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The firm I worked for on the CBOE loved the naked combos too....but when they went wrong....they were DISASTERS!!! My favorite.... backspreads....too bad I don't have the kind of cap I had in those days....an event like sept. 11....could have retired rich. Naked combos would have been killers...

I think she is great....her comments right before the opening bell are so wrong so often, you can make a nice living just by fading her!

I can tell you that on Nov 19, 1987, options market makers got clobbered as well in MANY instances. The volitility made the numbers just crazy. Calls went up as the market went down in many time frames that day. Trades were still being settled between MMs in the bathrooms and lounges and...

I understand the problems you encounted with options. However, it is important to understand that the instances you cite are not what I would consider "tradeable". They are risky, and they do not give you much of a fighting chance.....(compensated for by unlimited upside on the purchase...but...

How true....going to play golf and ENJOY my life right now. Good luck all!!!!!!! (BTW, I was a widower at a VERY young age....we really are here only for the "moment")

I have one inarguable belief: IT IS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS!

Yes, I agree with this. I also am confident that the market will continue to fluctuate.

I too do not understand your question...if there is one. I was at the IBM post on the CBOE for a while. Tell me what you want to know.

hey chas... Tried to PM you...your mailbox is full. Is it because you can't keep up with the fan mail? Signed: Big Fan:) PS: if this is the case, my daughter can use another internship....working now at the Sun Sentinal, but hey....2 jobs (non paying) are better than one....just keep her...

I'll be back........Terminator 1:2

I need those 300 pts. on the NDX....probably IS 2 much 2 ask..especially since I need it by tomorrow's close:( Chas, you have vindicated me...thank you!!!

Well, they blame for the bad...maybe I am the devil then? I know I am to the kids!

You are right...can't hurt...gotta cover all the bases! Glad to know I still don't need a clue though. Hate to have to change everything all at once! And ALSO..high enough? There is such a thing? And the blame thing.....that I can take. Hell, my kids blame me, my wife blames me. My...

Thanks pal....all we can do is try! By the way, does this mean I am not supposed to pray for my trades to go my way anymore? Do I wish upon a star now? How does this work exactly? Am I expected to actually know what I am doing from here on in? I will be on my own? I am feeling lonely already...

I read everything here, and have decided to become an atheist. And God willing, I will be proven to be right!:)

Chas...you laugh at me...AND post naked pictures of my wife here!!! Where is your sense of decency? GET RELIGION MY SON!!

worked on cbot....you wouldn't know one pit at one exchange from another. they have some grains in display cases behing glass. other than that, you wouldn't know what they were trading other than the signs on the posting boards. the CBOE is actually part of the CBOT. I seldom crossed over to...

See what I mean? Some questions are just impossible to answer!! :)

If I started this thread (which I did), can I stop it? If so, tell me how. Should I begin a new one on POLITICS so we can get away from RELIGION? These argument can go on forever, and if any of you think you will prove your point, well then you will have accomplished what has never been...

CNBC is not really a factor one way or the other....EXCEPT WHEN BOB PISANI OPENS HIS MOUTH!!!! Then we all get nauseated and positions go against us, long and short, at the same time (see thread on superstition) Gotta go for the mute button fast! We even tried to call CNBC to ask what his...