Barrons is not that easy to find, even in the U.S. The few stores that do carry it near me in Chicago are usually sold out. But I have to...
Amen! That subject has been beaten to death over the past few months. But I'm glad that people are finally starting to see the light. Yes, people...
I think anyone in the futures business would cry out with rage if they read that post. The last thing any futures trader, broker or exchange...
I think he was trying to point out the existential relationship between call buyers and... ...oh the hell with it!!! Even I can't pretend...
I don't know. Is it really that dangerous when 70% of the OTC market consists of single name credit default swaps? The author points that out in...
This is just like back on my floor trading days, when guys would blow out spectacularly one week and then return with a new backer a few weeks...
I hope ICE takes them to the cleaners!!!!! Seriously, though, ICE stock has dropped quite a bit over the past week, so the value of their deal...
I don't buy it. The NYSE & CBOE may be talking, but they will never join forces. NYSE already has the P-Coast options exchange, so why do they...
I think this one was posted already. Looks very familiar....
Interesting....so you just essentially want to trade stock. After all, .99 delta options are essentially the same as the underlying. Anyway,...
You trading the options? If so, how are you liking those penny spreads?
What type of help do you need? Are you just an employee who gets a simple W2 at the end of the year or are you a self-employed tax nightmare with...
Anyone with half a clue usually executes their insider trading in the options markets. The oversight there is a joke and you can get much more...
The Natenberg book is great. A little boring perhaps, but full of info. I also like these sites. If you are a beginner, they are great:...
Perhaps. Those periods ARE when the most money is made by market makers... However, I've also seen periods where you just couldn't buy puts no...
He didn't say anything about capitalism, just socialism. You should stop reading into things. On the other hand, ...I think a free and open...
I know it sounds strange, but some part of me agrees with you. I know that market makers can't really enact their own agendas since they are...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mukherjee&sid=apm.ICwxSAuQ Is it me, or is this ban just nuts?
There Can Be Only One - SEC vs. CFTC Just saw this and it got me thinking about the whole oversight debacle in the options markets. Is it me or...
I was surprised by the performance of the markets on a macro level. You seemed to have a lot of problems on the equity side (e.g. - NYSE, DOW) but...
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