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Good to hear. You guys hang out here mostly? Would be good to bounce ideas around. Not interested in strats etc as have my own but just discussing rate expectations etc.

You guys still trading these? Much movement in the flys at all ie 3m or 6m flys?

Hello, Seeing in the news that wheat yields are really suffering in France, meanwhile, in US yields are really strong. I know that the EU imports a lot of US wheat, but is spreading MATIF vs Chicago or KC viable? Or are the specs different enough that there's not really any correlation or arb...

Some personal pros and cons of using L2: Pros: Over the years I got a good feel for reading order flow by looking at a chart, then watching order flow at certain levels or times of the day (around news). You eventually can pick up a feeling of whether the market is strong or weak (sale of 1k...

Depends on the commods you want to trade. There are some great books out there but none that will 'teach' you how to trade in my opinion. Some are treasures once you understand how to trade but are looking to refine your edge etc. I have read so many that it's worthless naming them but just...

It depends on so many factors... If hedging out a blue chip and for some reason you couldn't hedge with that same product at some point, you would get creative. One example might be hedging via a basket of highly correlated stocks until you can hedge properly. If hedging out a micro cap stock...

I think the points they are making is that the algos push markets to more extremes, looking to force some sort of capitulation to make money. This can create more 'dangerous' markets in a sense, but I think to survive you will need to actually trade the physical product too...I don't think algos...

Inflation rising, rates falling/yields rising, markets will need to adjust for this new regime under the premise that the FED may not do as much to save them this time.

Who offered you leverage on this product? That just seems absurd...you went from needing a 80% rally in the VIX to blow out to a 40% rally. Anyway, I think if you want to follow this up in a serious manner you should seek professional legal advice. Maybe you can get some sort of settlement from...

Good example which brings to mind the infamous Group B Rally which to this day had the most powerful rally cars. Several deaths in the crowds lead to restrictions on the sport but it could be argued that the outrageous behavior of the crowds certainly didn't help. Humans always think bad things...

I know that they will pay a borrow fee on the stock as you mentioned so usually this is taken into account of what you are paid out.

It is the trader/investors responsibility - not the brokers. If he had no stop and they hold no instruction to act on his behalf then why would they? It is a lawsuit waiting to happen. He will likely lose his entire investment in XIV but should lose no more than that unless he was using...

Mini S&P500 futures which use the ticker ES. I would avoid them if you have yet to hear of them.

Not Mav but... The VIX is a measure of vol in the S&P500 and 'normally' as the market trends higher it does so gradually over a number of years which equates to low vol in general and when it goes through corrections or turns on its heels and we get a bear market it can happen suddenly and we...

This twitter thread outlines the mechanics of the XIV in simple terms: Essentially inverse ETF's are worthless long-term investments and should not be used by retail customers.