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Do cynics flock to forums or do forums make cynics?

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Publishing is now easier than ever and a good way to get noticed. There are internet resources where you can post articles that you write. Amazon.com makes it easy to self publish with just a PDF and/or a Kindle book. If you know any rich people, let them know what you are in to. Rich people...

Now you know, rale against it or exploit it. I'll spend my time on the latter.

You are qualified to make that judgement, how? Or is this an illustration of transference?

An algorithm does not imply mathematics whether applied well or not. It implies a procedure. The procedure may be based on mathematics or it may not. Market mathematics implemented in algorithms either applied mentally or by computer are a way of identifying market psychology and finding...

You are the OP. Reread your post. You mentioned mentoring several times. In fact it seems a major theme of your initiation of this thread.

I understood your comments to mean that random entry would succeed given enough time. If I misunderstood, than ignore my remarks.

How much do I charge? How much can you afford? Seriously, though, I want to avoid violating the forum policy regarding such matters. This is not the time or place to discuss such matters. I'm sorry you take my remarks with such cynicism. I tried to answer responsively and honestly. How my...

Profitable enough to impress some who know me. Profitable enough to get people to pay me for education, training and coaching (mentoring). I grant some scholarships on a need and enthusiasm basis, but I arrange it so everyone has some skin in the game. Not everyone who asks gets a scholarship.

On the other had some of us view it differently. I believe in the three stages of life principle: Learn, Earn and Return. Throughout life all three elements should get your energies. At my age, Return gets a lot of my attention. Mentoring some for free is my way of giving back. Those who...

Thanks. My bad. Typed response before engaging brain.

One further thought. An iron condor, a combination of a put spread and a call spread, provides an opportunity to mitigate losses on the side that goes against you by rolling the opposing side once or twice in addition to the original spread on that side. I have done this on several occasions...

The only non-pattern trading I've ever had any success with is credit spreads. Passage of time has not yet been reversed at a scale that would negate the inevitability of option expiration.

Who's seminar did you attend? If you would rather answer privately, kindly PM me. Thanks in advance.

A color is all I can come up with as well. I'm still new at collars and have not yet seen a collar that guaranteed me a win. Can't a collar be considered a spread along with it's underlying instrument? Always need to learn more.

Not all financial instrument derivatives meet your premise. Options, for example, have a finite life. Time wont help you when they expire.

Besides formulas, Excel supports a programming language, VBA. A very powerful and relatively easy tool to learn. I'm a software engineer, so I have an advantage. However, I've taught many a trader without programming experience some simple VBA stuff and away they go. Give it a try.

It seems a majority of posters on this forum do also. Or is it just me?

Well put.