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    *He* sells $1B OTC R/R

    Buffett? Well kingy asked me to look at the stock price... and the only thing around $30 with significant chatter is JPM... hence my guess Dimon... Wow this conversation really sieves out the professionals from the amateurs... :p
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    *He* sells $1B OTC R/R

    Dimon?
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    *He* sells $1B OTC R/R

    Who is he?
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    Most importantly they've believed in their product and have been having a ton of fun while doing so... Very aggressive too...
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    I ran a small business (of sorts). I tutored math and Physics with some "employees" (basically underpaid freshmen... I was 2nd year..) . Had over 40 students at one point- half immigrant kids whose parents wanted them to be doctors and engineers and half Canadian kids who simply sucked. But...
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    I'm not too worried on the "quant" front because most new analysts going into a trading floor have a direct master of finance which isn't quite a full masters degree in mathematics. I was wondering if these prop firms provide a sound quantitative training. I am not sure if a firm that has no...
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    Kingyppo- I'm West. Oil. Stampede city... I tried the CFA. After having done some pretty nasty abstract math, I tried for a CFA. My classmate in my math finance class who was pretty much a friggin genius walked out after the first half on Level 1. It was hilarious. All the biz school students...
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    My option trades

    Unrelated: This is some funny stuff http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hot-waitress-economic-indicator.asp#axzz1vYHgvrI1
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    It's also dependent on competition in your local area (NYC is FIERCE I can imagine) but where I come from, I got into Interviews with CIBC World Markets, TD and Goldman up to second round. I couldn't make it past second because I didn't know much finance itself (they were mostly I banking...
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    My option trades

    Reminds me of the scene in the young frankenstein with gene wilder where he asks his assistant for the name of the dead body and he replies "oh it was Mr Normal... something.... Mr. A.B. Normal" HILARITY ENSUES
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    Since you have reading difficulties, I can't help you. I didn't describe myself as cool. What I felt was cool, I did. I even thought it was cool to volunteer with mentally retarded kids and teaching English to an old German immigrant with a bunch of friends but that's just me. I pity your...
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    Bull Call Spreads vs. Bull Put Spreads

    I can see my local indian restaurant from my living room. It's a 5 minute walk. Quite wonderful. I make it a point to order something from there once a month. wow this thread has nothing to do with Call Spreads anymore...LOL
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    Wow and I always thought a 3.3 was good enough... But depends how you got your GPA too. I knew dozens of 3.9 ers from business school who couldn't sell a dime for a penny. So while GPA does reflect a stronger work ethic and better intelligence, it is by no means the absolute. Whenever my...
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    Bull Call Spreads vs. Bull Put Spreads

    Wow you guys' conversation makes me want to just forget my student loans and use that money to pack a trip to Europe... the loans will wait... not that much anyway Currently savin up for a trip to Egypt. Buddy's gettin married there... should be fun up in Alexandria with all the Russian...
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    Bull Call Spreads vs. Bull Put Spreads

    I was gonna call shotgun but doobs beat me to it. *raises hand* Can I be # 3 atticus? Wow you guys are way too suave with your drinks. I'm still shootin jagers and tequila...
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    ITM Put Which Is Not Exercised At Expiration

    Actually I had a question on this too. If you choose not to exercise (like with IB where you have that option straight from the platform itself) what happens? Do you lose all your debit or do they net the difference between what you paid and the final expiration day price of the option and...
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    Bull Call Spreads vs. Bull Put Spreads

    How about you change it as: I used to be an imbecile as ForexForex to I am a great or an equally retarded imbecile as qqqoptions
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    My option trades

    Yeah but unlike your blowup with GMCR, they were small losses http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=238332
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    My option trades

    Like I did with my SPX flies just recently...
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    Documents Show How Goldman Engaged in 'Naked Short Selling'

    A conversion is easy to understand. Call Put parity Call + Strike Price= Put+Stock interest rates aren't considered assuming it's short time horizon trade google conversion and reversion... it's pretty simple really
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