($17K) at flat vol. ($25-30K) with a bump of 3 handles. IG Markets Dow CFDs are up on the House passage.
I am generally short delta when short vol on index. I manage my delta pos in futures. IOW I am long some quantity of futures at inception.
I am "hosting" a meet and greet in late Sep in LV for ppl on my chat and for those interested in a seminar/white board thingy. First week of instruction; second week of live trading.
Conference space is going to run $35K for two weeks. I am charging $20K per head. Guest speakers as well. Half back after second week if I am not profitable.
Depends then on how this thread works out haha. Got some time to put the PnL into the conference fund
From a marketing perspective, you’ve done some things right. You have provided “Value in advance” with this thread, which may suggest to those interested “If Destriero is providing this much value for free, imagine what content he must be offering for his fee”. You have also established credibility with many here on ET, although how many here actually fit your target audience, making your effort worthwhile, given your likely needed preparation time and possible loss of time trading? To attract the attention of those who may not know you as well, but otherwise have $20k and time to spend on two weeks of trading education, you may be best served by providing an outline of topics to be covered, the names and bios of guest speakers, and your actual, independently verified long term record of trading performance. Your communication skills, where you can effectively convey concepts to those less knowledgeable than you has improved over the years, but still needs improvement in my estimation. Toastmasters, Int’l is your friend in that members critically evaluate your presentations and they have very effective guides on organizing and increasing impact of one’s presentations. You may want to address the question likely in the back or even in the forefront of most people’s minds: “What can I learn from Destriero that I can’t get out of a few books”? No travel required, learning at one’s convenience, not having to take time off of trading or work, and saving 19.9k? Sure, you are targeting relatively wealthy people interested in the financial markets, or are you just kidding?
I have no interest in marketing anything and you're not in the target market, as it is. I am planning a meeting of the chat group in LV which is separate from this thing. The second week would be trading from the conference room. I'd show trading on a seven figure account, so maybe it's worth if for no other reason (than that). Signals and setups in D1 and vol in real-time. I am only concerned with covering my nut if there is interest, if not, no worries as we're going to go clubbing anyway. This thread continues, regardless.
You want to be mired in crap shorting wings and die broke? Or do you want to become a level 42 vol-boss in Valhalla?