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You must give it to the guy though, he is sponsoring a trader's forum where he is equally trying to recruit clients! It takes a lot of drive to be this ambitious and I applaud his enthusiasm and his success. But as to why grandma's, dentists and school teachers want to learn trading is beyond...

Thanks for the offer, but I don't feel I am in a position to teach or hold other's hands in any shape or form. I focus solely on performance instead of preaching.

I value transparency more than anything else really...but good to read that you are running a successful business for yourself and hopefully many of your clients.

There are at least 3 experienced vol traders here who may be able to advise/help in that case: destiro, taowave and newwurldmn.

Very interesting. How did the prop shop boys manage to build risk free trading models with futures? That's a terrific starting bloc...

How many active subscribers do you have if you don't mind me asking?

Is there any reason why you want to trade options in particular as an asset class? Edit: I would start with equities if I were you.

Why does everyone want to trade sentiment (i.e. volatility)? What happened to just buying stuff that is undervalued and selling at a premium? The most profitable sides of finance are the most boring I am afraid...

The equation is very simple: if you want locate (illiquid bonds, equities short, bankruptcy claims, funds secondaries...), You need to start using your phone daily.

I KR Prime is different than pro. How much money do you have?

And last one is BTIG TradeSave, another level here. But they require a few millions to open an account.

One more thing that comes to mind: IBKR Prime. It gives you direct access to the SLB (short locate) team. Those guys will work your order over the phone as well to find locate.

I heard wedbush has good locate. How about looking for a broker clearing with them?

It's fast enough for my needs actually...i don't trade that often.

Spending on birds is well beyond my risk limits :). I take it that Best's epicurean hedonism is not your game!

Say you are in a terrific position: you have figured out a reliable risk-adjusted approach that is netting you 7 figures a year. You know the tide will pull back at some point but feel euphoric nonetheless. You want to reward yourself. You love compounding but ask yourself why work hard to make...

BTIG TradeSave ?

Not sure that what you are saying is correct, or am I missing something? "Hello, Thank you for contacting us at OCC. You statement about T+2 is correct, though once the assignment process is complete, OCC is no longer involved. With that in mind, you’ll want to reach out to your trading...

Not sure if anyone is still following this thread - do let me know if you want to see similar posts as the above in the future (reports for June, July, etc...)

I did this earlier but have, on a few occasions, clicked on the confirmation screen mechanically without thinking twice about it. This usually happens the odd day when VIX spikes, news is out and an opportunity flashes all in the same time. I am now pinning a patch on the bid button using...