before i get sucked into another hour of responding, id like to give a silent shout out to the trader who was willing to get on the phone with me this morning to talk about mack's pat system, and how he uses it/modifies it. thank you for sympathizing with my dilemma and offering your guidance...
its really more to say thank you and not take something without giving something in return. if you have alternative that would work better for you, i'm open to hearing it.
i don't know him. is he in DFW? i don't know a ton of the older generations of cats, but i know a few.
its really just an arbitrary number. i'll take whatever the market gives honestly! ha. if its -$500, so be it.
no way man!! i like mike bellafiore a lot, just from interviews ive heard. he seems level headed and isn't trying to get you PHAT GAINZ from BUYIN HAWT DIPZ ON EURUSD!!! i want to check out his one good trade book. heard its solid for psych/risk management.
i will look into that. ive watched a...
genuinely curious, is the /es dom not a spoof fest?! after reading about Nav and the flashcrash, as well as listening to Christina Qi talk about her HFT firm, it seems like orderbook is not very valid, and not as consistent as it is made out to be. I also know jigsaw is all the rage right now...
the money isn't to make it worth it for them. its to give back to those that have given to me. i don't want something for free. that's where i'm coming from. i know this is a sensitive issue, i'm sorry if you were offended.
i think at least historically mentors are somewhat common tho, as far...
these are all great points. let me explain
1.) the $500 figure was more for being able to do the math off a daily figure to estimate what'd id be willing to pay over the course of learning/implementing/trading. i'm going to be doing this for the rest of my life, i've got no problem paying half...
ya the R:R on OTM butterflies, or double OTM butterflies in high IV and High HV environments, is way better than most option structures for capturing increases in delta/gamma/vega. Ive done a little options trading, got into Jeff Augen and some other options educational material. the R:R for...