I'm not at all sure that, over time, credit spreads have positive expectancy. However, if you have some reliable (better than chance) way of...
These verticals are hard to adjust because there is no profit in them until near expiration, when it becomes expensive to adjust. For directional...
There are studies on pets for people with PTSD. Pets are great--cats, too. Yes, it's painful when they go but the benefits outweigh that.
"Very different in the US imho where someone at the bottom is treated like shit and people believe he/she deserves to be there." Yes, there are...
I would rather hire a refugee who wants the job and appreciates having it, versus some of the stupid, unambitious 20-year-olds I meet. I have...
Risk mgmt can involve stops, hedges, or purchasing wings. But the best risk management is to set some rules in advance, and those should include...
Laws of supply and demand don't change. High wages for highly educated tech workers reflect their scarcity. Low wages for fast food preparers...
Well, this "all in" and "all out" thing is partly a personality characteristic, and also depends on what you think about the UL. I am generally...
ironchef, I guess my approach is to try not to manage it too much, not because I'm lazy, but because I don't think it helps with what I am...
If I am trading a trend, I do not try to anticipate its end. With a trend or momentum approach, I know I won't get in at the bottom and I won't...
As you probably know deep down, you've got to figure this out in the cold light of day when you do not have a trade on. This is a decision that...
Yes, ironchef, and also the OP's holding period. Hard to tell what it is, DAYMSTR. Are you day trading these things?
I disagree. There are people who will help you. There is no reason not to help people. The vast majority of them won't do what you suggest...
The point of #2 is to convince oneself. #3 is probably a variation on that theme by people who believe they are elevated when bashing others....
You are right that some of us got off the track a bit. I guess the question the OP must ask himself is whether the renovations really are an...
It's a question of whether people consider their total net worth and how to grow it, as opposed to looking at their monthly cash flow. The forest...
Sounds like you are okay, then. No easy answer to your question--may be a matter of personal preference--and it depends how long you are holding...
How can you view this without taking the bid-ask spread into account? The deeper you go, the worse the execution.
Low vol is kind of like a flattening yield curve: it precedes the shit hitting the fan, but isn't that useful because no one knows the time frame....
Indexes may be preferable for slippage.
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