If you want to trade with the NASDAQ 100 as the underlying, I suggest using MNX options instead of QQQ options. Three reasons, two of which apply...
Well, you did do a disclosure early on in this thread saying "FWIW, it serves my interest to report the trade here -- hopefully some of you...
When rates "shoot up" they will be forced to save (to cover debt expense) instead of spending. Won't bode well for consumer demand.
I look forward to Mav's reply but in the meantime, here goes: 1) Keep 50% of your equity in cash. If you believe the long term trend is...
Try thinkorswim. I don't day trade, but when I do trade they seem quicker than OX.
But we're not talking about the impact these things have on US employment or the US economy more generally; the discussion is on their impact on...
No, the people who speak with large $$ move markets, and plenty of them are careful (bearish) now too. I do recognize the problems we face...
But what would China do given that their currency is pegged to the dollar?
The talking head is right: the Fed will not raise rates until after the November 2004 election. Their bias is not to, and given reports like the...
Reading all the bearish comments on this thread makes me... sigh a big sigh of relief. If you all were bullish, then I would be concerned...
Well, my tax guy says "what is not prohibited is allowed." To which we would add: "until it isn't" Options traders are risk takers by nature...
Yes, but what about options on QQQs? While I know it might seem obvious that if the underlying is not 1256 then neither are the options, there...
Interesting perspective on this question on the Green Trader Tax site http://www.greencompany.com/gttforu...fpart=1#Post237 Did anyone treat...
So too would I think except that all of the 'experts' seem to say that 'further guidance is needed.' I suppose the counter point would be that if...
Interesting prespective on this question on the Green Trader Tax site...
My reading of Gallacher is that position management is THE option sellers edge; otherwise expect to breakeven (before commissions and spreads) all...
It seems to me that we might want to contemplate how to be long vega under two very different ways that implied volatility rises. 1) IV trends...
OptionsXpress is entirely browser based whereas TOS has it's own software that you download to run. TOS seems quicker and has some very...
She makes it sound so easy...it's a wonder that she doesn't just retire on the boatloads of money she must have made. Gee, she must be...
Also ToS has good customer service and a great let's-have-fun-while-we-are-doing-this attitude.
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