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A smart exit -- especially considering what holding would have done... I like/understand the index trades better. Currencies have a lot of volatility to them.

The 1270 and 1275 straddles are going for around $9-$10 this morning. The mere idea that they might come down to $3 is quite interesting in its own right...

Again, I totally disagree. An MBA is extremely useful for buying businesses -- where business is not a subway franchise. It is also very helpful for fine tuning business processes, raising capital, writing business plans, teaching you what calculations matter, how to do them, and why, etc...

We'll just have to agree to disagree. My own experience was a vast acceleration of career growth directly related to that piece of paper. It opened doors to entirely new careers and doubled my salary right out of school. That was before they even tried me out -- and I didn't go to Stanford.

EeK! An MBA and a career in trading don't mix very well imo. I found very little overlap -- statistics mostly and basic finance about derivatives, etc.. If you want to be an I-Banker get an MBA. If you want to be a fundamental analyst get an MBA or a CFA. If you want to be a quant get a...

An MBA from a Stanford or a Harvard or Wharton opens doors. Be fair it does. The doors that it opens in the finance world will pay around $150-$200 to start these days. Salary goes up from there. What you do after/how you manage your career is up to you. In the long run, it always comes...

Pretty risky if the ruling is against MO. I mean the put is up $1.30 on the risk -- and the underlying is up $.70 on the day.

If you are in you mid 20's and have an MBA from Stanford finding a job will not be an issue. It is an almost sure ticket to success -- assuming you have some drive and brains. Like everyone you will work hard for a few years and then begin to ease up a bit as you gain seniority -- not so much in...

Seems easy to me. Go to Stanford. After B school start at $150-$200 doing consulting, associate at IB or private equity. After three to four years or so you'll be doing $400-$750 if you are still in the game. If you are really good you will make partner or MD and go into the seven figures...

Weeklies: The 1265P contract could have been bought/sold for $9 last night. Looks like it paid at $2.29. Holding to SET is for the birds unless you are a seller and way OTM -- or DonnaV of course. :)

No worries. I only found the ATM with quotes when I looked. There were contracts that could be selected for the others but they had no quotes. I guess the one's actually traded are 15 apart. My apologies and thanks for the correction.

1. Go to SPX line in TWS (or put SPX in) 2. Select Options 3. Select the nearest ATM Stike that ends with a 5 -- put or call -- for the current month (Dec now) 4. Selec the contract that begins with a J That's it. According to the CBOE website they open the ATM contract and 2 on either...

FYI, IB's latest TWS upgrade now allows for trading in the weeklies... Also, the SET was 4 points higher than the high of the day today. These things could be very hazardous to your health...

RiskArb, Lost interest?

Yes, This is true. Over time, expertise/track record outweighs credentials -- especially in technically oriented positions. However, at first companies are trying to hire "young guns" for entry level management positions and academic ability is one of the key delineators (i.e. good...

With all due respect, this is a comment from someone who knows nothing about the matter under discussion.

Could be...definitely not one to predict the future. The argument has been that proximity to the City will give the edge to LBS -- over Oxbridge. Not sure that really carries that much weight but that's what I heard. My personal viewpoint is that 10 months is not nearly long enough for a...

Some basic thoughts. 1. Unless you go to Insead do a two year program. 2. Get into a school with brand recognition or don't go (imo). The cost is too high for just the education and the generic MBA tag. You can almost always get a major corporation to pony up later for most of the fees...

Fry's had a 19" for around $200. They also had 80 GB Hitachi and Creative Speakers for free after rebates. I sprang for the latter but skipped the monitor as I wasn't clear that the response time was as good. My guess is that Dell will have a big sale on stuff in January as they did last...

Look at it this way, You are risking $1250 to make $5K -- you may get legal fees back too. You even have a reasonably good expectation that you will win. Seems straight-forward enough. Good luck.