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    Best book on synthetics?

    Hull and Baird describe synthetics the best -- cottle is in a world (mystic) of his own.
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    Disillusioned

    Wow, the same thing happen to Archimedes -- except he was naked at the time. I wonder what hit him between the eyes? :eek:
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    Make a couple hundred, lose a couple thousand....

    Hard-wire limited risk into your thinking, especially wrt portfolio wide choices. Risk can be mitigated via dilution, restructured payoffs, locked positions, absolute bail... list goes on...
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    Make a couple hundred, lose a couple thousand....

    Having trouble with risk/reward?
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    Oouuucchhhh!!!!!!!!

    I'm thinking how long does it take for a guy to wake up when his boys are being attacked -- it's knuckle sandwich time for the bitch.
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    How do you find trade setups?

    Stick with a finite universe. Criteria based on modeling is equivalent to wet blankets and retarded brother-in-laws.
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    Beer, which is your favorite???

    Retail beers: It's a three-way split for me. Shiner Bock St. Pauli Girl - dark 1554 (New Belgium)
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    Traders having ADD?

    Hey Doc(puss), you deleted your post. May be it's "The Gambler" who has ADD.
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    Traders having ADD?

    Oh shit, did I start something?
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    Traders having ADD?

    It's that hippocratic oath thingy, No?
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    Box Spreads

    Capturing the forward value is quite boring. Being retail is more powerful than arb'ing.
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    Writing options for a living

    Finally, an explanation. :)
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    Funeral for Riskarb

    Arb can always resurrect at mio. There're no grim reapers there. Long live Riskarb! :D
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    whats wrong with this strategy?

    Delta as a proxy to CND is moot at best -- it's model based. Terminal values are usually misleading for risk assessment.
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    Calendar Spreads

    I think Mad Dog 20/20 will help you in your predicament. Eventually, things will be a blur and won't matter. You'll start to feel invincible :D
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    naked risk

    Money management is equivalent to TA. Sad truth.
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    Riskarb's combo to fly conversion journal

    If you think it's a good book, then don't blow it off as dated material. It's a simple read. Basic stuff. Our language hasn't changed much since the 90's. But you're right, your comments fill the null space.
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    Riskarb's combo to fly conversion journal

    Dated my ass. Shelly's book is probably the best layman's option book on the market -- albeit, simplistic, but damn good.
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    Which language to use (Novice Programmer)

    Bill Gates (hence MSFT) is a marketing guru (company)... not a solutions provider... Don't fool yourself...
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    Which language to use (Novice Programmer)

    I'm not a programmer, but python rocks. It's so easy to fetch data, make trades, etc. FREE is Good!
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