Recent content by doragio

Hi, Anyone know where you can find historical options quotes data on the Web? The ones offered on CBOE seems to be that day only and doesn't have previous days quotations. Thanks .

Alot of the forex specific materials, you can get over the net and I agree that most technical analsysi works across different markets so there's really nothing that makes technical analysis any different in forex as opposed to markets. Having said that, a good book on trading in general is...

Thanks everyone for their input and comments. been away for a while.

This thing with the intra-day and overnight margins are a bit confusing so I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this. Currently my broker I'm demoing has 500 intra-day margins for YM contract. And then this margin fluctuates into 3000+ or so after regular trading hours it seems So...

Inverted, Quick question. What is the deal with Xtrader on various brokerages? I notice that the platform fee on different brokers vary with each other, so is there a set deal or is the fee negotiable with each broker? Also, this gets me because I've traded other instruments and not...

Hey Fullblotter, That's actually a pretty crappy price but I'm guessing you already know this. Going to Shanghai or Guangzhou in China is probably your best bet to open an account with an U.S. or international institution. There are alot of choices since most of the international banks have...

InvertedCurve, Is TT, Xtrader? Allen, Thanks for your suggestion.

Is the T4 exclusive to proactive futures?

While this may not be the best place for this post, I'm hoping some experienced traders can suggest a good platform to trade e-mini's worth. I'm currently demoing Strategy Runner but with all the negative reviews on this and disconnection at times, would like to try out a better alternative...

Guys, just wanted to say a big thanks to all those that share their thoughts and inputs for this thread. Your comments were greatly appreciated and help me understand that this is really not for me or anyone else who hasn't done his homework with options. Gotta admit there's a certain luck...

Thanks everyone for the views and replies. I don't mean to simplying trading options given that I haven't traded them. So bear with me here when I try to relate general trading to options. Back to that writing naked calls example, if the underlying equity does turn against you and shoot up...

The information you get from the course is readily available on the net. I'd save the money for the course, study up on what's publicly available and use the funds to open a mini acct trading nano lots or Oanda to start. You'll learn much more from actually trading yourself than from a course...