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You don't need the (+fair value) in the formula. You only need to know what fair value is. But really what is important is understanding the significance of these numbers. Knowing what they are is useless unless you know WHY you are looking at them.

if you can't get a quote on the premium, or if you cannot enter a formula on your platform, it is still easy enough to just put the futures price on your screen right above the cash (spx) price. If you can't do the simple subtraction in your head, maybe you are not in the right business. There...

What would be a better term? Or what would an "investment" be if not this?

I don't know if I agree.... Yes, it would be somewhat foolish (risky at best) to buy a stock if the MARKET is in a longterm downtrend. I think that is what is scaring people off right now. But all things being equal, no matter what the market is doing, is it not best to INVEST in a company...

OK, thanks Baron!

If you had better command of the English language I might be more interested. Two errors per sentence is a little much for me to have to wade through. Too tedious!

Yup, another meaningful post from our friend trade555. BTW, did you buy the 175k worth of qqq calls? Re: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator....I have read the books. I thought communicating with people that are still alive might be instructive. Also, the markets have changed a little since the...

I don't think anyone would disagree that fundamental analysis is the most important thing in investing. And if the numbers you are working with are falsified, well then there you are pretty screwed. But what I am trying to learn here is how to use TA in daytrading; since fundamentals really...

I know this is probably the wrong forum. But I don't know which is the right one. If I send someone a PM and their mailbox is full, do they ever get it? Or does it just disappear? I wrote a long one to someone and got the "mailbox full" message. Now what I wrote is not in the "sent" box or...

Sorry to hear that it is that way for you. But the truth is, you can't speak for the rest of us. Trading has treated me quite well for a lot of years. And if you feel that way, why do you even bothering coming on this site?

you of course are right in your thinking. And I certainly don't condone violence under any circumstances. I just think that this guy is totally full of BS, and just starts threads to be inflamatory. If you read what he has posted, you will see that there is no consistency to what he says, nor is...

I agree with every word you said. But this is about day trading...fundamentals really play no part in a day trade. They really are crucial in investing, but not in trading. Thanks for the input though. You are right, but I think your response isn't relative to what we are trying to do here...

found the post....i guess you WERE trespassing: Oh, and I almost forgot...you were telling us how big (physically) you were (over 6 feet, blah blah blah). How did you let this guy beat up on you???

Yesterday you told us all that you quit your firm. So if you were there today and got hit, you were probably trespassing and he had every right to hit you! You have no recourse.

As I said, I would start with a question. I have tried for many years to understand the basics of technical analysis. I have read a lot and listened a lot. After all this time, it still seems to me that anyone can look at almost any chart and any indicators and come away with what they...

OK.... a few weeks back I did my thread on "successful trading", which was essentially about the constructive mind set and emotional approach to trading. Concurrently, SuperEgo started his thread on how to trade using his foolproof method of technical analysis. For those of you who...

Well i think what was talked about was not getting a rebate, but actually working for the ecn and gettin paid to add liquidity. So if that is the case (or that is how i understand it), then the trader is not paying anything per share...only getting the "rebate". Unless I read the whole thing...

What about the fact that the mortgage interest is deductable? Doesn't that make the real returns on these numbers completely different?

I am not so sure about this....here is why. If I sell my house, fine. If I am wrong and the market continues to get stronger, well then I miss out on additional profits. But if I then rent, I am doubling my bet. I am now really short, because as time goes by,.I am not only losing possible...

that's right...but if they get hit, then they are adding liquidity..right? I don't really get the whole thing to tell the truth, because it still seems you have to be net positive or at least break even to work. And you can't just be successful on one side of the trade. Even if you scratch, and...