Search results

financially, yes. morally, no. The great dilemma? What did other great empires of the past do in the situation of the rising cost of public welfare?

+1. VIX hits 25, get out, come back when VIX puts in a top, use that as your next stop. Of course, VIX whipsaw then becomes the issue. This seems relatively easy to backtest over a weekend. ktm, you mind sharing a war story?

Woulldn't everyone sell far otm options and win if it was that easy? What am I missing here? How did this not blow up in 2008? *According to the previous poster's observations, I can see her surviving if she's selling 200 points away and rolling, but the drawdown, I mean, you might vomit out...

This thread isn't a referendum on Kevin but what was drawdown in September/October '08, just curious if you have the stats? Option seller drawdowns in high volatility are important, returns are secondary.

Tried to setup betonmarkets through UK proxy server, they asked for home phone number and they would call to verify :( :mad: :p I have family abroad but thought it would be too much hassle for them.

Sounds like 15 minute delay in simulator prices vs. realtime prices and you can edit your simulator prices. Doesn't matter what it is, be honest with yourself and your classmates and stop cheating. If you don't, it'll all spiral all of control and you'll be in a position where you can't turn...

oh, makes sense, thanks :)

Hi Eon, I was wondering if you could explain that sentence for the uninitiated? "3 deep the order book as 30 to 50 accumulated, you can sweep the levels with a limit order & see how you go."

Hey Visaria, in another thread you said you are in Europe, have you looked at Brent Crude? Is volume/liquidity much worse than WTI?

Well, what happened? Slippage on your stop?

Thanks for clearing that up xflat! Cash settled is cool.

Hello, Say that you purchase long term ITM options as a leg in a strategy. I.e., today you would buy SPX DEC2010 900.00 strike Call (cost 138.75) Wishful thinking, SPX climbs to 1,100 by December next year, and you held your ITM call this whole time. At 1,100 on the SPX, 900...

Hey huh, two months ago I made a post in your journal, basically stating I had no idea how the strategy works. For the last two weeks I've been reading the SPX Credit Spread Trader thread, I'm about half way through it. I wanted to because I read in your original post that you read that...

Question, oil crashes up (?) as opposed to stocks & the indexes crashing down, so OTM short calls on CL would be akin to naked puts on stocks/indexes ? Wouldn't a hedged position make more sense incase of a geopolitical outlier? However, one thing I am sure about is that you should get...

If we don't raise taxes, will we be able to pay our debt with normal economic growth?

I'm not going to trade it, I wanted to know what people thought of SPX going through 1,000 and thus, a vertical higher than that price. Nevermind, no use.

Hi, this is just a potential trade I thought of while watching the options chain on SPX so please comment with your idea/feedback!! 1) SPX has to get through resistance at 1,000. 2) June 18 1030 Calls (SPQFF) are trading at 0.60x1.40 bid/ask right now. 3) 16 days to June 18...

Waiting for 943.85 on the SPX.X!! *SPY at exactly 94.45!

On SPY chart, 94.45 is the High from 01/09. Time to test support/resistance. If we don't stop there, SP500 to 1,000. *Also, 93.64 was the open on 01/06/09, which is where we are right now at 9:17 am. I think this is all relevant because 01/06 is the day we started to head lower towards the...

Hello. It would be nice to hear from some ET members of what stock market protection they have such that, God forbid, a tragedy/accident occurs in the US. The recent arrest of 6 men in NY plotting an attack, North Korea, etc., I think the risk is real. Surely though, you can't live your...