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Speaking to ES options you can often get a fill between the bid ask as liquidity spills over from other markets so the spread is smaller than it appears. Using a option as a stop loss is really trading on the assumption that the market will always retrace itself. While this is often true you...

I really like these charts from www.dailyfx.com http://www.dailyfx.com/story/strategy_pieces/weekly_range/Implied_Volatilities_Tout_Possible_Breaks_1171490605989.html Does anyone know where I can find charts like these showing the difference between long term and short term implied...

My brothers girlfriend lives in London and is moving home to Ontario in May. Since the pound has made large gains against the Canadian dollar she wants to convert her pounds. I am trying to convince her to open and interactivebrokers account but if she won't do that what are her best options in...

Sorry I didn't get the forgot to mention in time. Looks like there is huge resisance at $34. If it open above that I would roll into 35 call, below that I would take profits

Here is a quick suggestion. Sell 100 shares short for every 2 straddles. This will hedge some of your price risk. In the morning you can look to roll your calls up to 32.50 or 35 strikes depending on the 9:30 price

What is going on here? Is this really happening to elite trader? This thread has to be a joke. We should be discussing what type of options hedge would compliment a carry trade or the advantages of using CHF instead of JPY as a funding currency. Maybe it is time put on the old Goldman Sachs...

You should trade futures and futures options anyways in my opinion. Trading stocks is very hard from a retail platform because of the margin rules. treasury futures and futures options are great to trade. If it works better for you KOSPI option are super fun as the liquidity is out of this...

There is no science to getting rich. Science works well for a few specific things. People who are unable to engage in free thinking try to apply it to everything.

Not all construction jobs are the same. For those of you who can't work like a man you can always do road construction, which is mostly standing around with some driving around. If you really want to get in shape go slug some concrete forms, although even I may not be man enough to try that...

Check out optioncoach thread on closed end funds Other ideas: Basis trading with bonds, buy two year bonds and trade the futures against them. Currency futures spread trading, around the roll take advantage of the half tick spread to scalp the difference between the months Basis...

This is nothing new. The 3:30 reversal is one of the most common market patterns.

Stock picking is a tough game. one bad pick can wipe out most of your gains. For the most part stick with the big ETFs like the SPY. The exceptions are MO because of it's high dividend due to moral issues and the "too big to fail" financials. Remember the discipline of indexes is almost...

You would think that a group of traders would actually have some good ideas about what to do with excess cash. Instead I'll I have heard is to do the same dumb things that retail investor do-way over pay for yield. Real Estate is not a good investment when you think about paying $5000 commission...

Cash Money, You attitude is both dangerous and wrong. Trading in the off-setting of risks that naturally occur as a result of commerce. The broad public does not really accept these risk and thinks that it is some sort of mismanagement by corporations or government. Because they do not accept...

I try to stay on my feet as much as possible. I think it helps keep the energy level up. I also have three different chairs I use to keep my back from getting agitated. I think the ultimate would be a round room completely covered in monitors with a glass ceiling to let natural light in.

I am doing this to try to save you money, if you don't know how to convert from bushels to metric tonnes, or how to look it up on the internet, then you shouldn't be trading anything. And the IB reps should not be using "about 56 pounds" in the conversion. What is so hard about using the...

For the most part the "majors" don't really move right now. I would say that the majors trade off technicals and brownian motion. Emerging market currencies trade very much in the manner that Soros describes. That is things moves as a resulting of a self reinforcing trend. It goes something...

Things that this thread has made me think about; Looking at a long ES option short ES long ER2 trade, or some version of the above at the open for a low margin trade on the assumption that the market will retrace the open. Long options trades at the open in general. Trading outrights with...

I can't say that it is a good idea to ban members that contribute to the board, while hundreds of garbage spewers lurk, The options on Dax multiplier is 5 while the future are 20. You may want to look at Eurostoxx 50 futures and options that I believe have the same multiplier and would be...

Maybe people should know that if you click on the link profanity will spew from your computer. If I hear one more person say "what does that Trump guy know he just went bankrupt" I think I'll scream. How much tax does a bankrupt company pay anyways?