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    Strange trade, a stub quote fill??

    Okay I was looking at T&S tape for the SPY Janurary 09, 2015 208 calls. At exactly 13:08:37 a trade crossed, 80 lot @ 1.33 per contract which is way out. The prints before it was .10 and after .10 Trade tape. So it was 80 cars @ .10 13:08:37 Then 80 cars @ 1.33 13:08:37 then 100 cars @ .10...
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    explain how to make profits in option market

    http://www.optionseducation.org Click on that link. Learn. Its free. You will get all your answers. They even offer a free number to answer your questions. Now tell me what industry offers such a free education and support? Talk to Options Professionals Questions about anything...
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    I was long US stocks since March 2009, now I am buying stock index put options....

    how far out? Also the FED will not do anything that will hurt its constituents, regardless of what the FED says or the media says to the public.
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    how do I compare vs Hedge funds etc???

    972K its my own money (split into two accounts TD and Etrade due to SIPC limits) I have zero interest managing anyone else's money. I don't think it would be scalable to a hedge fund. Yes this is with expenses (ie commissions etc..) Asset class is stock/options My worst draw down was 7-8% I...
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    how do I compare vs Hedge funds etc???

    My 5 year returns are 15.94 per year. Alpha of 2.23% Sharpe ratio of 1.57 VS S&P 500 13.54%
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    Wash sales question. rolling an option up one month

    I have a gain realized for this year in another account (Brokerage account B) and a unrealized gain in (account A) BUT its a covered call position that expires several months down. Can I close this covered call that's ITM and realize a loss, short a new one (Same strike) but one month...
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    Lets say we really default past the 17th. how does this impact joe six pack?

    If they service debt payments, will they be able to service all other payments (ie social security etc..) or will there be abrupt non payments? and will the non payments escalate if short term interest goes up?
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    Lets say we really default past the 17th. how does this impact joe six pack?

    okay so lets say interestpayments get paid out. what gets cut? social security payments? Something has to give. http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/archive/2011/20110517-Tue.html#anchor4aa28a8e-8075-11e0-b72c-c51383242534 Some have argued that the Treasury can manage...
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    is trading less riskier then starting a business?

    Trading is less risky than starting a business because with trading you can hedge risk with options and diversification (IE SPY and options trading)
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    Lets say we really default past the 17th. how does this impact joe six pack?

    Joe Six pack probably has no real idea whats going on, this is why you do not see people calling up people in congress and telling them to cut this out, or massive protests. So lets say on the 17th debt celling is not raised what happens? interest payments get missed? do all federal...
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    BBRY halted

    where are you getting this mythical 18 dollars a share? If that was the case Gordon Gekko would buy BBRY right now, liquidate it and sell assets off like he did with Blue Star.
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    Sold Deep OTM Puts that Became Deep ITM - let it assign or roll over?

    Curious what stock is it? If It is SPY I would take delivery of stock.
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    tape c securities halted by nasdaq.

    What happened was a legacy Novell 3.12 server running the Novell SNA gateway crashed. The SNA gateway communicates with a legacy IBM 360/195 mainframe that handles the displayed quotes for tape c.
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    NASDAQ is broken

    They fixed it. What happened was a legacy Novell 3.12 server running the Novell SNA gateway crashed. The SNA gateway communicates with a legacy IBM 360/195 mainframe that handles the displayed quotes for tape c.
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    What would happen if Americans go back to 1940s spending habits.

    Lets say they wake up one day and get tired of the Rat-race having to borrow and decide to spend 1940's style instead of how they spend today. So they decide a new low or no debt life, with some savings, a smaller more modest home, drive the same car for 8-12 years, no more shopertainment...
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    Would you let your 16 year old daughter go on a vacation with a 40 year old friend?

    Would you let your 16 year old daughter go on a one week trip with a 40 year old male friend of yours, both alone together on this vacation?
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    Naked calls expiring in the money

    naked calls are risky. infinite loss. You can end up naked wearing a barrel and suspenders.
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    Gartman says gold is going loooooower

    I do not see the point of owning this inert metal with little industrial use. It is primarily purchased to store in some vault never to be used for anything. So you have this cost to hold and insure something that pays no dividend and generates no economic output.
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    New FTI (Federal Terrorism Investigators) to be planned

    Wow this is insane, more duplication of efforts. Now FBI and now FTI and of course none will talk to each other because of turfwars and it will actually be worse. Why not get rid of all these agencies and just have one agency for everything? We have...
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    Sugar daddies paying for college degrees

    Actually that arrangement is the most capital efficient way to enter into a sexual relationship with a highly attractive and college educated young lady. Think about it, no strings attached, your assets are safe (ie no marriage/divorce risk) you get a fresh girl every time you tire of the old...
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