Recent content by Zap777

First off, not that many hedge funds are able to command 2/20 from the market anymore. Some of the very high profile ones still do, but the majority of funds nowadays are raising money at closer to a 1/20 or 0/30 level. Each time I hear "2/20" thrown around in the media I lose more hope in the...

Just wondering if anyone has had experience with equity options execution software? I am interested in finding a platform that allows me to execute size as quickly as possible, and am willing to give up bells and whistles for this capability. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Try Prophet.net. They offer forward-adjusted continuous contract data. However, data for US fixed income is not adjusted for the 1999 notional coupon change.

Hi - There is an old saying: "sometimes you have to put your dick on on the chopping block". As far as I can tell, few of these forum members have actually done this on a meaningful scale. Consider this before you comment an Aaron's results or anyone else's for that matter.

"Donut shop" came from my undergraduate days when we were courted by the CIA/NSA (I was an applied physics major). Running joke/not really a joke was that if we disappeared for an interview we said we were interviewing for "Dunkin Donuts".

Hi - Just a few thoughts: 1. I graduated from a top 5 MBA program in the US. 90% of my classmates that were bankers, consultants, etc. didn't understand the first thing about trading. Therefore, it really shouldn't be that troubling that your family and friends don't understand either...

jwishcamper - Thanks for the reply. You make some good points...seems like it's all a function of how the contracts are written. Good food for thought.

Hi All - Have a question about capital contribution. Obviously, anything you put into an LLC is at risk if the firm goes belly-up. Suppose the firm does not require capital for trading/leverage purposes, but requires a "bond" against potential losses. Furthermore, you have an agreement with...

Be very careful when you quote currencies. For example, "Cable" refers to the GBPUSD pair. In other words, if you ask me to quote you Cable, I would give it to you against the dollar. If you wanted Pounds against Euro you would have to make sure the dealer knew this. Similarly, if you ask for...

Hi - If you are hedging againt a general move in FI, then just do some US 10-yr futures against your bunds. You can match the amounts using the relative durations of the CTDs if you want. However, you might want to see what the US does on the close first. Good luck.