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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Some languages use different sounds e.g. in Polish there is only one clear sound for "a" or "e", that is why it is hard to explain the difference between "tan" and "ten" because speaking "system" does not practice such sounds during the life.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    You must be really language talented to get such results. I read the study showing that for most people, once they come to the US later than 9-12 years old, some foreign accent stays with them forever.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    This is what I have (short) from beginning of March.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    In general is contrarian. Puts normally should be more expensive and this is measured by put/call price ratio at the same distance from ATM. This means that if puts IV is high and IV calls is low, prevailing opinion is bearish and public is mostly wrong i.e. market may move higher.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Fluent Korean after 2 1/2 years ? Wow, this is impressive. I met people in the US with very limited English after 20+ years of living. Some people believe that fluency in an Asian language is a task for life.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    I estimate strenght of the trend watching corrections, so I am on your side. Cheap calls tell me that market has some more margin for little more surprise.
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    Well... it is not bad, but as I`ve been back here for 3 years now I feel that it`s time to go now. Besides expenses I have made few nice contacts within young investment industry here, so I publish option and trading articles here, take part in meetings and seminars etc.. Internet is...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    How about doctors, medical expenses, schools maybe ?
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    You need to speak French or Spanish. And service standards are much lower, especially in Spain. There is no use of English in Spain, big cities like Barcelona included. Subway in Paris still has no AC and summers are hot someytimes, but bullet trains..are just great. They are better than...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Wome...I mean restaurants are no longer cheap anywhere in the world due to women`s lib spreading internationally (Donna, don`t kill me, just kiddin`):D I lived in many places in my life so I can say - if your wife is from there, it would make everything much easier.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Norway is very specific nice country, but cold. We are planning to move down South Europe soon, which is actually a challenge, as you have to choose between Spain and France.
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    I was born in Poland, but lived in the US for many years. There is (lousy) state health care system here, but additional coverage starts from $200 a year :D This actually makes the biggest difference, as in the US i had to pay for my private plan. Car insurance is lower, and your average...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Cash, that actually was my problem when I lived in the US, but here it is relatively simple as most expenses are low. Another favorable factor is that my strategy is very consistent, so I keep high rate of profitable months (almost month-to-month is profitable), which makes everything...
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    I do it for living (CTA) but to not make it that optimistic, I live in Eastern Europe now to lower my expenses. Besides the fact I miss my NJ town and ocean very much, the plan works very well, as I have plenty of time here to complete and refine my methodology, nothing to say about...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Right, how about CoachThread index based on posts/hour average activity as contradictory volatility factor ? :D
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    Coach, right, similar not identical. But 130 SPY is not that far from ES 1300 ? Thus hypothetical unit contract SPY is 100*130=13000 while same ES is 50*1300=130000/2=65000. or ES/SPY=10 ESop/SPYop=50/100=0.5 10*0.5=5 Even with margin for...
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    As multiplier is 100, this makes them acutally smaller than ES - right ?
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    Vertical Spreads for Aggressive Growth

    Did you place stop order on the spread ?
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