treat trading like a business, not like a hobby
i used to work as a market maker in equity derivatives for a broker. left there 6 years ago and have traded my own money since. the derivatives...
if 95% of traders fail. then it should be hard to get a job trading. i agree its more on who you know than what you know....i myself just got...
what is a flow trader....is that actually an operator putting in peoples orders, or a a prop trader that just front runs orders? avoid either if...
as per above....read, read, read. for fun read Market Wizards and Reminiscences of a stock operator. if you dont feel interested after that give...
options are highly correlated. the amount an option price will change by compared to other options though is determined by many things. for a...
yep it depends on if you are an investor and looking for yield, and hence a long term investor regardless, or a trader. when i was a market maker...
its not free.....it is worth it though and this is not a plug....but http://www.hoadley.net/options/options.htm very good and detailed. easily...
major difference is determined by whether or not the option is an American style...and can be exercised at any time, or a European style....and...
probably a first for my reading at this website. i agree with everything everyone has said.
take into consideration that if you are buying an ITM option to reduce your risk, someone is taking on that extra risk. for that they will charge...
as a sugestion to anybody posting option questions. i have traded them for years (in equities) as both a position trader and a market maker so i...
i agree...google put call parity and do a lot of research. the best thing to remember when trying to learn stuff about options is that once you...
the reason why Optiva in particular want you do take these tests is because of the nature of thier business model. they want people who can rope...
makes for an interesting insight into how scalable a trading style actually is. i use leverage on my equity account of about 4-5 times, using...
as per above....not sticking to the plan. jesse livermore - " a loss never bothers me after i take it. i forget it overnight. but being wrong -...
i have traded sucessfully for 14 years. i still wonder if its based on luck, skill or whatever, thats the reason why physcology is such an...
i think the CIA tried a mock simulation using a similar thing. they found it too scary and controversial. Plus its probably too enticing for some...
i used to work for a broking firm as a principal trader (not as a broker or as an order operater for others) for 7 years. we were paid a salary...
it seems the best traders in the world return approx 30% per annum year in year out, on average (top of the head figures). not counting all the...
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