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    Volatility Short

    Yes, i wouldnt want to be caught in an outlier. So if say, a stock goes up 50% after earnings and you are short volatilty, you lose your shirt right?
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    Long Vega and Long Theta

    Hey samer can you give an example of an options trade and what you want to accomplish?
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    Volatility Short

    How often does this work - going short volatility for earnings/announcements?
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    PCLN Options

    Yah man, I know what you mean, I got in on those 480 calls 6 months ago, now im up 60 million dollars! Not that much really.
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    PCLN Options

    Anyone get in on this? I skipped it, didn't like the odds. What was your trade, if you did?
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    MARCH 85's CALL COSTCO

    They are selling a basket of 1000 stock options for the price of 700 at Costco, you know, quantity discounts.
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    options charts/historical price information

    Hi guys, where is the best place to get charts for historical options prices?
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    Earnings: IC vs Short Strangle

    Hey guys, where would I find information on FDA announcements like VVUS?
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    Option Monster paid serivice

    Does anyone follow the recs of OptionMonster? I can imagine this service is pretty crowded since its on TV.
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    WTS Prop - $79 monthly fee?

    SgtSlottter, where you trade?
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    Best Options Broker - For spreads

    Hey guys have any of you tried Options Express? What is the best options broker for call/put spreads? What are the commissions like?
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    Need Prop Firm for Overnights - Mostly

    Hey guys I need a prop firm for overnights, mostly. I trade from home only so I cannot go to a desk. What is the minimum capital contribution? What is the leverage allowed? I have a Series 7 but its expired. Am NYC based but I don't care where the firm is located.
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    Chances of Negative 100%?

    Lets say there is a 10% chance of a 50% drawdown in each system. 50% is also the max drawdown.
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    Chances of Negative 100%?

    If you have two automated systems, both with max drawdown of 50%, and you have a perfect 0 correlation, if you double up and trade them with a 2:1 leverage what are the chances of you blowing out your account statistically?
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    How do I backtest an idea?

    I am new to automated trading (but have some programming experience). I have a trading concept based on a few favorite indicators of mine, price, RSI, volume, moving averages and so on. What I'd like to do is backtest my idea on a universe of all stocks trading on an exchange for an...
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    What is the best solution to:

    Hey did you figure out how to do this? I'd like to accomplish something similar. I need to scan through a list of every stock that trades on a certain exchange every so often.
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    Prop firms that enable longer term trading?

    Hey Don, how many of these 30 to 1 types blow out their accounts just out of curiosity?
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    ECN Fees at Prop Firms

    What kind of a deal should I be looking for in terms of ECN charges and rebates from a prop firm? Interactive Brokers has these charges listed on their site: NASDAQ >= $1.00 per share $0.0023 ($0.0022) NASDAQ < $1.00 per share Trade Value * 0.003 Trade Value * (0.0025)...
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    ECN Fees at Prop Firms

    What if you enter a market order, is this adding or taking away liquidity or neither?
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    ECN Fees at Prop Firms

    Are ECN fees generally also paid by the trader or by the prop firm? Are they typically included in the per share price to the trader?
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