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    Dedicated Trading Station

    Hellsbells, might as well spring for a chair to sit in front of your desktop... http://www.vitalityweb.com/backstore/MassageChairindex.htm ahhhhhh
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    Experienced trader feedback wanted - doubling positions when in a loss

    Wikipedia: Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods (which include random walk Monte Carlo methods), are a class of algorithms for sampling from probability distributions based on constructing a Markov chain that has the desired distribution as its stationary distribution. The state of the...
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    Experienced trader feedback wanted - doubling positions when in a loss

    I am not supporting it, just offering it up for conversation. By Mike Lea in Proportional betting: Oscar's Grind Oscar's Grind may be the ultimate in maximizing the number of small wins in relation to the large losses. The originator, only known as Oscar was a craps player who told...
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    Pick your poison - how will the markets trade Monday?

    Who knows? Imo, those kind of predictions are nothing but Wags and Swags at best. On the other hand: I would expect the statistical market volatility to calm down before IV does. I'd also expect the residual IV to bleed off slowly once SV calms. I might look for opportunity if/when that...
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    If you were walking with your woman in a park during the evening, and

    Tell them, "Damn right boys!" Keep trucking. So, was this a real life scenario or do you just have too much time on your hands?
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    Hey covered call sellers, hows tricks?

    Cover call sellers are doing better than the buy and hold crowd.
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    Jokes 2

    Hey TA, you can look at it anyway you want to. (sorry man, I couldn't resist! heheheheh)
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    Jokes 2

    click on this link: http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/ or: type "igpay atinlay" into Google's search window and click on "I feel lucky" Maybe I have too much time on my hands.
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    Jokes 2

    outland
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    Jokes 2

    An Irishman was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet. I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a full day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds!!" When the Irishman returned, he...
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    Bush approval rating down to 25%

    AAA, I have been volunteering in an area of my city where the unemployment rate approaches 55%... Sorry, I meant "55%!!!!" The gap between the haves and the have nots has been increasing expodentially. I don't usually agree with ZZZZzzz (in fact I have him on ignore) but his comment...
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    Brain Teaser

    A world famous historian holds a coin he says is priceless. It was made of stone. It has a stamp 207 bc on it. It has a hole chiseled into the center for stringing them together. What do you think this coin is worth and why.
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    Which market moves most violently?

    #2 Cotton has a tendancy to be frisky.
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    What ever happened to ElectricSavant?

    If you really want to know - google does miracles: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+ElectricSavant&btnG=Google+Search I dunno why I picked up on this thread. I'm outtie.
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    A Good First Book on Options

    First - LEAPS by Harrison Roth Second - Options as a Stratigic Investment by McMillian Third - Option Volatility and Pricing by Natenburg Fourth - Trading Options To Win by S Johnson Fifth - The New Option Secret: Volatility by Caplan This is a reasonable start IMHO. Peace...
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    What ever happened to ElectricSavant?

    Wasn't it him who had some elaborate "never lose extraction pool" with some fancy footsteps around with "realized" vs "unrealized" P/L? He seemed like a nice enough dude... just convinced 6 ways to Sunday that he identified a NO RISK NEVER WRONG model money fountain. After a while it...
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    For Options Gurus and Experts

    Lastly: Exit old on expiry day/ Enter new positions the next trading day.
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    For Options Gurus and Experts

    Further: Accept every Put assignment.
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    For Options Gurus and Experts

    Correction: Write the STRANGLE.
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    For Options Gurus and Experts

    Write the straddle.
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