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  1. K

    trading the XDE.. the Euro...

    I am. But only for educational purposes. This market is (or so I've heard) notoriously efficient but I would not have any edge in any other market anyway. The comissions seem to be low enough to allow me to test concepts like delta hedging for example without risking a big account or spending a...
  2. K

    Option Liquidity formula ??

    fwiw (as I'm a total newb ) in a recent academic paper I've read, the authors seem to favor bid/ask spread over volume or OI. So they use something like: IL = (ask price - bid price) / mid price Also volume by itself is not a reliable indicator of liquidity and you need for example to take...
  3. K

    So, since index volatiliy is trading richly...

    Cool, thanks. I've read the top header of his chart but wasn't sure.
  4. K

    So, since index volatiliy is trading richly...

    First excuse my noobness. Looking at babutime's attached diagram it has reminded me a post that has confused me about comparing HV/RV: http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=77678 Poster acastaldo seems to me to confirm that calulated HV is lagging behind IV and a better...
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