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I was doing some research on Cornerstone and found that Mark Duffy is a managing member at Vtrader??? Here's the link to his bio on cboe website: http://ir.cboe.com/directors.cfm "Mr. Duffy is a nominee, floor broker, market maker and managing member of CBOE member firm V. Trader Pro, LLC...

Thanks for the feedback. Just to be clear here... by "short premium", I don't necessarily mean naked short. I'm simply referring to positive theta trades in general. My trades are actually always either fully hedged (defined risk) or partial hedged (ratio) anyway. What I'm looking for is...

I can't help but wonder if the few human market makers left in the business will eventually be replaced by machines. I've seen so many job postings for quants and developers who can build automated options market making system. It seems like a natural progression to move the whole MM function...

Thanks for the reply, Mav. I hope it's not too corny to say this... but it's quite an honor to get a response from you. You are truly one of the best on ET! Now, 2 questions, if you don't mind: 1) Per your comment "there is a reason why nobody is in this space"... if this is the case...

I'm reopening this old post in hopes that someone (Maverick / Don!) could help update the list of options prop firms that are still open to new accounts. The original poster mentioned Simplex and Vtrader. But I looked up Simplex, and seems like the company is one of those salary trader type of...

Hi guys, Could you please name some prop firms for options trader? I know this topic has been brought up before, but most other posts mention names like Group1, Citadel, Wolverine, Chicago Trading, Ronin, etc. These are prop firms that hire you and pay a salary. I'm looking for firms...

Just wondering if anyone has any comment on this topic? What's the difference between managing money as a Commodities Trading Advisor (CTA) versus Registered Investment Advisor (RIA)? Any input would be much appreciated.

I'm looking into ways to expand my trading career, and was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers as to which path I should look into... RIA or CTA? Here's my detail... I'm an equity options trader (premium seller), been trading my own account full-time for 2 years. I have basic...

I'm looking into ways to expand my trading career, and was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers as to which path I should look into... RIA or CTA? Here's my detail... I'm an equity options trader (premium seller), been trading my own account full-time for 2 years. I have basic...

Hi folks, Does anyone know of any prop shop that allows you to trade options (along with stocks)? It seems that most prop firms focus 100% on equities. What if you also want to trade options, is this possible? Any prop firms around NYC/NJ area that trade both options and stocks? FNYS is...