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I posted a number of months ago under this thread title. I have been off this board for quite some time. But, have stopped by now and then - but not often. I have never stopped trading. When I first started trading options, I got a lot of good feedback. Other's said I didn't have enough...

I am not an expert. I do have a undergraduate business degree. I do read the Economist, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times among other publications. However, I am not speaking from a perspective of expertise. But, if China cuts back on buying our long bonds, isn't their going to be hell...

I looked at IB. But, their customer service is geared torward the professional and sophisticated. Whereas, TOS's customer service is geared torward the retail trader like me.

I am almost completely in cash at the moment, because I am moving my account from E*Trade to Thinkorswim.

Richard, as always I regard your comments as being prudent and wise in the area of trading and risk management. I too I am learning from others just by reading their posts. Some of them in my opinion have as much knowledge and ability as the published authors often mentioned, they just...

On the other hand. . . This begs a question I have had in my mind for a while. It is a question mainly directed to those of you who are independent investors, have been at a while and done well over a period of time. The question targeted to the sole proprietors, so to speak and less to...

This the one I got lucky on.

Maybe I won't be able to either. But, within limits, I am going to give it a shot. John

A quiz while I am metaphorically in the first week (poetic license) of Options 101! OK, I'll take a crack at it. #1. If one is relying solely on market timing, then I would think one is better off trading the underlying only. With options one needs to understand the principles implied...

Actually as far as KCI goes I've looked at some horizontal spreads and they don't look too bad right now. I haven't traded any though.

Eliot, thanks. Yes, except for a $250 just for fun bet on two OTM long calls I was out. What happened yesterday, was exactly what some of you were warning could happen. John

Rallymode, et. al. I haven't gone away - lost my money or anything. I just am reading the thread you posted. I find it very interesting. I am only on page 31 and it goes to 141. I am going to read it all. I pay particular attention to the common themes of the successful traders. They...

I have read this quote a few more times. It reinforces what I said before how much sense it makes. But, I want to look at and understand it in the context of Riskarb's Arb's fly to conversion: I quote: "Simple to follow journal of vanilla equity and equity index short combo to iron...

One of the other posters on this thread suggested a trade with KCI and used pps. In that context it was "price per share." Actually, if I made the trade as he suggested, I would have made money. In any case Rallymode and MoMoney have given me some home work this weekend. :) I am out of...

Momoney, Makes perfect sense. You compose very well, even a beginner like me can understand your posts. Keep those cards and letters comming. Thanks!!

Models, deltas, gamma's et. al. don't mean a thing when one when everything is contingent on the outcome of a trial. I know that. That is why I said in a previous post, I will think twice about ever putting myself in this position again.

Thanks. This is the kind of comments I am looking for. But, I will take what you say, research, evaluate it and get back to you. But, it won't be before the weekend, maybe after. I am traveling and when I am at home I get a comment or two about sitting in front of my computer screen Don't...

Optionvue5. Expensive. But worth it. I didn't go after fat preimums. By fat premimums without looking at IV at compared to SV, I was saying this is a bad sell strategy. I went to stocks at the time where the IV exceeded the SV by a substantial amount. I didn't expect IV to go much higher.

I said I sold, today, I meant bought to close of course.