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Even if I decide to sell them, it will be a small portion of my capital, so will not be living in a car :) if you can share your other "hedge" ideas here , it is appreciated.

I am very skeptical of anyone claiming that TA is all they use to trade profitably. Not saying it is impossible, but very unlikely. TA plus some other edge, might get the job done. So, while Marty might be saying the truth, it is just 1/2 truth, but it might give a false impression that...

Hi Mav, I am not trading this way, just exploring it. My bread and butter is totally different kind of trading. I am trying to find a good "hedge" for selling naked options. Taking a loss obviously works, but I still prefer to have the position protected. Spreads are of not much help...

The issue with buying otm options as a hedge is that if they are too far, they are not much of protection, and if they are like 25 points away on es, one needs to give up too much premium. I do realize that if I short calls, and then buy futures as a hedge, and there is an abrupt sudden...

Hm, I am a bit confused. Let's say I short 4 ES calls, and then if certain level is broken to upside, I buy 1 future contract. What's wrong with such hedge? Thanks

Why do you think hedging a short es put/call with futures is a bad idea? Thanks

Hi Maverick, If one sells ES naked calls/puts for example, what would be the best hedge in your opinion? I know a futures contract can help, if ratio is set correctly. Anything else? Thanks, redduke

Yes, I meant execution. Plus, retail day traders have better odds on centralized exchanges vs massively fragmented stock trading venues. The overall retail odds are obviously low.

My main interest is in index futures. Retail has better odds there, since most of HFT advantages are very limited due to one central trading venue and nature of future contracts.

Absolutely. If I can not sub penny, no other party should be allowed for example. The rules should be the same. I read Bodek's book about a month ago. Very informative for outsiders. Still not sure, what was his rational for not pursuing the same strategies, once he learned about these...

Why are people so surprised? Through out all human history the elite (what ever it calls itself) always takes advantage of the rest of population. When they get too greedy or careless, revolutions happen, and then the whole cycle starts again. The difference now is that it is a bit...

Bob, I think the issue is that retail traders are a much smaller group compared to retain investors. Retail investors for the most part do not care about HFT games.

Thank a lot for posting this. Makes me and I am sure other traders feel much better. This whole case was such BS. When I first heard about it, I could not believe my eyes.

Hi Jack, The answer is simple, anyone who sticks around here for a while realizes that there is no proof anywhere that you ever successfully traded in public. I believe someone posted a while back they you joined some trading contest 6-7 years ago and withdrew after 20% loss or something like...

If you find this stuff useful, order Mark Douglas' "Trading in the zone".

From everything that I read, the same happened during 1987 crash, MMs stopped making the market. Removing the quotes during the panic is not a real issue, it is all other unfair advantages that should be reigned in. Then again, only traders really care about this issue. majority of people...

Same here, must be having hallucinations.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dark-pool-trading-reaches-record-levels-in-europe-2013-08-12

What are you smoking dude????? Mav is on the best people here and spends tremendous amount of time helping others. You just joined the forum and have a nerve calling him a jerk. This does not paint you in a good light for sure. Keep it up and people will stop paying attention to your posts.

No need to shall out 2k right away for NT. Check it out on monthly basis. It is a great platform.