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    What is PBF's "tent system"? Is it a glorified grid system?

    Just glancing at the graph, more than likely the risk is that a fast, quick move towards short strikes will blow you up. Sure, any short premium move will look like a holy grail if the market moves back and forth in a tight range so you gain theta. But the one time the market heads south quick...
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    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    9:42 chicago pmi subscribers
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    observations i trade with

    Short the underlying or short options? Careful with biotech, Dendreon (DNDN), IV was probably around 300% day before their drug passed last April, went from like $6 to $18. Short anything but puts woulda been killed.
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    151k IN ES @ 37.50

    at first I thought I was looking at a fairly common SPY print...doublechecked to make sure it was ES
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    Seeking best options learning software - any ideas?

    thinkorswim's thinkdesktop
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    Is this a good idea for options??

    lasner have you graphed the risk profile? Much easier to have a visual.
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    K. Edwards Get Rich or Die Trading

    ATM SPY strangle feb 114p/115c priced at 4.59. could be a decent play for earnings season.
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    are 9:30am-10:30am EST & 3:30-4pm EST the BEST times to trade ES, YM, NQ?

    I would say 9:30-10:30am gives the most BANG for the buck.
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    Wealthy Option Traders

    Note, I messaged the OP of that thread last year, his trades were from a subscription to an options advisory website. Don't think it was just a rookie making great calls. check earnings.com. cnbc.com also has a decent earnings calendar. briefing.com has a good upgrades/downgrades...
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    K. Edwards Get Rich or Die Trading

    NFP spy 114 straddle priced at 1.95 now, -21 cent loser.
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    K. Edwards Get Rich or Die Trading

    hi bigarrow, i goto school, no job yet. in a couple years tho, for sure :( :p This semester, besides school stuff, I'm working on networking/presentation of myself, so i can get a nice job eventually and then trade es/equities for fun :) the title is also play on wording from 50 cents...
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    K. Edwards Get Rich or Die Trading

    happy new year!!! haven't been keeping up with es off the open, new semester is here. But will start again probably next week. seems like uncertainty over non farm payroll tomorrow, and without a decent downmove so far this week, I think SPY premie is cheap going into the numbers. sim SPY...
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    Mark Fishers - ACD System from "The Logical trader"

    Has there been any discussion by the NYSE or other groups on when stocks will be traded 24/7 and the US open and 'RTH' is no longer significant? The open is also very important to me.
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    Shanghai real estate in HUGE HUGE HUGE bubble

    What would be the best way to be long premium (volatility) in Shanghai real estate? It may have been hard to forecast exactly when the US real estate bubble would crash, but I suppose seasoned options players could have built long prem positions in US real estate stocks/ETFs/derivatives in...
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    Option income strategies

    Good trading so far akivak. I've read a lot of IC websites/threads and a lot of people will say, 'just manage risk'. But in my opinion managing risk is taking on a directional bet to counter the unrealized loss of the losing spread, which defeats the point/definition of 'market neutral'...
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    Short Options Seller - Extremely Successful!!

    the OP was looking for an old poster keep it on topic. ET has good quality stuff in the archives
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    When Israel Bombs Iran How Will Market React?

    long DX a better play?
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    Short Options Seller - Extremely Successful!!

    well if its a real treasure hunt just search all the posts of rallymode, riskarb, optioncoach, iv_trader, dmo, sailing, maverick i'm sure their posts would be in the same threads as that trader, at least if its '05-'06, i read a lot of the threads from that time
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    Short Options Seller - Extremely Successful!!

    probably 'riskarb', good journals from couple years ago. think he had a plethora of strats though not only short strangs
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