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Terrible traffic out of Vegas and into LA. I've made that drive many times (from Santa Monica) and don't think I've ever made it without seeing a terrible accident on the 15. That has to be one of the most dangerous roads out there. Somehow Don, I find it hard to believe that your grandma...

When was the last time you made it to the beach from Vegas in 3.5 hours.....in the 60's?

Wow....all this from a TX kid. Where are your roots, son?

Holy cow!!! You're 74 years old? :p

Don't let JA hear that.....she may get mad at you :eek:

BTW Mav, I would have to disagree. I think that was flat out wrong. Does it make you feel good to act like a big shot when you are hiding behind a computer. I hope that translates to better trading for you, but I doubt it. Big egos tend to bite traders in the ass (just to stick with your...

John, You can argue till you're blue in the face about how debit/credit spreads are the same. The only way that people will make money trading is if the their system matches their personality. That is a much more important concept, as far as I'm concerned. If you are worried about black...

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Futures pretty much always lead the cash. Someone else can explain the reasoning if you are confused about why.

Joetrader is spot on. You are not allowed to pay fees to anyone besides a B/D. You could, however, hire the marketer and pay them as an employee. I'm sure that there are some other ways to work it too, but I would definitely talk to your legal firm first.

For those of you that are set-up as CTA's or HF's already, and you have a short but solid track record, feel free to PM me with some more info. I have several friends that raise capital for smaller CTA's and HF's that I may be able to put you in touch with. I'm not just going to send anyone...

Where is their JBO located? I assume that's the set-up. And what software are they providing? The website leaves me hanging in suspense.:p

This is considerably off topic, but after following a great thread by Bolter on Market Profile I had a thought (scary, but true). I was wondering if anyone has noticed any correlation between cumulative volume/market profiles and likely expiration prices. Could this possibly help in choosing...

LOL....must be practicing for your Oscar speech.

They don't call it the land of smiles for nothing. :) I think that it is actually sad in many 3rd world countries that young girls get sold into the trade. I don't believe in gov't regulation, but think that the old desperate sick bastids that need to go to a 3rd world country to get laid...

Bolter, Curious at to what a tight stop is for you? 1 point? Would you have been stopped out on the ES this morning had you bought the 1288.50? It may be a little premature (can't say I've never been accused of that before :p ), but I will really be sad to see you leave this thread. You...

Bolter, This journal has turned out really well. Not even a pissing match, yet :D I have been checking out MarketDelta's free 30 day trial, and think that you could probably use their software to greatly enhance your current use of MP. With your knowledge, I imagine you could make...

Thanks for the reply. I'll look at this stuff a bit more when I get back from Cabo (leaving tomorrow morning), or while I'm there if my laptop will work out at sea with fish guts and cervesa spilled all over it! :cool:

Got it. As much as you wanted to make this as simple as possible, there's always discretion. :p Any possibility of buying straddles into earnings on low IV/stat vol to combine with these, or just a bleed to death proposition? I mostly trade index options, so haven't spent much time looking...

Risk- You may have addressed this earlier in the thread, but does it matter to you about earnings reports/announcements? I know that that is when you are going to have the off the charts IV, but it just seems a bit like russian roulette holding naked straddles through earnings. The...