It's my understanding that the smile (vol skew) came about after 1987, when the MMs got their head handed to them. Since then "THEY" have skewed us!
One idea that could help is to cut the salaries of the big corporate guns to more normal levels and stop the buying back of shares that some say...
+1 Didn't someone say years ago on ET, that the strip mining of the trading seas would lead to low volatility and low volume and that...
".... And the benefit to you is the lowest spreads in history ... " I would say this is not factual talking about the bad or front-running HFT...
http://arlingtonhall.com/i-joined-the-wrong-mob ".... Around the time of his deportation to Italy, mobster Lucky Luciano granted an interview...
No I don't worry. Better to spend time on the problem than worry than have two problems. I don't worry about death or taxes either. I guess it...
I often wonder whether the FED uses HFT (indirectly) in their trades. After all, it would seem that they have the ultimate information.
Others have noted that "looser" seems to be a big challenge on this board, especially since it is used so much!
+1, although some trade simply for the joy of trading.
++++1 Trade long enough and it WILL happen to you too. Why do you think that humility is associated with so many great traders? Is it because...
In particular the data that supports your comment that "Full reserve banking is incompatible with free mkt capitalism." I presume you have some...
Interesting. Do you have any suggestions for further research?
"Price action is the only truth": Price action is dependent on time frame traded so there are other truths in the market IMO. "The market can...
In Canada, three senators were ousted for over-billing expenses and had to pay back what they owed. What was most interesting was all the support...
This has interesting implications IMO: Moscow Says Massive "Holy Grail" Gas Deal With China Is 98% Ready...
You can only scam patsies if they haven't yet caught on to the game. With the enlightening media market coverage, the media has made a bad...
Since in my experience only 3% of those predictions on ET are right, where have the missing 27%- gone to. Why it's the dark matter of the ET...
I've heard that sanctions have attacked profits in some American companies. Also that Belgium is buying US treasuries like no tomorrow. So my...
Good stuff
Could deflation signs on the horizon be a nasty surprise for the FED and cause the TNX to plunge? Oh the humanity! (Just an opinion!)
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