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you did answer my question, sorry about that. just my focus is on vix-styled contract. hope you did what you said, short a nikkei straddle. you would be making money by now.

I see. Thanks for your info.

Q: Is there any Japanese version of VIX contract? A: Short N225 straddles @ SGX and you'll be selling volatility it's always frustrating when someone think they've given an answer, but in fact, they didn't quite read the question correctly.

yes, mr. obvious. i'm sure everyone knows that.

1% a week, which is about 3-5% a month. that's a good return % i would say. how about max % drawdown?? do you mind telling me?

how is that relevant to my first question?

is there any Japanese version of VIX contract??? ATM vol goes up to 60-70. OTM vol over 100. perfect opportunity to sell vol, but the question is how.

The site looks interesting. actually one of my friends mentioned such an idea a few years ago (obviously he doesn't know such a site exist). my questions were why do people want to pay to see your trades/portfolio (how good is your system? / is the track record credible?), and why do i want to...

in order to "trade for a living", i'm more concern with P&L volatility. that's one thing i'd like to discuss in this thread. i know i can make money, say in a 1-year time frame. but just being profitable is not enough. it needs to be profitable with low P&L volatility.

do you mind telling me your monthly return target???

BlackBison: what strategy do you trade?? just curious

i just wonder if there is anyone "swing trading stocks for a living", say with consistent profitability for at least 2-3 years???

how do you come up with 30% max drawdown??? seems a bit too much. even an index doesn't often correct over 30% for me, on month-on-month basis, i probably don't want to lose more than what i can make in a month. if i can make 3% a month, then i don't want to lose more than 3% a month...

US$50,000 a year.....just an indication. of course, different brokers have different target...

sometimes "market neutral" sounds good. people think they don't have to predict market direction to make money. but the truth is they need the market to "stay still" long enough to make money from premium decay, which doesn't happen too often. The market is always moving, either up or down...

does anyone know what is the best IV historical data download service (ease of use and pricing) for US indices & stocks?

i'm also interested in joining some trading group. i trade us stocks, typically holding period 1-5 days.

NoDoji, thanks for your sharing. another question i got is: when you teach people the way you trade, do you worry about giving away your edge??

there are some people who make a living by trading, and some people make a living by teaching others to trade, and some people doing both. i always wonder for those doing both, what is roughly the % breakdown of the two income sources. If there is such a guy out there, please give me some...

i started swing trading stocks a few months ago, typically holding the positions for 1 or 2 weeks. but recently i find that i tend to shorten the holding period to 1 day or less. right now, almost half of my trades are intraday trades. i wonder if anyone out there are also switching back...