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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    we are talking of US markets... If you don't believe then try the IB demo yourself and report your experiences. The software you can find here: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=tws If you need login uname and pw see the doc or just ask.
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    Today (Sunday) up +14k so far, mainly options (QQQQ, DIS, IBM, ...)
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    You can keep your money as you still have not understood that professionals and institutionals can trade in the said timeframe (ie. traders with a series 7 certificate etc.).
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    Option income strategies

    You collect premium upfront, not afterwards, ie. I think you use wrong terminology. You collect premium when you sell a call or sell a put without owning it yet.
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    Acct result so far: +22k (+4.4%) As said the two problem cases are indetermined yet because trading of these 2 options stopped unexpectedly. ie. a new dirty trick of the MMs. But never mind I own these options and they will continue trading again....
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    +22k
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    I hope the idiots finally understand that there is nearly 24h/7d trading possible in the US markets, but little boys don't get access to it, only professional traders and institutionals get access. That explains why the little boys even don't know anything about it and instead post some...
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    +15k, w/o counting the 2 problem cases mentioned. I'm sure they will bring me at least an additional 20k :-) Update: +18k :-) Update: +20k :-)
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    Some volumes of Saturday: BAC 97.5M shares CBL 2.9M shares GE 13.1M shares OXY 295K shares KIM 7M shares Read these texts to get an idea about "Extended Hours Trading": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_hours_trading http://invest-faq.com/cbc/trade-after-hours.html
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    Just for the record: I have bought GE JAN15'10 21 Put options and BAC JAN15'10 10 Call options Now after some hours they have suddenly stopped trading! No data coming in, also not for the other strikes of these options. Oh boy, these MM gangsters! They did it because I have in both a...
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    New Deal v2 -TARP for Small Businesses

    Some media has reported that the Obama administration is working on a project "TARP for Small Businesses". IMO the US needs ASAP a new "New Deal". http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_enterprise/2009/07/tarp-funds-opening-to-small-businesses.html " TARP Funds Opening to Small Businesses? By...
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    Debt to GDP ratio (country list)

    Remember the "outsourcing" hype to China and India some years ago? Now we see the result... :-(
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    I don't know for what reason the mod would do that. So I hope not. Otherwise I would be forced to go to Trade2Win... :-) And, I have also my own webserver on the net, although w/nearly nil content yet, but such an, IMO, unjust step would give me reason to change that... :-)
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    Debt to GDP ratio (country list)

    List of countries by public debt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt Explanation of "Debt to GDP ratio": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-to-GDP_ratio It seems, after Greece, that Italy and Belgium will be the next two countries in Europe with debt problems...
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    +7k as of now :-) Currently holding 9 positions worth about 130k in total.
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    BTW, the MM of JPM is the greediest MM I ever traded with yet.
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    This is of course only after negotiations (the MMs know what I mean), w/o negotiations I hold the position as long as I like.
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    BTW, everybody can make himself a MM of a stock if he has enough capital and knowledge. The MM buys a big number of shares when the price is low, and deals with it for a profit, ie. the usual biz in the markets, buy low - sell high, and repeat...
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    A new day, a new luck: +4k so far (in about 2hrs), but the day is long (24h), many things can happen...
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    Journal of trader um (aka traderum)

    You can think whatever you want. I wrote that I even make deals with the MMs. You maybe wonder how this is happening; ok, if I have packed the MM by his balls then I dictate him my price, soon or later he accepts it, otherwise he is blocked in the small range I've forced and switched him to...
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