And try to guess when we have the first thread about negative experiences on the BOX:D I'll go with less than two weeks from today !!!! Winner...
Got me all excited at first !!! I thought you were saying basically the Oct 03 was trading at like $5 and the Oct 05 was trading $4 !!! I was...
While its true that options in the nearer term will decay faster than those farther out, a position like you described leaves you open to price...
Are you saying that the price of the Oct 05 straddle is lower than the price of the Oct 03 straddle, or the implied volatility is lower in the Oct...
I agree that cancel fees are a friggin joke, and don't know what else I can say about that. As far as the bid/ask thing, I personally think that...
Freehouse, FWIW, I've seen this stuff first person, I'm an ex-MM on the floor of the CBOE. I'll be the first to admit that the electronic...
How many of the people here are using options to trade straight volatility ? I could be wrong but I think that most are using them to either...
I don't think that the e-mini vs pit contract open interest automatically cancel each other out at the end of day. You will find that a ton of...
He hit the nail on the head. Essentially what that strategy will ultimately come down to is you trading futures outright when the SP hits 1050....
Option Volatility and Pricing by Sheldon Natenburg is considered by many to be somewhat of the options bible. I forget the name but there is...
My sister is a grade school teacher up in northern Illinois, near the Harvard and McHenry area for those familiar with Illinois. This area has...
You have to go to I think the second or third page of old threads as there has not been any new posts in a few days. Again, you can't lump every...
Pretty basic information, but check www.cboe.com and www.cme.com and look around and you should be able to find some info on contact...
The book is great, I was speaking of a daily recommendation sheet that he used to (may still) send out to subscribers. I was merely commenting on...
Bottom of 6th inning, Cubbies leading 2-0 over that SECOND city team, the New York Mets !!!!!!!!:p :p Go Cubs, Go Sox !!!!!!!!!! After years of...
I've used McMillans daily calls a long time ago, and they were ok, but keep in mind that the majority of these things are bogus. If you had a...
No love for the Chi-town exchanges huh ? I spent 7 years between the CBOE and CME, and to be honest I can't believe those places are still...
just curious, you ever work on the floor of any of the exchanges ? Vega:D
Just a quick question, if I'm putting up the money and swallowing the losses, why would I want to give them 50% of what I make ? Realistically...
Not trying to take away from the threatening weather aspect of this, but how do you profit from this possible catastrophe ? Short the insurers...
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