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I realize this is a pretty basic question and requires some homework - but I'm just looking for a bit of general guidance here. Are there certain sectors or industries that typically have an inverse relationship to the SP500? Are there certain stocks you follow that don't correlate with the...

Jack is an idiot at best. His postings are beyond ridiculous.

http://www.touchscreenlaptop.org/ :D

...better yet, how did he find a pay phone?

Shouldn't the bigger question be whether success in trading stocks or options is a myth or a fact (half kidding)? I have little to no experience in either but it strikes me (no pun intended) that short of true arbitrage - the instrument doesn't make much difference. Either you can trade or...

12B profit is great! Does anyone know when we can expect the checks for our share?

Double post - sorry.

As spindr0 points out, you'll need to go through various iterations to back out the IV values given your BSM equation. It cannot be solved analytically. This can be done manually using the calculator - take the call price and keep changing the IV until your calculator price matches that of...

Do you have something like this in mind? http://www.hoadley.net/options/optiongraphs.aspx?divs=Y

...don't forget the bucket of fried chicken:p

"The 21,000 transactions in 11 initiatives included the money-market plan Cunningham helped devise, known as the AMLF, short for its 10-word formal name, the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility." ...haha, what a ridiculous name.

Thanks, and agreed the conspiracy theorists will have their reasons - my guess would be it's a function of their risk management system, but I have nothing to base that on.

What is the benefit of this practice for IB?

Cliff notes? What's the backstory here?

Aliens bail-out Planet Earth?

Well, you've seemingly accomplished the impossible - congratulations. ...and if you're indeed correct about the recluse phase, you should probably lay low for a while, can't imagine you're too far from the top of his list.

I don't think this is appropriate. For one, nitro is trying something and he deserves credit for that, and for putting himself out there. Second, trying to build a perpetual motion machine, even with the prior knowledge that it's impossible, may not be a wasted effort as much can be learned...

Timeframe is given if you look at the dates of those prices - the 1.5 -> 55 runup took slightly longer than the fall from 150 iirc.

It depends. Can I choose both?

As much as I think ZH misrepresents and often provides bogus analysis, they do link to some interesting research every once in a while. These are a few pieces which reference some GS Research (ironically one came out just this morning on the subject). The article I was originally thinking...