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oc...nice account size and another advantage....you are a great writer!(must have something to do with all that law studying in the day, et al) i have only half the advantage... i almost did that trade too. wish i did; anyway, there are more out there. an old buddy got me started in straddles...

ok pabst, if you do not already know (does it even matter?) i have been an avid reader/fan of yours for years following your logic (but i hold cutten's view regarding his last post). i was a 50 lot short call futures option holder going into last week being bearish. i thought i would take a...

i see the humor, but you know if a buddy jokes with you a little; it's funny, then when he doesn't stop it the fun wears off fast. also, as someone with deep market experience, you know even now you cannot set it and forget it. no need to further explain as you know. furthermore, even...

are you aware of how many good traders/posters you have influenced to stop posting here? you have exceeded you initial goal. great job asshole.

on page c2 of the wsj is a small article on what recently happened. it remarks that on august 26 vic was saying everything was fine with the fund. but in reality there was a loss of 70% and then octane pulled significant funds out. matador was then liquidated. you have heard all this before...

looks like nazzdack (pabst,atticus, et al) were right and mav (surfer....) you are for the most part wrong. i belive it is important to give props to those who are bold enough to make a good call and to also point out those who make mistakes (albeit, not in a malicious tone). to those who...

sure steve, there are probably many like me here who want to see a dissection of what happened and could have happened as accurately as possible. why all the fascination is as you know; its a very compelling story! i would love to read more discussion between you and atticus on how vn could...

great job pabst....what a call. you deserve to be recognized bigtime. i must admit though, i trade much like him, so i do hope i learn something here... and chibondking....the center of that mushroom cloud is not even ten minutes from my home. i hope you were seeing things!

thanks, now i know where my orders are sent. i was quietly wondering for years. maybe i will go visit that one place that all types of options/derivatives are traded. furthermore, wtf do i need ib for? damn liars with that smart route. i am so relieved!

during the sell-off per this discussion, my short credits went 2-3x as you said and more for the otm strikes. i did have longs purchased above and below, but not in a one to one ratio. i was marked with some nice losses and a sizable margin hit. since then i am up like nothing ever happened...so...

pabst, you must really have some connections...all the way from fla. (or chi) too! anyway, i am also interested in him for many reasons. keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing it with us. it would be amazing if baron was lied to and you are right. if true, i think it is horrible...

can this trade be outside the "equities" world? if you allow that, then when i purchase some distressed properties(as i have done in the past), i will post the public records upon closing. i have done this before many times. i am not a wannabe. also , i do not believe in risk free money. my...

not to put words in anyones mouth, but......the reason many guys are saying this decline will be brutal is because they have seen it before. i am one of them. when i graduated with my last degree, and went into the family business thing went from boom to bust(not the business,"real estate...

MidKnight, sorry about your problems. ib is clearly erring on security. you must have carried out the process and something did not match their parameters. Spectre2007, you seem to overlook those post's who clearly explain why the people who are complaining are making simple mistakes and that...

i was lucky enough to realize what a nutcase this guy is before i got into a meetup that i would forever be sorry for. what then transpired was like the movie "fatal attraction". i am being kind. this person needs profesional help like no other and i am not being funny. please one one his loved...

hoboken is sooo nice. my first cousin lives there. he bought a two bedroom for 379k 3 years ago. you will get your wish. this correction will be like a big ship turning....it is not instant. ps pabst: fyi, even most of the "family " lives in ny/nj , i am firmly in connecticut.

a lot of my friends and family from queens, etc who sold 2 and 4 families for 500k bought in fla for 300k/400k think fla is a steal...sure but.....you must admit that things got overbought? me and my family bought a condo with a door man in pompano in 2005, i am certain it is worth less than...

no flight plan, or any word from him...does not sound good. i am sure many of us would love to do some of the things he has.

as someone who actively trades long and short future options; i can tell you i close out positions when i have some profit. usually it is in the 30-50% range. for instance, a short option sold @ 4 gets bought back (if possible) from 3.2 to 2 points. i almost never leave short options to expire...

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