Recent content by SpreadSeller

Sounds like you were looking in the wrong place. Good luck being a broker.

Fantastic points.

I agree 100%, just curious what their rationale for this crap is.

The NYTimes link appears to be down. I haven't read the proposal, but if they are trying to protect the "small investor", wouldnt' this tax still have a large effect on Mutual Funds? The tax/expenses would be very large. No one would ever have an investment that produced tax efficient growth...

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My advice is the same as heiasafari. Look at it as a new position? Would you still do it then? There is nothing wrong with a losing trade.

What was your exit/management before you entered the trade in case this happened?

The book you linked is the one I'm talking about. I think Natenberg is great when it comes to Volatility/Pricing/etc. I think there are many others on this board that would agree Natenberg's work on Volatility is excellent. Perhaps there are some that would strongly disagree too - I find that...

http://www.amazon.com/Trading-Option-Greeks-Volatility-Pricing/dp/157660246X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247254467&sr=8-1 Not sure if Strangles and Straddles are in there....it's been a while since i've read it.

The first 2 are favorites of mine. I highly reccomend them. Natenberg is also a must. There are many strategies covered including straddles, strangles, and ratios (among others).

I have not read the first two. Ron knows his stuff though. Jeff Augen's books are fantastic. I highly reccomend them (and did earllier today on another thread). S

The Natenberg Vol book is very good. Check out Jeff Augen's work. You won't be dissapointed. S

Out of those, I would probably go with the 435 as well. I have no experience with Vista (nor do I want any). ATI HD - I have no idea about this one. Before I started trading a few years back, I used ATI and it was fine for what I needed. My needs are just different now. NewEgg is my site...

http://www.motherboardpro.com/Biostar-TForce-TF7025-M2-Micro-ATX-Mainboard-Socket-AM2-Onboard-Video-p-401.html DVI (digital) and Analog VGA onboard. S

Personally, I had issues with ATI cards. I've always built my own computers. Currently I'm running with a motherboard that has built in video ( 2 ports) and I have a second NVIDIA card for another 2 monitors. Works like a dream for me. S