Mark: Is the bid/ask range just wide on the trader's computer screen for the SPX as opposed to the "real bid/ask" in the pit. Example:...
Got filled today on the following: August SPX 1550/1560 bear call spread at $0.70. Haven't followed the thread or traded in about 4...
Yes, I'm seeing the same thing. This week with the SPX at 1380 and VIX at about 19 I sold an April 1475/1490 bear call for $0.75. Today,...
Thanks for the explanation as well. Hey, if you made money or broke even during October and November, I'd say you did a hell of a lot better than...
Ryan: You've been doing the diagonals now for a number of months in lieu of or along with credit spreads. I believe that before you started...
Happy Holidays to you and your group. Your contributions are one of the main reasons why this is still a great thread.
Coach: I asked a question earlier regarding the VIX, but I guess it got lost in the diatribes concerning 'Maverick's riddle'. Here goes:...
Coach: Are you still looking at the 1485/1500 bear call? VIX is actually up today. But only $0.50 for a 15 point spread.....
Coach: A while back you were experimenting with buying VIX options as a hedge for bull puts in case of a black swan event. What conclusions...
The attached chart shows how the FED has been increasing the money supply. I'm not at all clear on how this will lead to a rate cut in 2007....
Coach: What's your take on the market through December? Also, are you starting to look at January spreads?
Attached is a graph of the ISM Purchasing Manager Index over the last year or so.
Coach: I actually get Mike Parnos' newsletter as part of a package deal. I have seen his discussion on the guts strangle before but it was...
Coach: Have you had the time to do anymore analysis on this? The initial premise of perhaps being able to increase the R/R is appealing. Or...
Anybody record the Maverick/Don chat on prop trading? If you would please make it available to those of us who were unable to attend, it would be...
This no doubt will be one of the best events on ET. Unfortunately, I can't be available to listen in. Would someone please record the chat and...
I too won't be able to listen in at that time. If someone could record it and make it available to the rest of us, that would be very much...
Murray: Thanks for providing a detailed example. This is very helpful for understanding the mechanics and instructional for what the buzzwords...
We hadn't heard from you in awhile. Thanks for the update.
Coach: With the substantial pullback and January expiration about 50 days out, are you looking at any SPX spreads?
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