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I've been trading many ZI's for my clients, good fills in the spot month, lower margins vs COMEX, electronic fills don't keep you guessing if the pit filled you or not, always use limit orders.

By my information, the ETF is not officially approved, only rule changes have been approved to pave the way for its approval, this is not done yet.

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What abou this scenario: I buy some straddles, counter party sells them underlying whips back and forth over and over I buy and sell underlying against my long gamma, make $ Seller of straddle does nothing, colledcts premium At expiration we have both made $ This happens frequently

Good luck on that strategy...lucky does not equal talented over the long term. Long Vol = $ over next year ACE, Ansbacher, etc good bye

As a trader, I always wondered how much managed futures brokers made, now working for a CTA, I know. My question is, how do you get paid and what do you share with the CTA? Also, how/when can you charge a load on a a CTA fund? Any other info would be great.

As an ex MM on the Amex and CBOE the greeks were essential. As a speculator they are not so important for directional plays and even vol spreads when they do not involve much capital...the geeks will dispute this as they love their programs that do not involve emotion...check out the real...

I'm an ex MM from the Amex and CBOE, wondering if anyone is still on the floor, what the seat prices(+tech BS) are and what the crowd etiquete is... Thank you.

Any remote equity options market makers out there? I'm an ex Amex and CBOE floor trader looking to trade remotely with MM margin. The ISE is great for executing trades but not for making markets...The new PCX and BSX look promising. Any thoughts?

anyone trade in the 'burgh? No prop shops here but there has to be a few indys...

Most brokers are like mushrooms: kept in the dark and fed shit. The only good trend in the industry is the negotiated wrap fee. you can negotiate your wrap down to 40 basis points with a large account. All the smart money is flowing into legit hedge funds and fund of funds managers though.