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I haven't yet seen a convincing, concise solution to the "Monty Hall" problem. I always see a page or more of "if-this if-that" gobbledy-gook (no offense guys!). I also had problems with the Monty Hall problem.. My initial reaction was: after a losing door is revealed, there is a 100%...

what about when your unfilled order gets automatically cancelled at the end of the day?

Try S&P e-minis, and use inandlong's "line in the sand" system. Be long above the line, and short below it. You are looking at a 10+ point move. Start with an epsilon of say 0.75. Use P+epsilon and P-epsilon as entry triggers, and P as a stop. If you get stopped out say 3 times then either...

Rather than analyzing DJIA and buying options on a "correlated" instrument, try your strategy directly on the OEX since the options are more liquid. If you want to hold only for 1 or 2 days, the theta decay is minimal. If you were not so sure of the magnitude I would say buy a straddle, since...

Are you kidding me!?!?!? You have a mental disease known as addiction. Stop trading, and get some help NOW!

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=windows+object+limit&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=%232dMfPp0BHA.1960%40tkmsftngp03&rnum=1 use google use google use google dont think about it, just search google i rarely think about problems any more.. just search google

just my 2 cents.. I have never liked the idea of ranking someone or giving more respect based on the number of posts they made. That encourages posting lots of drivel in the first few weeks and then "look at me, I'm a senior member." I would rather look at the amount of time they have been...

just a few points.. 1. Sarasota didn't say whether that 20 points is an all-inclusive net per contract, or total gross. 20 points gross gain is as meaningless as saying "I make $1000 per day." He also didn't say over what time period this "average" is. 2. I'm not saying that I am not...

yup, show's over folks. nothing to see here.. move along now.

look at MSFT and CSCO this afternoon around 3:40. yes there is a small drop in price, but no worse than at 1:35PM or 3:15PM. GE was potentially the hardest hit, with a real drop, when it had been in a gentle downtrend all day. the drop caused by the "clerical error" (we'll never know for...

come on people.. you don't really believe the crap they are feeding the masses to get them to buy, do you?

I think you are arguing semantics and definition. If you define free will as the ability to make a decision that will "surprise" the alleged God-being, then free will does not exist. If you define free will as the ability to make your own choices by relying on your own devices, then free...

Seriously, people.. Anyone that takes more than 2 tries needs to have their head examined. I dunno, maybe being a programmer and all, my debugging skills are better than most.

3. non-se-quah-tur 4. quah-powsa! hehe sorry couldn't help but take a stab at waxie! PS. to the naysayers -- it's hard to argue with net profit. you guys go ahead and keep bickering, while others rake in the profits. if/when the system stops making money i'm sure he will abandon it...

These meltdowns have got to stop.. It appears you have some compulsive/obsessive behaviors to deal with. I would suggest (as always) that you set things up to be foolproof, so that it is more difficult to break the rules. If you can somehow force yourself to stop trading for a bit once a...

The truth is hard to come by nowadays. I'll let you guys in on a little secret.. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/0912story9_news.shtml Read it carefully.. very carefully.

bingo

not unless the stock can go negative. its the same situation for a spread -- if you can sell a 15 put and buy a 10 put for a total of $5 credit. good luck finding one. i am guessing this was a hypothetical.. edit: answer to first question: no.

what strike is the jan 2004 call you want to buy? if it is higher than 22 then you need N-22 for margin. e.g. N=25 you need $300 per contract for margin. if the jan 2004 call strike is 22 or below, then there is no margin requirement other than the initial debit. you can easily figure...

have *you* backtested that system? i did.. and it doesnt work. if you have backtested it and it works, show us some proof.