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Really? Old News? Factored in already? Remember subprime - first came to surface in MSM around mid 2007, markets then went higher then got a mention again then the markets started tanking The Greece problem was a partial cause of that dip in Feb, markets went higher again then the issue...

My bread and butter trading in the past while has been Iron Condors and Calendars/Double Calendars. Been working fine as I know how to adjust, roll, protect etc Now that the market has gone into this period of high vol its become obvious to me that selling vol and capturing some theta in this...

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article7133957.ece FEARS of further turbulence in the financial markets mounted yesterday as Spain was forced to bail out one of its biggest regional banks, adding to worries about the eurozone. Spain’s...

Well then you are in the wrong game - with that kind of record you should be hosting a segment on CNBC

Yeah I trade option spreads on the US markets and ASX too - mainly Iron condors and Calendars I usually place a trade each month, adjust and defend then rinse and repeat. I still trade the indicies, but usually just wait for good set ups and hold for larger moves. I loved daytrading and...

I'm living in Sydney and use to day trade ES and NQ, it nearly killed me as the hours just use to mess with your sleeping patterns. I now just do position trading through option spreads so it isn't as screen intensive

I hope you are right. Its one of the reasons I do like to keep a buffer on all trades so liquidation isn't a high probability

Liquidating a long put vert in a falling market - wow Im going with one of two theories 1) OP is a troll 2) IB's risk and liquidation engine is seriously flawed Both are very damaging to IB's rep so I hope to see a response from them PS - I am a satisfied IB customer

I've used that one before but you cannot just input in any numbers and have a play around - it also doesn't load the ASX option chains. If it had that functionality then it would be perfect

Ive been using the free version of Hoadley's option modelling software and it has done the job so far. I was going to purchase the full version but its only limited to a maximum of six legs Anyone know of any other options analysis software which is like Hoadleys but can do a more legs...

I cant believe I read the whole thread - its like watching and enjoying a car crash - I think Ive lost some brain cells too

CFD trading in Australia is the fastest growing area amongst retail traders. If you get direct access you can actually see your share CFD trades being traded in the ASX (real) market. So the CFD providers just make money on the cost of carry spread and brokerage. CFD's allow retail traders...

Can someone please define what trading by "price action" is? Is it just having a simple chart - candles, OHLC, line - just plain price and no squigley lines on it? Is it just watching the depth and price move - e.g. watching the bid offers and depth on ES? Does volume come into the picture?

Im just reading through some papers about ANN's http://works.bepress.com/bruce_vanstone/8/ In this paper there is a statement that got me thinking However, it is commonly accepted that discretionary traders produce better financial results [2]. [2]. Elder, A., Entries & Exits ...

Is it hard to find out if ones mortgage is on this MERS system? Would there be an increase in mortgage defaults where the homeowners choose not to pay if this news were to get into the main stream media?

http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/mers.php http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/business/27gret.html?_r=1 Im from Australia so I would like to hear some opinions from people in the USA If a bank cannot forclose on a MERS based loan then why bother to make repayments? Whoever then holds...

Since the majority of traders lose - shouldnt the rarest personality type be the most successful?

Makes sense - so much misallocation of capital in China and with the taps being turned off the Chinese are just using their great diplomacy to say F*** you to any foreign businesses Mish explains it well here - contains a good but bad quality 4min vid with Hugh Hendry showing all the empty...

From what I see on the test you just sell the first put just OTM? e.g. market closes @ 906 so you sell a 900 put, is this correct? Thanks

I had to pay to close out of some OTM calendars this week - so you can lose more than the initial debit on a calendar. I thought since the XJO is a cash settled index the intermonth spread risk was minimal - how wrong I was. I now know its just like trading a calendar based on two different...