ok, thanks for the input, food for thought, definitely . . . i'm really nervous about this condor thing, quite frankly . . . Mark, while we are...
check out this thread: www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=164791 there a randomized backtest on the dow e-mini showed a...
always wrong . .. always . .. very good point! and i'm always right the paradox i can't seem to get around is: why am i losing money all the...
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wrong. if you you think the events are mutually exclusive (vs independent), i.e., only one leg could be hit during the period, you should add them...
hi. sorry about this simplistic thought, but here goes: when i buy an iron condor, isn't the cumulative probability of being in the money on at...
i think what they're saying is there are two scenarios you can look at: 1) one day XOM rises 10%, for example, but the peer group, XLE, the...
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you may want to look at it in more detail, before incorporating anything . . . this professional securities stuff is licensed and regulated . . ....
raptor global funds . .. what a name! . . . this should've alerted investors from the outset . . trying to sound sharp, insightful, dangerous ....
a couple of further points. i've re-read the thread and the information looks credible. several follow up points and then i leave the thread...
if true, that alone could do it my friends who spetialize in the aplied mathematic got that sorts of the score. in any event good luck. gmat...
i agree, they seek pleasure in punishment. that's why they're looking for it, even if subconsciously this means they must find a way to...
what do you mean mba? what do you mean harvard? are you saying you want to leave us elitetraders here behind, just like that?!!! you can't do...
i think that's probably not enough leverage. i would aim towards something like 80:1 lehman brothers was, what, 25:1? that's what's ruined...
some traders might find it hard to believe, but i was profitable from day one of my live trading. i still am BUT i had a psychological problem....
well, if you take, say, GLD vs GDX, the gold producers etf, gld is a pure play on the price of gold. and GDX is a play on the prospects of the...
some thoughts from a quant trader on the advantages of mean-reversion strategies vs momentum. don't know about doubling the position, though,...
sounds like you know what you're doing, which is a good starting point! :) 1) see my reply in the thread:...
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