Recent content by ChaosNSX

Not only do instruments change, but the major market forces and logic around them also change as well. With the rise of passive investing the ones moving the markets are not the Joe public, but the actively trading machine algorithms. From the days of technical analysis and spread trading to the...

The problem with leverage is it is a two-sided sword. Yes, the business is theoretically scalable, but at what risk-adjusted return. In an intraday timeframe, a smaller number of participants can greatly affect your outcome more frequently. Think about institutional orders bidding up or down to...

I found this thread interesting. Being fortunate to learn on the proprietary desks back in their hey day, then pooling capital and doing my own thing I think it comes down to ultimately diversifying risk. When you are dealing with a certain amount, the frequency of compounding is important and...

Many names come to mind, but one rises to the top of my mind. Alias: OldTrader A mentor who taught me to stay out of the fray, and regain my focus. Thank you.

Cutten, That post took me back to my spread trading days. Right after the dot com bubble years. That used to be a great method, and was so consistent. A trader would even get the rebates for providing liquidity. Prime brokerages would easily let you lever up 30-1 if you could balance the...

Agreed, Good luck in the future NoDoji.

“Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men...

"Real" prop firms, so few and far between now a days. Nice to see the model making a comeback. Both principal and agent risk balanced fairly usually lead to an amicable and profitable deal "if" and "when" profits come.

To $h@% chat we go...

This should just about sum it up. :D <code><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BXRjmyJFzrU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></code>

Couldn't resist... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQnIJ-ljctk :D

Sitting and waiting wastes precious hours? That's a new one to me. No position is a position, and more often then not the right one.

You guys over think things.. Just say your an I.W. (Independently Wealthy) and leave it at that and get on with the date. Most people like to hear the sounds of their own voice anyway, so if you want to "score" I would advise you redirect the conversational focus back to understanding them. Its...

Agreed, guess who bought the treasury bonds? The fed did so in essence Gross is shorting into the feds positon. I like gross, but I don't suggest fighting the fed.

Futures: If you don't have the margin, your under-capitalized. The end.