So back to the original question... If a retail trader has direct market access, does a MM really have any significant advantage over the...
Well, I can do both, and at the same time ! Am I a MM but without their overheads ?
Certainly can in the UK. So what happens in the US for example if you place a buy limit order ? Does it sit on the bid or the offer ?
I did say if a retail trader has direct market access, i.e. he can also buy the bid and sell the offer. What other advantage (if any) does a MM...
If a retail trader has direct market access, does a MM really have any significant advantage over the retail trader ? Ok, a retail trader has...
Agreed, by hedging delta with the underlying, in which case the final P & L is path dependant. Isn't it still zero some, as in the net wealth of...
Agreed. The confusion appears to be in the understanding of the phrase zero sum. Whatever...
gkishot If you interviewed every single person that traded in any option series when they expire, let's say GOOG Mar06 370 Puts, and asked them...
gkishot Stocks are different. Though there is an argument for zero sum, it's much more complicated. Options / futures are a contract between...
True, but how does that alter the zero sum fact ?
Options trading has to be zero sum, no doubt whatsoever.
Johnny Need to get your head in some option theory books. Personally I'd hold off trading them until you've a reasonable understanding of...
It's a question of leverage - as you go OTM leverage increases, ITM leverage decreases. Same with time - as you get closer to expiry leverage...
Option Trader Have you looked at suing them ? I don't know about the US, but here in the UK I'm sure you'd have a legal angle. Might be worth a...
Technical analysis â Pah (!) you may as well go read tea leaves, or trade according to astrology. The markets are random, but I canât prove...
Oh really ?
Arnie I think patience is always a good trait, but especially so in this game. Let the market come to you. BTW, Proâs have the same...
Did you not know that margin requirements are constantly changing ? A large enough adverse move against you could trigger a crass auto...
Trust myself ? WTF are you smoking ? Canât you read ? Let me do baby talk â it means I can go take a crap in confidence knowing that my...
I want to be given an opportunity to resolve my margin requirement myself. A heads-up telephone call is all it takes. If that fails then having an...
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