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Obviously a book about options co-authored by Budwick does not even mention much, if any, about Greeks!

Thanks Fellas!

Would like to look at some sites for money managers (with whether good or bad performance) mainly trading Options. Any pointers, thanks!? Here are some links from searching ET posts...

"High volatility Strangles" http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148936

Long options trades with paying net premium for buying Calls, Puts, Backspreads, Straddles, Strangles, etc.

"Selling ITM strangles is equivalent to selling OTM strangles with the same strike prices": True or Not? Why?

How many total strategies you would use for a long-term Up-trend during its various stages, and what are these strategies? Are there any important non-obvious differences for a Down-trend?

What was your most successful Short options trade? Do you still remember it, how profitable, and why you made the particular trade?

What was your most successful Long options trade? Do you still remember it, how profitable, and why you made the particular trade?

On page 171 of his book, Gallacher consludes "My best advice to the aspiring option trader is to clear his or her thinking of all the superfluous complications which obfuscate this fascinating subject and to focus only on those things that are truly relevant to trading. Let's pack up all the...

On page 109 of his book, Gallacher has produced a table of values mathematically derived from 15 commodities (financial, resources and food) individually. "Average premiums received and average payouts made during calender yesar 1996 have been calculated for straddle positions on 15 actively...

Would it be possible to trade an options strategy consistently profitably without considering/using anythine about deltas, gammas, thetas, etc.? Any theoretical comments, pros and cons? Has anyone got any practical experience, whether good and bad?

Do you think whether an options writer or buyer has better edge in the market? What are the main reasons or conditions, and why?

Germany heiress wins 'landmark' pre-nup case in Britain http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25726274-12377,00.html " ONE of Germany's richest women won a British court case today upholding a pre-nuptial agreement that denies her ex-husband a slice of her fortune, in a...

1. I think, most likely they have a kind of insight or feeling (i.e. edge) about market semtiment. 2. Trade with the flow (aka: market actions) - then sample size would be relatively a minor issue. Only a funded account is certainly not enough.

1. Perhaps you have an edge that youself don't realise. 2. What's your expected or average returns, when trading without an edge? 3. Do you have any mechanical rules (for long/short/ etc.) to follow for your trading? 4. Why a funded account is enough? And nothing else? 5. How do you...

Who are you going to believe? :D "A trading edge is the easiest thing?" http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2478826#post2478826

"I bet the best traders on ET do this..." http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167166 In the above thread, some of them have very different views:

'You can't win without an edge, even with the world's greatest discipline and money management skills. ... If you don't have an edge, all that money management and discipline will do for you is guarantee that you will gradually bleed to death. Incidently, if you don't know what your edge is, you...

If edge is really hard to get, why so many traders still keep trading without ceasing? "A trading edge is the easiest thing?" http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167682 An edge is not really an edge? Diminishing? Change of market conditions/ behaviour? Any...