Great... so you are here to explain to OP the 10000 ways that won't work... instead of trying to be a smart-ass in saying that the others in this thread don't know what they are doing, like you..?
What's the point in the blind (you) leading the deaf (OP)... When you get a bit more active on ET you will figure out who are the ones to take advice from
>> What's the point in the blind (you) leading the deaf (OP)... Well, I did state somewhere earlier on one of these forums that I've got $50k to burn on the *development* of an options trading system, aside from my contribution as both a software developer with 15+ years of experience and having worked for 10 of those in actual finance, observing what market makers do when they ride the wave, why they fail when they no longer make money and overall, how abysmally cretin the software developers are and yet somehow the industry continues to thrive. The OP, as a guy who carries $50k+ in his pocket after having deposited a much more significant lump in the bank by working for the man, looks like the guy who would associate with one like me in such an endeavour as unlikely as (mildly) put it by @JackRab.
Tommy was my boss: Further reading at https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/developers-building-their-way-up-to-traders.313976/
I haven't worked that much with traders as to make an opinion about them except in general they're the kind of guys throwing shit at a wall hoping some sticks. Nothing wrong with that, in scientific terms that's called "R&D" and is eons above the sub-amoebas in the development department. But now after the praise,
I think you have absolutely no clue what market makers do... nothing wrong with that, but don't create a false notion about who traders are and that they "throw shit at a wall hoping it sticks".... and definitely don't pretend to know how MM work by just observing them. If you don't know, kindly ask and filter out the nonsense you will get on here. Don't clutter up other peoples threads with your own nonsense.... I know, sometimes it's hard to resist... but at least stick with the nonsense that you do know...