Ok-- thanks for the info. Pat, it's funny you mention cruise.. my fiancee and I are getting married and going on a short 4-day cruise for the...
Hi all, As a propective (hopefully) fund manager, I have a perhaps silly question. This applies only to funds with just 1 manager who trades...
turtle, Thanks for the information-- looks like I got more research to do. I am surprised it only trades 8 contracts that day for that...
Don, Ok-- thanks for the replies. Yeah some of my ideas might have been off the mark since I don't understand how it works that well. I...
[ I've created this new discussion thread since this isn't really for the hedge fund discussion ] Don, I'm open to anything that makes...
ktm, thanks for the reply. Yeah there is no way I'd try this by myself, the regulations are too complex. I spoke briefly with the...
Hi all. I actually have several questions all at once, thanks in advance for any help! I would like to begin trading future options. I...
Thanks for starting this discussion, ktm. I've been very interested in starting a hedge fund as well. I disagree with many posters here that say...
First I wouldn't worry about the number of jobs, most of the media/political talk is the usual doomsday scenarios that sell newspapers. Like...
===== You try to do that many contracts in an illiquid option the vol will explode against you. Not somewhat more expensive ... =====...
Ok-- Neil-- I just saw your 2nd reply-- that makes total sense. So I'm guessing I won't impact prices too badly as long as the number of...
Thanks for all the help all.. The one major problem with my strategy is that it doesn't work on just 1 stock / currency / commoditiy. It is...
Neil, Thanks a lot for the help.. I'm not familiar with delta neutral techniques but just found a great tutortial on the web and am reading it...
===== If you tried to move that size, the price on the screen is irrelevant ... ===== That makes sense.. I guess what I'm trying to ask is...
===== Do you have a 100 million USD portfolio? If not, why worry? ===== Well, I simply want to leave room for potential. I know some people...
Actually I posted something similar under another forum, but it is most related to options right now.. Basically how do I figure out what is...
Hi all. I'm wondering which makets can be traded if you trade in large sizes. For example let's take a $100 million USD sized hedge fund or...
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