It's a shitty bill & won't solve any problems anyway, except bail out the dumbasses on Wall Street. Go DEMS! Thank you for listening to your...
Isn't that what George W. Bush promised us? Didn't we have a surplus when he was elected? What we've ended up with is a bunch of "don't tax &...
My theory (did I read this somewhere today?) is that a bank such as LEH had accumulated a large short position in gold futures. It was a brilliant...
Price of a forward currency contract ("future") is dependent on interest rate differences between currencies. Since future interest rates are...
George W. Bush needs to hold a press conference and restore some confidence in the markets. This is getting out of hand.
Don't they have daily limits on the NYMEX? This is bs...
Sheez, this trade has been working so well. With gold up 8% as I write, maybe I should double up? :D
Quite a move in the butterfly: How much more room to run is there? Any ideas?...
Go to http://www.treasurydirect.gov/ You can put your money in treasury bills for 30 days or 90 days and earn about 5% these days. You just...
Hey FullyArticulate, What would be a good source of "rolling contract data"? Thanks!
Question: Is that long June 2007 and short June 2008 or vice versa? Sorry, I am confused by the terminology a bit still. Thanks for the CME...
Anybody know a free source of Eurodollar spread charts (including historical)? I just dumped my Tradestation account. IB's charts look a little...
Do you guys know anything about the options that are supposedly available starting this week on GLOBEX?...
I will keep that in mind before I bend over in the shower again.
Okay, I just gotta share this about IB (and don't think it's because they're going public and I want into the...
Joel, You have some good books on your list. Just remember that live trading is never quite the same as reading. Open an account with IB and...
The good thing about options is that (unless you sell naked options) you generally can't lose more money than you have in your account. (But:...
Batman28, There have been electronic options on gold (ZG) since 2 months or so. See...
Second thought: Your calculations are off. You are looking at a 650/665 guts straddle. Premium is $29.80 (your quote). Multiply that by 100...
My first thought was that you need to look at the expiration date of the options. June ZG options (ECBOT) expire this Thursday, May 25.
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