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no way. just forget about it. no system might turn a profit based on a fixed set of parameters because the market is always changing. when i started developing my trading bots, a couple of years ago, i used massive loads of hi-frequency data to simulate and optimize my algos in several...

i am running a system that produces an approximate return of 2 points per day on average on the ES. but the DD is about 100 points though. i cant imagine a system that generates this sort of return without carrying substantial risks, otherwise it would already been invented, implemented and...

chit chat. how cares about % options expire worthless. move on to an interesting subject. this wont take anyone to anywhere.

real estate in prime locations, eg major business centers around the globe has been rewarding much better risk adjusted returns than any other asset class throughout the course of last century. id always recommend spreading the eggs across dif baskets in order to achieve the minimum variance...

almost half of that premium is pure cost of carry. in that sense buying this leaps is cheaper and safer than other alternative expiries. the only drawback is the possible takeover bid of the company, which would make the extrinsic value evaporate, but this a very unlikely scenario for goog.

not to mention the crox ceo. he knew what was coming. he read it here. :D

by 2010 any independent trader will have access to a first class bot engine that could be powered and tuned to compete against the big boys. the huge market that many are trying to tap is the application infrastructure that is needed to compete in the new scenario. since there are virtually an...

i am sure you were talking with the wrong person. dax options trade in the range of hundred thousands lots per day. huge revenue stream for eurex and exceptional trading vehicle for the major institutions throughout europe and abroad.

they are available, they trade with quite thin b/a spread and they are european options, that is, they cant be exercised prior to expiry. checkout www.eurexchange.com for further info.

neke why have you stopped using the automated strategies in the last couple of weeks? still with ninja? not happy with the code? problem with executions in options? care to to explain? thanks

eur/usd may hit 2.00 during 2008 if the us maintains its current account deficit policy while the fed slashes rates to overcome a sluggish economy and additional blowouts in the banking sector surface along the way. the euro might be on the verge of becoming the new undisputed world...

i use the flip of a coin method. it works on average 50% of the time.

that's right. long put + underlying = long call. in general terms, you're better off with the latter, cost wise.

trading the nasdaq fut is always better off than the ndx options on a daily time frame. in this tight time frames, on the long run, money is made or lost in slippage and comms, not in protecting against a potential major outlier. the slippage involved in trading in a and out ndx options on a...

ahh ok. now i see the difference.

it will only burst when almost everyone is convinced it wont.

if that's the case, then that's time to sell.

what a bunch of nice guys here. :D

some one needs to bail out some longs. :D

mymini please come back you've become one the best contrarian indicators in the marketplace. every time you buy with no stops, the market sells off. I am actually considering hiring your as a consultant. you're good. congrats.