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    Simplex Investments in Chicago?

    Isn't Simplex somehow affiliated w/TOS???
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    Question about health insurance for full time trader

    I have found this very helpful and have purchased health insurance through them is the past. http://www.tnhis.com/statebystateguide.htm I live in NJ. Every private plan, depending on coverage options, pays the same high rate but no one is penalized for pre-existing conditions. This works well...
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    YAHOO SHARE PRICE ON MONDAY? 20 dollars??? 15???? WAAAHHHHH!!!!!

    Good thing yahoo shareholders are protected by that poison pill.
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    Best practices for determining when a move is exhausted

    adx(14) crossing below 40
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    What, no Black Monday thread?

    Key reversals on the weekly charts of NDX and RUT RSI(5) > 70 on the vix No bulls in sight. Make your bets..........
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    Rick santelli is a fighter of the truth

    When you watch CNBC, you become the product which CNBC delivers to it's paying customers, it's advertisers.
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    Mccain on PPT - LMAO

    roflmfaopmp
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    A Fortune in Selling Naked Call Options (w/Martingale)

    I sold naked puts and calls on spx for 3 years rolling up/down, out and increasing size. It yielded about 1% per month from 2002 thru 2005. Then I read Natenburg and shut that crap down in a hurry. I consider myself very LUCKY to not blow out my account. I could't get naked selling out of my...
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    IB unbundled NYSE fees are wrong starting 10/1/07

    IB corrected my commissions via a credit this week. Now if they would only move on my pm approval that has been pending for 2 weeks, I'd be thrilled.
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    qqqq iv

    I opened the position Monday, long 30 qqqq oct 52 puts @ 1.45, I rebalanced every 100 deltas. My FIFO P/L on the qqqq's is 204.27, MTM P/L on the qqqq's is (367.00), MTM P/L on the puts is 730.27. Therefore, I am up $567.54 on an initial outlay of $4350.00. Risk was obviously only a small...
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    qqqq iv

    I don't usually trade options on an underlying as uber-liquid as qqqq. I agree with you and probably should have looked at the calls closer on the qqqq. My experience on less liquid equity options is that the puts give a little more gamma per theta. Possibly due to market conditions at that...
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    qqqq iv

    I haven't tried the short stock+long stock order functionality on tws. I'm going to give it a try next position. I have rolled strikes when using straddles but recall getting hammered on bid/ask. Looks like I'll get some stat vol this morning. Your comments are really appreciated.
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    qqqq iv

    I do a quick and dirty, back of the envelope calculation when selecting put vs call and selection of strike. I look for the highest gamma divide by theta. Not very elegant but it has worked for me in the past. I'll go with something not too far out of the money. Today I went w/ 52 puts. I really...
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    qqqq iv

    IV on the qqqq's looks low, looks like itm puts selling for 16.45%. I may give it a go and scalp gamma's. Any thoughts??
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    Dow Options

    thanks
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    Dow Options

    Is djx the largest sized dow options product???
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    Can I open 5 Roth iras for $1000 each at one broker?

    charged or charged and convicted???
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    taxes

    Are vix options sections 1256 contracts??
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    taxes

    Are distributions from a Roth IRA subject to the AMT???
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    Possibly in over my head

    How is this trade working out??? Did you take any action??
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