jwc, you see the light. covered calls are are a very effective way to add to dividend yield.
You are not the only covered call writer out there. Honestly I wish there were not as many as there are. It's a very good strategy when properly...
turdlehead, what do you mean when you state this has alot to do with implied pricing? I agree, the LMM has alot to do with CME inducing market...
How is that different from a 'true' market maker? Someone yells is the pit 'where's the market?' or submits an eRFQ, the 'market maker' responds...
Look at the fills on what orders? Yes, they have market markers. Of course they do. Market makers are no different than paper fillers in...
CME does employ market makers and they're not 'upstairs' hacking away at your orders. They're making markets to add liquidity to the marketplace....
I"m good here too.
covering shorts. say you're short an option you sold for $1 and it's one day to expiry with the option trading at $.05 and is nominally out of...
Look into becoming a CMT. http://www.mta.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx What is a CMT Designation? The Chartered Market Technician (CMT)...
How did your meeting with Barx go? Any new algos worth noting?
Is anyone familiar with Ecco? How's their software in general? http://www.eccoware.com/
ICE has a USD contract. I don't trade it and stick to crosses, but it is available.
No mention of the head and shoulders bottom. <img src=http://elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2204463>
He is a damn good investor, no doubt about it, but he also talks his book and has no qualms about taking bonds higher so he can get out. He seems...
Thanks! Do you use the barclays front end for futures algorithms?
Does anyone have a resource for all of the standard trading algorithm definitions? I can understand VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) but how...
Zacks has an excellent screener and clean database. Many popular metrics are freely available. http://www.zacks.com/screening/custom/index.php
I agree with you Bernard. This is a bad policy and will limit the ability of a small 'local' trader from effectively marking markets. This in...
This all sounds a little suspicious. Anyone using auto trading apps would run into this ratio VERY quickly and I have a hard time believing the...
It's been brutal. I'm not worried about my covered calls in equities. Sure most of the stocks (all actually) have been crushed, but most should...
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