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    how do I compare vs Hedge funds etc???

    hmm. hedge funds do this for couple of decades.. we should raise the bar and compare to the top 5%. how many years have u under your belt. this year. thanks to the OIL black swan. .a hedge fund turning POSITIVE is a boon.. darn- more institutional buyers/ CALPERS etc are realizing that...
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    short margin requirements from eoptions -anyone used them?

    thanks... i think IB. is a bit lesser ..but they are charging us.. Exposure fees....
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    short margin requirements from eoptions -anyone used them?

    hmm... thanks for the report... I think I will stick to IB. for now... :)
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    short margin requirements from eoptions -anyone used them?

    they seem to be cheapest than even IB for bulk trades anyone has experience using them http://www.eoption.com/margin_accts.html MARGINABLE OPTION TRANSACTIONS Option TypeInitial RequirementMaintenance Requirement Naked Puts20% of current market value minus out-of-money amount or 10% of...
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    alternative to SPY

    btw. SPY liquidity is the best.. look at this PUT chains for next week.( its old now.. the puts have jumped 10X) but look at the bid ask.. so nice.. 1 cent increment. very transparent.. what ever is your riisk reward appetite. it will get fulfilled.... I wanted to do something with VOO.. the...
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    option trend snake oil

    ha ha. yeah buddy...i grudingly agree.. the only folks making money are the brokers. they always win.. just like the casino- the house always wins.. Karen is aka like a astute Poker player who is managing her highly leveraged naked positions and getting away month after month.. even though her...
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    Today's market= computers programmed to trade higher+ millions of dollars in their back

    INTERESTING thing you SAID .the last 30 years. .the DEFICIT was 1970 to 1980 between .5 and 1 trillion with Reagan it took off and now. 34 years later it. is 18 TRILLION.. there is a generation of Americans who think this is the NORM.we can continue to make rest of the world accept USD and...
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    How to turn $1000 into $1,000,000 with options in less than 6 years

    SPY trading is so liquid but u find many quirks... for a SPY option once.- i saw a bid ask at 8 -9 cent.. i put in a mkt buy and what i noticed is it momentarily jumped 1 cent- executed and then reset back... freaking amaZing. when I placed a limit order to buy 9. then it moved to 10-11...
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    How to turn $1000 into $1,000,000 with options in less than 6 years

    THANK YOU John Sir,- you have not wasted your time. There are many folks including myself who have benefitted from this post which you carefully drafted. You have sensed the OP. is in for the quick buck and no matter what you tell- he/she is doomed to fail. As mentioned in Mark Douglas...
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    option trend snake oil

    TRUE but if you are on the wrong side and LEVERAGED, the 10% which dont EXPIRE WORTHLESS will make you EXPIRE..
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    option trend snake oil

    HA HA... this was funny....
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    Wow, oil stocks getting torched.

    funny thing. is many retail folks have already doubled down.. now whadaya do? iif u can hold for LT. should be fine. .but who says so.. 1 yr. 10 yr. > who knows.?
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    IB Exposure Fee

    ALSO.. HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW THE HELL WILL YOU DO YOUR TAXES. .WHERE R U GOING TO ALLOCATE THIS AMOUNT . .IT IS GOING TO BE A FREAKING ACCOUNTING NIGHTMARE.
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    Karen the "Supertrader"

    +1 NICE RECAP... u can save folks a lot of time as u have summarized what this sosnoff character is upto. just pandering to his self ego.. he is a ONE TRICK pony.. pretty much u summarized it. also. as they SAY... TALK is CHEAP... without AUDITED results.. who cares...
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    is a high implied volatility same as high vix

    +1. 10-20 % corrections will occur.. .that is the norm. but eventually with inflation, growth, 401K money.. they have to find a place and they will be re ploughed into the market.. in the FED we trust!!
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    Gotta love ZERO RISK in the SP500 = $$$

    . Sorry but this is the nature of the game. Spy may drop another 10 points but eventually the scam will prevail, it will bounce back. , weak hands will fold
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    GPRO

    this one.. phew.. i was short when it was in the 44 b4 earnings.. closed it for a small loss.. OTM calls ... last week. saw the chains. was bout to do the monthly 75. but too less premiums.. so gave up... this one. is perplexing. if u have the guts to hold.. just sell ITM calls and wait...
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    Anybody fading GME?

    this one.. I plan to Sell OTM calls of Jan 2015 and use those funds to buy OTM puts.. a directional bet.... we shall see.- i need a slight pop from this one to get my act together.
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    Option Price Calculation Software, What's the best?

    basically this sums it up....-the price is the bid/offer,you cannot change that, it's a market and demand drives it.
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    What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    i hope u get the concept.. the risk is HUGE...its picking up pennies in front of a freight train. u cannot but have to allocate significant capital example 100K portfolio = u deploy 80% . u will make 25-35%. ie. 24K a year if u deploy 1-2K u will end up making 300$ per annum...
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