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Saying "I told you so" or "glad I got short last week"?? Dont we usually get a bunch of those on nights like this? Or how bout some of the really crafty "I bought 100 puts on the SPX last week how would you take profits on these?"

LOL waiting for the ECN's retail sheeeeep

These PPT threads are always good for a laugh

PPT LOL

Its a crap shoot and you're working against the risk arb desks, good luck

LOL retail

Come on you guys who are so convinced the federal govt comes in and buys the market via PPT where are you ?

The proposed deal was for around 7.15 a share and obviously the risk arb guys dont think its happening.

How is that QCOM 40 line looking for a PIN today?

This topic comes up all the time there is nothing you can do or say to make anyone change their mind when they believe that PIN is the norm. Lets see them sell the straddle.

If there is business then more market makers will be attracted and the spreads will tighten and sizes will increase. If there is a real demand for a product then the market will provide it.

Portfolio margining for former Reg T users has been around for a while in the form of the old Reg X. ITs only in the last year that its been open to those with small accounts (<150k ) Those small retail accounts are not the ones driving volume. CME to 1000 or 1500 LOL:D

Listen to commie he has lots of softwares that know when to exercise. Thoughts? NT

No on loses money on ET its a free forum

Close at times

ROTFLMAO in Monopoly right? You burn your cash becasue you have a merger brewing with the player next to you so he can beat the guys on the other side of the board. Sorry thats not real life. Again explain to a judge how you wrecked the company so you or someone else could profit

Looks like AMZN is a better vol sale then SBUX. Not that I am advocating selling vol at these levels in general. AMZN's indexed implied vol has gone to the 70 level pre earnings a few times and appears to top out there. Looking at sbux it can get a lot higher then where it is now.

LOL how obvious would that be when who ever put out the stories had to justify them in court?

I guess if you want to consider them casino bets thats fine. Just realize that you're NOT the house you're the guy who walks into the casino off the street. I dont the feel the "casino" is a good analogy but the casino does rely on mean reversion and you ( the general public ) does not have that...

The term "edge" is most commonly referred to as capitalizing on inefficiencies in the pricing of options. It's not really a comment on guessing direction and then selling options on the opposite side of that guess. IBM is listed on 6 exchanges with hundreds of market makers, its priced...