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    Apple Is Now Bigger Than The Entire US Retail Sector

    I'm so far from being an apple fan boy but I have a new android xoom and first generation ipad. no matter how I want to tell myself the xoom is better ipad bitch slaps it as I find myself using the old ipad more. its far superior in so many ways. I'm tempted to start adding the underlying, call...
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    gary williams

    increase the o2 intake bro...the guy i know is 40k in the hole from buying him (i warned him on day 1 to run away) 3 years ago..and he still can't trade worth a shit. greed works both ways. not one of the guys i know is retired from the airlines and all are negative $$$. in any case, i did my...
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    ES Journal - 2012

    as a fan of es journal...i have made you my first ignore in years. i ass ume i am not the first to do the same.
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    When to buy VIX calls?

    Yes currently i have september 19/24 1x2 will cover on 30 days out. Paid .35
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    GS puts

    funny, i sold a bunch of may 135's...to open
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    NY times must think this is 1994!!!!

    i read the nyt (despite that i am a conservative) daily online. i read real estate on sunday, etc...i will never ever pay online. time to adapt yet again.
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    HowardCohodas Index Options Credit Spread Trading Journal

    in a nutshell..howard said he had a better options spread short vol strat..repeatedly he said it was back tested , honed, reviewed, etc etc. then we had a small 4% selloff. howard in his words was humbled. without his clear answer, i believe we have a grudging answer already to the...
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    HowardCohodas Index Options Credit Spread Trading Journal

    Another guy who says he's net positive is lenny dykstra..lol All those sites are total bullshit and 100 percent scams...anyone with even tiny edge keeps it to themselves or manage opm in legitimate channels. I see it daily.
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    HowardCohodas Index Options Credit Spread Trading Journal

    howard, i know atticus pretty well and i will tell you he railed against the certain failure of these types of spreads for years. i went from credit spreads to other vol trading upon his nasty insistence and am quite grateful making a hell of a living. if you can mentally edit out the well...
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    HowardCohodas Index Options Credit Spread Trading Journal

    hey howard, serious question and i apologize if answered by you already...can you honestly tell me if the money you have in the system a significant portion of your liquid cash or net worth? and regarding owning the stock vs credit spreads; most guys use far more leverage doing spreads than...
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    My prediction on IBM and TXN after earnings

    attitude? omg, you did say: Buying back naked Puts and Selling Calls on 25 strike price (risk reversal) which gave me 300% gain is huge. Yes 8700 shares with 0.7 gain while most of the investors are losing money is huge. My July gain is 51%. Dare to compare ? plus i can vouch for...
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    ergotron quad-monitor stand----$215

    i have this tykes unit (2 weeks since installation). very happy. cost:$146 shipped. new
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    Vix heading to zero

    you know last week would be low vol. it may carry over a bit next week then whamo! >25 vix. look at vix charts going back to 06 for this time of year.
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    Niederhoffer In Trouble..... Again !!

    weird , could it be that it's a state of Connecticut document ?
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    Short Options Seller - Extremely Successful!!

    yeah, i was not aiming at you specifically. riskarb has plenty of good archives. my point is; when he did post naked strangles or whatever, he had other stuff going on hedging off the risk from what i recall. for me; i am a much better trader today from knowing him.
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