Someone with positive expectancy who is profitable more times than not would never opt to split their profits. Likewise anyone who is contacting...
Interesting thread as I have thought about this. Here is what I can make out of it... A trader without an edge has almost 50/50 chance due to...
Thanks Mark, I realized after I placed the trade that IB has the spreads already there to choose from. I was initiating orders seperately. But...
You are right I went into account balance and this trade had a profit of $289.76. I guess I have to look into what exactly the P&L columns are...
You should first make sure you understand how to use IB's Option trader screen because it is capable of all of the information you asked for and...
Hey guys I just closed out my position. I bought the short puts for $1.50 and sold long calls for $3.15. Overall I am pretty satisfied with my...
so what goodies did you buy yourself with the profits?
Can you give us a little info on your past experience and how long you've been trading?
Are you going to start a new thread for '09?
Yea I basically confused myself to the point that I couldn't figure out my max profit. Thanks guys for pointing that out. Long 89 PUT for...
I've been getting alot of great input here so I wanted to share my first trade using a spread. I may want to start a journal but I'll take a few...
Why not look at it this way: Determine if you spent 250K in commission. If you spent a substantial amount less then consider the following....
Hey I'm not arguing with you, your post makes total sense. A few people on this thread were saying that they would seek mentorship from someone...
Take a dump, rub one out, and then yea smoke a joint.
If demand were at a bare minimum what would the price of oil be? I know this is kinda vague but what would be the lowest price oil can be before...
realestate will be a buy when people with jobs can afford to buy houses without using any kind of impractical credit/lending vehicles. When...
I'm not buying any of these apples to orange analogies supporting the fact that unprofitable traders can make good teachers. The fact that...
For $100 I can give you something that will make you a gaurenteed one time profit of $50. But to make it hassle free just give me the $100 and...
The market for the most part is a zero sum game. Any easily implemented elementary way of making money that is publicly availible will...
Take a second to examine the logic. A person who is trying to sell a product that can make people fortunes is indirectly saying this: more money...
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