Recent content by Div_Arb

Short volatility strategies work for a while, until they don't. LTCM was short volatility on a variety of assets around the globe... Obviously didn't work out so well and they were "the smartest guys in the room". Should be fair warning against strategies that are exclusively short volatility.

RIP Don - you were one of the good ones. (Former Bright trader)

Thanks, this is precisely what i was looking for.

I am planning on developing some automated trading strategies. One area i am grappling with is whether or not to colo. I fear latency may be an issue if I am running the decision making engine off my desktop. Do any of you colo? If yes, what are the pros and cons of doing it? What colo...

Mandy Drury gets my vote..

He probably meant he's 20% douchebag and 80% nutsack.

LOL at some of these comments! Obama HAD to throw this debate to keep the race close. You folks all read the paper, so surely you all saw the article that said something to the effect that if Romney blows this debate, donors will back away and begin funneling cash down ticket. Obama goosed it...

It's nothing special, just a simple Bloomberg keyboard... Standard issue with every terminal.

Wait until the first earnings release for the REAL fun to begin in FB. It's either exploding to the upside or gapping down so huge that maria Bartiromo will blow a gasket.

Absolutely. There are certain times when an edge simply doesn't exist. you can force a position, but usually the market just chews you up and spits you out. My edge diminished right after April option expiration to May expiration. As a result, i only take A++ setups and risk a quarter to a...

They will make nice wall hangings 50 years from now.

I still have dual 360 KB 5.25-inch floppy drives on my PC Junior. Am I behind the times?

Nice break at 68, nice stop level at day's high, nice target at 66 resistance. Textbook trade, hopefully you are on the take. Then again, short anything on monday assuming G8 meeting doesn't cause turbulence seems like the path of least resistance.

ZNGA currently halted on NASDAQ. RENN faceplanting as well as QPSA, P, GRPN, etc... meanwhile FB broke wind at 40 and could break syndicate bid!! What a freakin' trainwreck!!