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Well, let's see. He started with $38,100 and now has $3,700 left. Do the math.

My assessment: there is an 80% chance that SPX goes up 2% from here, and a 20% chance that it goes down 10% from here. Based on that, my portfolio is slightly short.

I believe that means that you are "selling premium" now?

How not to handle a data breach: http://www.zdnet.com/article/equifaxs-big-fat-fail-how-not-to-handle-a-data-breach/

That was my first guess, too. So, I tried another URL checker, BitDefender. Here is what it reports: Also checked SSL strength. Again, there are problems:

My antivirus software reports that this is a phishing URL. This is not a joke.

Well, in my opinion, seeking support from people with investment losses would do no good. It's like seeking suicidal people to give you support you when you feel suicidal. Under the circumstances, I would say the best thing to do is to simply stop trading, and focus on what you do best, be...

I am interested in the long version of the story. You indicated that your friends/acquaintances lost even greater percentages. Is this some kind of investment club?

Yes: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/am/am/manageaccount/linknewaccount.htm Don't get confused by the responses in this thread which for some reason suggest opening an account with another broker, or LLC, or corporate account. You can have as many different IB individual...

The EUR.USD target of 1.9275 must be a typo, as it doesn't make any sense.

Possible translation: When North Korea drops a nuke on Seoul, Jesus will come and save those who sold the S&P call options. There are two topless virgins in paradise, called Rise and Grind. The rest are whores walking along the boulevard, trading their favors for food with the newcomers.

The oil market is open. The price is down 2 cents from Friday's close. You got it wrong on both the magnitude and the direction.

The Kelly fraction of 0.2 to 0.3 is a reasonable one.

I am aware of this "women thread": https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/cassies-pictorium.193537/ Is there another one?

He was one of the most prolific ET posters, with some 25,000 posts to his name, until he vanished without a trace.

Shorting the "insanely overvalued" assets is a tricky business. You could make an easy argument that bitcoin was insanely overvalued at $400. Now it's 10 times more insane. As it's well known, the market can stay irrational a lot longer than you can stay solvent. With that said, you have a...

I think that Jack.Yarn is the reincarnated Nitro. Same topics, same vocabulary, same frequency of posting, and same tendency to ornament his posts with popular movie clips. Welcome back to ET!

That's a good point. Yes, you may end up with a loss on both legs of the trade.

That's ... innovative, a "tax law" arbitrage of sorts. With regards to the critics pointing to the "wash sale" rules, and limitations on shorting in tax-deferred accounts, these can be circumvented by trading ETFs. For example, go long the bear ETF (such as SDS) in the 401K account, and go long...

In the old days, when the NYSE trading volumes were low, someone came up with the idea of generating side revenues. For a small fee, anyone could sit in a designated gallery above the trading pit, and throw peanuts at the under-performing pit traders below, for amusement. The show became so...