:p I hope it comes back and erases your loss! For what it's worth : one of the Market Wizards (Stuart Walton, I think) had to go the brink,...
Exit the position now and take the existing loss. Thus current unrealized loss = realized loss = maximum realized loss. Since you are convinced...
improvingstops, some ideas related to stops (just thinking aloud) : - try entering in steps : enter 1 contract and wait. Enter the 2nd one ASAP...
:) Yes, it's quite a useful tool!
lasner, this kind of stuff works until it blows up in a really bad way. Forget about naked options, even far OTM Verticals and Iron Condors carry...
mikasa, GTS is correct. The way memory is used changed from XP to Vista (and hence, Windows 7, too). In fact, one can argue that in XP, RAM was...
vertigo3 + ThePropTrader, that's a sorry tale, if I ever heard one. She literally lost her home....Shocking. Why can't people just trade on sim...
I have awe and respect for: - riskarb (a.k.a atticus) for being an options God, and demonstrating that a thorough grasp of options theory...
Hi Ophir, just wanted to let you know that I discovered LiveVol and your blog http://livevol.blogspot.com via an ad on the "VIX and More" blog...
efficiency, just curious : why 20 days for the ATR? Why not 14 or 22, etc;? (Not arguing, just asking).
dtrader98, jwcapital, point taken about vol regimes + case for it to stay low. dtrader98, have you done any work on the nature of...
+1 for the thinkdesktop. Lets you trade options with a visual intuition, i.e., you don't need to be a math genius to get a feel for what's going...
I'm hoping it will touch 25 before Mar expiry. Betting on higher VIX during Q1 2010 is not a bad idea, methinks.
Many congratulations neke. This is one of the threads that has been a pleasure to read, and like many others, I wait for your update each weekend,...
talon, how about just ignoring the jack hershey flames and the pr0n. You do it, we do it, and let sisboom and co. continue whatever they're doing...
Was reading this article and was reminded of this thread: "A mad scheme to kill a scientist"...
Oh groan, one more from Yuvrajjj (hope I got the number of j's right). I am from India, and even I am tired of this continual chest-thumping. :p...
Misthos, your analysis, insight and the presentation of your ideas in this thread are impressive, brilliant. I believe you are right about the...
From their news page: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=news&p=n&ib_entity=llc "IB Now Provides Free Delayed Market Data and 24/7...
While on the topic of screens: I'm waiting for these to hit the market: http://pixelqi.com/products. The firm is trying to market themselves...
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