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They're talking discount to fair value rather than an absolute premium/discount to the index price. Fair value takes into account costs of cashflows to hold/short stocks and dividends.

Buy T Bills or some kind of bond ETF. You'll get the current yield minus commissions. Of course, this will affect your buying power for trading if your balance isn't in cash.

What are your real-time trading stats so far?

Maybe you can make up a pool of some sort. Or just broker it to a junk debt buyer without actually taking posesssion of it yourself. Don't they go for 10% or less on the dollar?

Hosting is so cheap now I can't imagine any good reason not to outsource email servers. Traveler

If your system is that great you shouldn't be looking to dilute it for extra capital. Go for as much leverage as your risk tolerance will allow. If it is equity trading a prop firm is the way to go. For futures margins you'll need to just raise more cash. If you can't borrow any more then...

Bearbelly, I too am a believer but could also use the encouragement and inspiration of seeing a p&l of even one day. It takes on an almost religious vibe when you are asked to rely on faith rather than something tangible you can see. On the other hand, Jack has really nothing to gain other...

It won't affect the monthly cashflow, but keep in mind real rates (rate - inflation) are pretty darn low now depending on how you measure the inflation rate. Traveler

Austin, Why not just start doing 100 lot trades and keep the your edge to yourself? Selling your edge is going to cut into your profits, isn't it?

Maybe the MM isn't laying it off since they expect the customer paper to all be losers?

It's fun to argue about, and I feel a little discriminated, but other than that I don't really care whether I can marry or not. I have a long-term partner and we have 90% of the benefits of a hetero marriage created through contracts. We own property together, named each other in our wills...

The poster is right. If this place lets you short the high-yield pair at 100-1 leverage without paying the interest, they are going to go broke. Or spare themselves going broke by not paying winners. These shops are not much different than the offshore online casinos I play against. Traveler

I have a dumb question. When you're talking about overnight leverage, is this just the risk-based component? You pay brokers call on the entire debit balance since the securities have to be paid for, right?

I'm the world's worst real estate investor and I own three houses right now that comprise 50% of my net worth. Sell!

Ok, you got me on the nowhere part. Should have read 'Nowhere in the US' I don't really have an axe to grind against polygamy. I just have a problem with opponents of gay marriage changing the scope of the argument as a defense tactic. They are separate issues. You are debating the number of...

The conservatives use the floodgate argument all the time as an excuse against allowing civil unions aka gay marriage. Just because you make one reasonable change to the law doesn't mean you have to make any other changes. All we want is the same treatment that straight married couples get...

Unless you have the holy grail, you are going to have to take on some risk. Find a way to make 10% a year then apply 5-1 leverage to it. If it goes bad on you the whole wad is gone. Traveler

I think 2x is a good multiplier for self-employed vs. job. You have to make more $$$ to account for lack of benefits and job security plus risk of loss.

I'm not a trader but I did have the exact same situation as a professional gambler. In 2002 I had a full-time job in an unrelated industry. Basically, I had been working my ass off on night and weekends (sometimes on the boss's dime) for the previous 4 years until I had enough skill to make...

OPM on a hedge fund deal doesn't come with any downside risk. Just the loss on your personal investment in the fund and getting fired by your investors if you lose. It is this free option that makes it valuable. If your performance were a sure thing leverage it yourself and keep all the...