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i don't think he said he's actually using this in his options class. he thinks it's a metaphor for being thorough, an unfortunate one . .. well if one uses this sort of imagery to describe what one's doing, this makes you wonder . . . whatever

why would anyone want to take options advice from an undercover proctologist?

spindr0, since when asking about one's education and professional background is considered an insult? ok, if you find the question insulting, i take my words back

Spindr0: So much for the pleasantries. What is your education and professional background?

spindr0, what is your education and professional background?

i thought the options section was for adequate people, people who actually THINK, not who let meubios think for them. so what are YOU doing here?

i have a very strong urge to kick you in the balls, but i saw a couple of your other posts and what you say makes sense, so i'm going to pass. plus there is a rebuttable presumption that pairs traders are clever. being long FCX doesn't make you clever per se (look at hidden agenda, who long...

re actual trading ideas. how about this: try to use your brains, for a change. an actual trading idea

closed the FCX bear put spread for a loss. the stock is not going anywhere, and i'm out of patience.

you just can't have this laissez-faire (also known as "f*ck it") attitude you may have in equities. if you put on an iron condor, you better watch it closely

mark is absolutely right. look, no offense, but you really have to use the search button. what works in the equities world, may not work in the options world. mark has just told you he may be looking at buying condors, and getting insurance with strangles. ok, fine . . . how does that...

george geis, business statistics (videocourse) excellent, easy-to-understand overview of key statistics and probability concepts, with application in business. highly recommended.

sounds too tricky to me, maybe i'm wrong. even if you're right on the concept 1) timing. the first question i would ask myself is: there are probably a lot of professional arbitrageurs who are watching the same ratio like hawks, and can jump in within milliseconds . .. can i do it faster, or...

Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager (The Teaching Company), Jules Schwartz Video course

Cat Staff Meeting by Seth MacFarlane. It's a cartoon, but every serious investor should be familiar with it. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

i have the edge, because i read the many interesting threads here, and i stay focus. i comply with the disipline, and i am have determination to stay focus, i control emotion and i make the technical analysis. i learn from market wizard, and now develop my own edge. i want to start hedge fund...

market wizard blow up because it no have money, and lie to the schager. wizard then go and take the money from people. it is deceive the naive trader, who pay wizard, and wizards is go and take naive trader salary, and spend on the marketing with the color brochure, and then go to roadshow and...

you got the wrong alphatrends www.alphatrends.net/ i don't like twitter that much, though, i think it sucks you into overtrading.

yep, there's some interesting stuff here . . . BUT the title of the thread is asking if this gives you any edge, i.e., any competitive advantage in the market "war" . . . i don't think so . . . and it's neither good, nor bad . . .it's just a source of information, some of it filtered by...

a great, honest thread! here's some audio stuff that i sometimes use, when dealing with difficult markets, or trying to create alpha in a more controlled way: arikiev.com/kiev_podcast.htm it often works for me, people may want to check it out. before you dismiss this kind of stuff...