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I am trading index options credit spreads on weeklies in pre-production mode (small money trading) to discover the differences in dynamics, bid/ask spreads, fill probabilities, etc. vs. monthlies. So far it seems that the weeklies act much the same as monthlies during the monthlies last week...

I'm speaking of credit spreads. I'm not sufficiently versed in debit spreads to speak authoritatively, although I am am aware of similar opportunities. I routinely earn 8% to 12% per expiration on money at risk when an Iron Condor is formed. This happens most of the time, although it may take...

You are likely correct. Perhaps I overreacted.

I just took delivery of a Dell M6500 laptop workstation. Although I use it for trading, that is not its primary function. I had trouble configuring it. I called the online service and after the smoke cleared he had saved me 25% of what I was expecting to pay. He found two screens at higher...

I make my living trading index options credit spreads. I've never seen those kind of returns on any one spread that did not have a high probability of getting into serious trouble before expiration. OTOH, a more sane strategy could still provide you with 8% to 12% yield per month. Why be greedy?

Sam, You are to blame... I had abandoned ET because of the poor user interface for finding new posts and who had made the last post in a thread. Could be PICNIC (Problem In Chair Not In Computer). Then you posted that you were discontinuing this thread in my preferred forum. So I'm...

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Sounds like the start of successful trading future. However you should have a process for determining when your strategy is no longer functional. Doing ongoing In-process quality assurance on your trading will let you spot this before significant loss are endured.

That is not a very knowledgeable understanding of addiction, its causes, what makes some people more suseptable and its treatment. __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About Trading (Investing) I Learned in Flight School"

You just reminded me of a third concern. You haven't specified a clear metric for determining that your system no longer works. Without that, how will you know? __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About Trading...

Two aspects of this cause me some concern. Backtesting has significant limitations whether you use tick data, or settlement data. Depending on getting the fills in real trading as you did in backtesting frequently leads to disappointment. Furthermore, backtesting has a tendency to lead to...

For the addictive personality, very likely. Otherwise, it's not likely to induce addiction.

Call their help desk.

I wouldn't want to miss all the fun now that I have you calibrated. I'm tempted to ask what situation it is that I have to solve, but I'm afraid you might try to answer it. __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About...

jack hershey, You seemed to have hijacked my response to a paragraph from an earlier post to an end that I cannot fathom. I can't figure out what point you are trying to make or how it relates to the original paragraph. __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets...

You seem to feel you are competing with others in the market. Unless you are a really big player, your trades go unnoticed. If you are not a significant player, you are competing against only yourself. I don't see any advantage or necessity of having a unique strategy. Your ability to...

How do u know u have made it in [day]trading? When your results are consistently good and market dynamics does not make your stomach hurt. __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About Trading (Investing) I Learned in...

How do you think all the "insider trading" cases are made. It's done all the time. The focus is on big money, but do you know where the bar is set so you can stay under the radar. (How's that for a mixed metaphor?) __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will...

Hmm. I wonder if it a generational thing. An immoral world is no justification for being immoral yourself. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About Trading (Investing) I Learned...

ThinkOrSwim/Prodigio __________________ Author - "These Seven Trading (Investing) Secrets Will Explode Your Account: All I Know About Trading (Investing) I Learned in Flight School"