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    Buying GOLD

    right, like the fed printing dollars and pumping them into the money market.
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    Buying GOLD

    The price action from monday and tuesday looks like a shake out as of now. The upper part of the channel that the price went back into is around 1575 I also think that if 1525 proves to be impenetrable, tuesdays lows will be busted
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    ZC October 10th DEC19-JUL20 Spread

    What is your plan if the spread widens instead of contracting?
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    My edge isn't what I thought it was

    I've been saying that, 'I don't know why they call it trading, they should call it waiting". Everyone sees the same chart you see, that is no edge. You have probably been just getting lucky. Trading & Exchanges by Larry Harris helped me recently. Trading smaller also has helped with confidence. GL
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    $400B repo market bailout

    Are dollars our largest export? Do tariffs ensure that they do not come back?
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    UBER

    Did he also buy 89k shares to be delta neutral? Maybe they are about to announce a special dividend to unload some of that Billions of dollars.
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    $400B repo market bailout

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/money-and-banking/federal-reserve/v/quantitative-easing The Inflation Machine does not have to ask permission. Maybe a better question would be, What are they buying? Direct inflation, printing dollars and sending it out into the...
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    The rent is too damn high... So some SF businesses are buying their own buildings

    If bureaucrat is buying, is that a signal for the worst time to buy?
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    Profits in futures front month to back month relationship?

    The front-month future converges with the index at expiration. This convergence creates a divergence with the back-month futures.
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    CRUDE!

    US Inventories are on the low side too. Lowest amount since Oct. 2018.
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    Naming of Winged Spreads

    Short or Long is in relation to the net Debit or Credit of the position? Where it is setup in relation to the money determines whether it is Iron or not? All the legs of the spread have to be OTM to be considered Iron?
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    Position Greeks

    For example 1) I have positive delta options sold and negative delta options sold. The combination would look like this? Sold call delta .371 + Sold put delta -.245 Positition delta = -.126 ? 2) I have negative delta option bought and negative delta option sold. Bought put delta -.279 + sold...
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    Hedging Vega

    Thank you for the insight. I was just looking for something to hedge volatility in a similar way to hedging delta. I would like to buy options from a Vega-neutral position. Volatility goes down, I'm covered. Volatility goes up, I gain the additional Vega from the opening position.
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    Hedging Vega

    If you are unsure about the answers, just wait a bit, someone smart will teach us something. I'm trying to hedge Vega while having exposure to direction... If I think volatility is high, but would like to buy options for directional exposure, I do not want to get crushed when the volatility falls.
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    Hedging Vega

    Is there a Dow Volatility Futures contract?
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    Hedging Vega

    Can I have some ideas about how to hedge Vega of Dow index options (DIA) Futures or Options. Hedge ratios. Thanks
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    China Takes Back Giant Pandas From San Diego Zoo Amid Bitter Trade War

    Rumors can also be true stories portrayed in a fashion that causes traders to misinterpret it.
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    How Newton discovered gravity

    Classic Contrary Opinion Method. Dow Theory
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    China Takes Back Giant Pandas From San Diego Zoo Amid Bitter Trade War

    Is this what you call Rumormongering?
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    What are some (illegal) tricks that market makers use?

    Trading inside information is illegal Market Makers trade their own account right? What are they really obligated to do? Are we talking about Obligations vs. Privileges arranged by the exchange?
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