No, you're arrogant. Vol can be measured. Prove it is less volatile, or you're making up nonsense lol, its moved up 8% and down 8% in two days. some posters here are beyond ridiculous
You could - even if the vol wasn't lower. The problem isn't vol so much as range - which means you'll now pay 20x the fees for a given P&L. I haven't been trading verticals in it - ratios and flies, for the most part - but the principle is the same. E.g., a $50-wide 1/2/1 fly in AMZN, pre-split, cost me $2.60 in comms and fees; the equivalent post-split, 20 $2.50-wide flies, would cost $52. And given that I've been buying multiples - typically 2x-8x, depending on how much confidence I had in the move I was projecting for it - the prospect of paying over $400 in comms and fees alone is not especially appealing. Neither is the hassle of filling 160 flies instead of 8 - which, given how hard to fill flies can be, is another significant negative factor. A major one, in fact. So, AMZN - which has made me a nice little chunk of money before now - is dead, as far as I'm concerned.
ok so maybe the commissions could be a factor. But weren't the spreads wider than they are now ? Or were you getting some miracle fills with edge , that the trillion dollar computers didn't know about.
There's no "maybe" about it. Pick up a phone, call a broker, and have them explain it to you... although Zoom would probably work better for showing the bright crayons. Tip: if your mommy and daddy are willing to pay for somebody to pop your cherry, that might get you started on winding down the ass-wipe factor in your attitude. Talking shit to people you know nothing about is a straight-up dick move by cowardly punks protected by distance and anonymity.