Recent content by Tom.Leverage

yes. found it on barchart.com

Hi, Anyone who knows a site that provide values for the Arms Index?

So let's say the daily turnover of the s&p500 e mini future is 100 billion usd. Just out of curiosity, what do you think is the maximum position you could sell off within say 1 minute without the price dropping more than say 0,1-0,2%? / Tom

Thanks for all the feedback. I really just want to know now if you think most volume is made by amateurs or small/private investors or if this is an arena where big players dominate the volume...

But assuming the institution did the cross trade for themselves and not between two clients, what would be the purpose? You just buy from yourself then something you already had, right?

No former market maker here with some insight please?

Hi, As you know much of the option trades are made by anonymous parties. I would like some insight into who these buyers and sellers are? Mostly speculators or investors trying to hedge exposure in the stock market? Is the daily options volume for a stock generally divided between the same...

I only really have one solid advice to give you. And that is, value every cent of your money! Don't give it away.

Going with your hunch can be fine, but you need to work in some kind of controlled environment, meaning risk exposure.

Well it depends on the precision of your analysis, but keep adjusting your stop loss further back as the position moves against you is not for everybody. But if you go with moving your stop loss then calculate your average risk per trade and compare it to the success-rate of your trades and do...

I do not think you should add to a position that goes against you. I would put on my initial position and keep it untouched until it reach target price or stop loss level. Check the sucess-rate of your positions and adjust your stop-loss according to that. Let's say 1 out of 3 positions reach...

You should learn by yourself. Trial and error. No one will teach you a winning concept... Move to the US when you're successful. Start trading with virtual or small money and see how it goes.