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Interesting how Taleb seems to now be a victim of his own theories! I suspect the last few years bled his fund. He needed the volatility and 3+ sigma moves...and didn't get them. He got nailed by the reverse Niederhoffer. For Taleb to think he could survive by waiting patiently for huge...

optionpro, when you get a chance could you lay out some of your trades that helped you do that great perfomance last year? Just a little about your system and trade setups, targets, adjustments, etc., could be very helpful to other traders. Thanks! Regards. C

Good trade. Hey, take your winnings to Vegas...put it all on Red!!! :D Regards. C

Is GENZ finally slowing down for a couple months? I hope so. Did a few 70/75 Sep Bear Calls. I got lucky enough to already have closed a few long Jan06 calls I got before the runup. Still got one, so this is a no-risk (except for profits!) trade.

FWIW If you are a US trader, you can only get Wealth-Lab if you have a Fidelity acount.

Lag or Leg? If you can't get Leg, do you use the "Right Hand Rule?" :p I know I do! :D

Electrical Engineers RAAAAWWWWKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The typical small retail trader can't do better than Interactive IMHO. You need to trade enough to get free market data tho (30 bucks in commish in a month), or it will cost $10 a month. Great broker. With a super trading interface. Just don't be too fast to upgrade when the new beta...

Here's the deal; short term trading of any kind is not that easy. How can it be? If it was, everybody would be rich. As in most things financial, the few will take money from the many. There are many many many ways to play options, but one thing is darn near constant for the retail...

Yes you can make money trading options. But, in my experience (goes for stocks too): short term = Hard, longer term = Not as Hard Think about trading LEAPS. These are options with lives > 8 months. Find this book: LEAPS, by Harrison Roth Please do note that it still ain't going to...

Went to the Doc 'cause I was havin a little trouble with my woman... Doc sez I was impotant. Went and got me a new suit and hat. I say, if you are gonna be impotant you gotta look impotant! :p

And in fact, Katz and McCormick found thru extensive testing that, with very few exceptions, TA and standard "systems" doesn't work in and of itself. I believe they did see some positive results on some markets using genetic algorithms and a simple MACD system, but it's been a while since I...

MSTR Did a bear spread on this one a couple weeks ago. Talk about going the wrong way - yikes! Luckily it was just a small vertical. I'm making it up with my longs! :cool:

I can't think of a better broker for small option traders, than Interactive Brokers. You can trade 1 option for $1 commish. That's right, one single dolluh. No minimum. If you put all that $19K in and tell them you have years of experience, you should have no trouble from IB. Heck, just...

Can't stick with anything, eh 'Bacca? :D Just messin with ya. Good luck! C

"They" will come to your house and kick your dog if you lie!

Hey, I think I got that one free from IB a while back! Guess I should read it... :D

This phenomenom is called "Getting Cramered"...

Interesting, union. Do you have a option scanner service/software that finds these opportunities? Or is it from iv.com or Value Line? Could you post a few of your trades so we can get an idea of what you are looking at? Thanks for any info you can post! Regards. C