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    Prop firms in SF Bay Area?

    VTrader
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    "I Am A Market Maker"--The Quote

    You are kind of like the Jack Hershey of the options forum. There I said it. Thats it, I invoked Hershey, this thread is over.
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    "I Am A Market Maker"--The Quote

    Please do not feed the troll.
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    Need advice against widening of spread

    What he said.
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    Need to pay tax for options income?

    If you are an American you pay income tax on every form of income worldwide. This includes income from options, futures, forex, guns, drugs, smuggling, gambling, and acts of god. For an American, if you have to ask, the answer is "yes". The type of tax paid depends on your tax status with the...
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    market making

    Interactive Brokers
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    Failed Trading. Poker Success.

    Sorry that you could not make it as a trader. You seem like a nice enough guy, so I will tell you the three biggest holes in your game as presented on your web site: 1. You raise different hands differently This gives skilled players information about your hands for free. 2. You...
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    So who's still beating it with butterflies/condors?

    You are just another troll trying to kick the hive under an alias. We get it. No one here feels compelled to knock down your little straw men. RIP thread, RIP.
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    So who's still beating it with butterflies/condors?

    Your post does not warrant a sensible reply. Have fun storming the castle!
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    So who's still beating it with butterflies/condors?

    Butterflies are still working over here, profitable the last 4 months in a row. Without a lengthy narrative too. Do your homework next time.
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    OptionVue vs ToS

    Why did you resuscitate this ancient thread? PS: The rumor is that OptionVue is starting a brokerage of their own similar to ToS or Tradestation.
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    Deciding on a Backtesting and Trading Platform

    Yes it can easily be used to backtest a trading strategy. I use R every day.
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    Deciding on a Backtesting and Trading Platform

    I recommend the R environment with RMetrics. The R language is simple, powerful, and totally free.
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    Prop firm money managers

    You must have just missed the guy in the other thread selling naked VIX calls.
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    Does this type of thing go on

    Piggy-backing would increase your edge. It happens.
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    Calling all Vix Specialists

    None of the above. The VIX is calculated using the weighted short and long term implied volatilities of out-of-the-money SPX index options. The calculation is sensitive to both price changes in the SPX and the individual index options.
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    How to Raise Capital?

    You are going to need an audited track record to raise capital from anyone other than friends and family.
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    Index Arbitrage

    http://www.nuclearphynance.com/User%20Files/2/Dispersion%20-%20A%20guide%20for%20the%20clueless%201.1.pdf
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    Give advice to a young buck...

    Stop making excuses and go to grad school. Your ROI will be higher, and the markets will still be there when you are done. You can thank me later, and I do accept PayPal.
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