads, iron...
Would love to hear suggestions on ways to prevent buying back vertical spreads when IVs are jacked up. Scenario: I've sold a vertical put...
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