there are lots of small prop firms out there trading power swaps, but i don't know of any that will just let you come in with your own money to...
sorry, i'm new. most of the people i've come across on here seem actually gullible enough to believe that.
not really, Jonny was long and had much more upside to his trade. he wouldn't have lost near as much as what Brian did had it stayed flat or gone...
how is what he did unethical??? unless you know something i don't...
hahaha, right... there are people on ET who make 750mm??? if you believe that then i've got some ocean front property in Arizona I'd like to...
you really are clueless
scoreboard: Arnold - $3b guy posting on "elitetrader" - ???
Enron was full of whiz kids. In fact, just about every fund, trading floor, utility out there right now is run by an ex-Enron employee. and...
are you talking about Arnold? i was just responding to the comment the guy made about Vegas. i hate it when people say that trading is just...
how so? energy is a completely different animal than equities
some people are the one's gambling and then there are some people who are the house.
he put on very few trades, but when he did they were extremely large and aggressive. he made a huge bet to go long right before Katrina and...
ok, that's what i thought he was talking about. this defeats the purpose of the spread, though. why not just wait until a significant where...
cause i'm at work. i'm still a little confused though. can you explain more by what you mean by these "wings"? when i think of a basic...
the concern we had was not that these strategies could not be profitable. it was that you stressed several times that they had NO RISK. if anyone...
i'll let some of the more experienced guys on here explain some of the more advanced theory in calculating these options. but for one thing, the...
well, if you're just buying a straddle or a strangle then the risk is the premium you pay for the long options.
yes, we specialize in electricity financial swaps, primarily the PJM West Hub product.
i don't understand what you mean by, "no risk" what straddle or strangle strategy has zero risk?
just realized you asked what would happen and not what would you do. i'd imagine your short call would expire worthless and your long back...
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