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If you are going to sell something, just say it.

..derivatives like...options ?

Funny how everyone is afraid of market crashes and promoting movies about being broke while the market in the last six months went nowhere but up. By the way I was expecting this movie to make it to the kind of theaters that show documentaries, but it did not. I have to go my way out to see it...

so...? This is America People could have a free linux app on their pc instead the vast majority would rather buy windows because it is a bit simpler. Some traders write books, it does not mean that they are not good traders it is just a sure way to make money. If you are good at writing...

There are no questions that Apple is a much better PC. Its engineering is the best. A few days ago I bought a Dell XPS One ( all in one ) for $1600. ( The PC in the previous review) In my opinion the only all in one pc that can compete with Apple. The look is amazing...

Are you being funny or are you seriously expecting something else when you date a pornstar/stripper ?

Nowdays porn is mainstream and it is not like it used to be. Very few make an excellent living, usually the publishers ex Larry Flynt do. The majority is lucky with 75k per year, 50k or even 35k. Many will be happy with the 35k because of the quite amazing lifestyle that comes with it...

Funny how most people kinda of like to get something for nothing. Even if the OP were to disclose his strategy ( if he has one ) it would make absolutely no difference for most readers. Ultimately you have to find by yourself what works for you. No one, no forum, website, book, seminar...

My experience with other forums is positive, but here a lot of people seem angry. Now I gave up the idea of learning anything of value, I just come here to see people fighting.

In my opinion is a bad analogy. You want to know about the weather for a variery of reasons, but mostly to know what to wear if you take a trip somewhere or if you plan to do something outside like a party, maybe for the weekend. In the worst case scenario, you and your guests get wet. When...

Because if you buy options not only you need to identify a trend, but you need to be right also on the extent of the price move and the timing. If you are wrong in just one thing out of three you will lose money. There is also another little thing called volatility. That is when the undelying is...

It makes sense, however most option sellers are not very good at managing risk, so everything goes well untill that one single time when they give back everything they made. Last year I had a positive year and a lucky year since I was selling naked puts. One needs to have a mix of...

Couldn't agree more with you. Although everyone is different and different trading styles are for different people what works for me is strategic options selling ( still learning about it ). I am sure there are other trading styles that are just as good if not better. The thing is that...

ok, now we are clear. I explained my idea of edge....sooo what is yours of the edge "within yourself" ?

You are correct, I have no idea what you mean by edge "within yourself" however I doubt that is going to be as good as the edge of increasing probabilities to make money and managing risk. Please go ahead and tell me more about the edge "within yourself". I am curious too.

Not trying to be confrontational either, and English is not my first language but...the thread is about options then we started talking about what is an edge. My case and it is self explenatory if you read my posts is that when it comes to opinions, selling options has an edge. If I confused you...

...been trading a few years, there is a TON of stuff I can still learn, but I find kinda of ridiculous that some people still have the naiveness or arrogance to believe that they can "predict" what the market is going to do next.

I tried to give a definition of what I consider an edge when dealing with options. The edge "within yourself" is actually what YOU wrote when you first replied to my post. I was hoping you could define that, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Everyone is different. People might have a lot of different edges so there might be as many edges as people. But it is safe to say that having a high probability to make money and managing risk is a better edge then the edge "within yourself".

As spindr0 wrote we can talk about this for a long time, however I specifically disagree with you when it comes to buying/selling options. If the SPY index is selling at $87 and I sell a 2-3 months OTM naked puts at $67 there is an edge. I will make a bit of money if the index: 1) goes...