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I am debating on trading GLD, CBOE Options on SPDR Gold Shares. Does anyone here trade them? How is the volume?

You bought these shares by accident?!? How does that work? You had your order mask open, you tripped on the rug, and fell on your keyboard and your forehead hit the enter button and by chance your cursor was on the order mask. lol.:p

Here is a link to a document explaining the implementation of the BDT Model. http://www.lcy.net/files/BDT_Seminar_Paper.pdf On Page 6, you can also see a short list of the other models ie Vasicek and Ho Lee.

Merely blaming the models of "these people" responsible in the collapse of the entire global banking system is a bit far fetched. The entire global banking system is a hybrid system and has many players in it. When I posted that link, I was hoping that someone will comment on the...

Very interesting interview with Emanuel Derman where he talks about his Black-Derman-Toy model for valuing bond options. http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/stocks/tradinglessons/interviews/-76805.cfm

Hi, I am looking for a good broker which will let me trade the new cash settled oil options traded on the NYMEX. Can anyone recommend me one? Are there any brokers which let you trade a paper account/mock account before you pull the trigger for the real deal? thanks.

Hi, I want to trade gold options on the NYMEX (cash settled). Can anyone recommend me a good broker: -who has decent commissions rate? and or both -lets you paper trade your strategy before you trade your account real time. thanks.

Hi, Here is my dilemma: I would like to get sponsored for the NASD Securities Series 7 and possibly also for the Series 63. It seems that certain firms offer sponsorship for these exams without you having to work for them. For example the following institution which calls itself the...

Panzerman, I am writing my own codes for my trading strategies in C++ and that's an excellent page on coding. Thanks for sharing. DG.

Right, and your point being?

I think not only ET but any other community online attracts invidividuals who want to just annoy others and tell a lot of lies. Internet is their playing ground, they feel they can say or do what they want. These individuals make up some fantasy stories about themselves and tell it to other...

Rule of thumb: Never trust something or someone whose name starts with "anal":D

If this is for real, write him a mock P/L sheet/or create on with a software and show him miserable returns. Then tell him you'll pay him 20% of that. :p Like Princessa said being impulsive is not only constrained to women. I have been working in the middle office execution for some years...

Guten Tag, Hier ist eine aus Frankfurt. Chameleontrader wie läuft es mit deiner Trading Room? Gruß,

There are two reasons why the trading volume is so low: 1) There aren't many market makers who quote ETF options on EUREX. Stock and fixed options are more liquid cause there are more market makers in those products. 2) Because of number 1) many traders are hesitant to trade ETF options on...

I was reading this the other day.... By MOHAMMED HADI JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TURN to the options market to position for moves in gold prices shouldn't prevent you from turning to the options market to position for moves in gold prices. Got that? For some time, stock traders have been...

I think this is the best suggestion so far. :p You can alternatively play the lotto.:)

Hi, I am at the crossroads right now. I am 32 yr old female, living in Germany, have worked in investment banking and hedge funds in the operations/back office/middle office departments as an FX/Futures/Options operations/middle office execution clerk. From day one I always wanted to get into...