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Facing Off Against the Credit Derivatives Cabal Credit derivatives are all the rage these days. You hear about them just about every day. However, I never knew that it was a $27 trillion market, or how hard it is to break into it? When a small cabal of firms controls 90% of such an...

Cottle is a bit of a character. I've met with him a few times over the years and he definitely takes some getting used to. Judging from my experiences with him, I tend to believe that the fault wasn't with TOS. Maybe they just couldn't deal with him anymore.

ETFs and ETF options just don't seem to have caught on overseas the same way that they have here. Part of that is undoubtedly due to liquidity and part of that is due to regulation. Europeans aren't as hindered by regulation as we are here in the States, so ETFs pose less of a benefit for...

That's true. Government agencies typically don't get the sharpest tools in the shed. However, I think there is an argument to be made here for specialization. The CFTC only regulates derivatives, and they are a much more streamlined and efficient organization because of it. The SEC has...

Try www.cboe.com They have a lot of historical data on that site.

From what I've seen, they're a pretty reliable firm. I don't use them myself but I know several people that do. However, as the previous poster mentioned, they are brand new. So if you want to wait a while and feel them out before committing funds, I wouldn't blame you.

This is nothing unusual. The CME still relies on paper tickets and traders getting their trading cards in on time to create their time & sales data. When I used to trade on the Merc, it wasn't unusual to turn your cards in several hours, or sometimes days, late. So people have known for...

They'd blow out a second time...and then a third time. Yet they'd keep finding backers and returning again and again. It is a marvel that I never truly understood, yet I bore witness to it again and again. This hedge fund guy is just the latest example of such idiocy.

Q: Can ICE hang with the big boys? A: Probably not. They just want some good publicity. Q: Will the CME get their heads out of their arrogant butts and fight for the CBOT? A: Doesn't look like it. They think their bid is so superior that they don't have to bother matching ISE's proposal...

This makes sense to me. The CBOE needs a partner if they are going to survive against juggernauts like NYSE Euronext. Who better to ally yourself with than the juggernaut itself? NYSE has the financial muscle to make the CBOE more competitive and the CBOE has the SPX, the king of the...

That is an absurd premise. Who the hell wastes their time trading 100 delta options? Unless you can get your options for less than parity, it's not worth the hassle. I don't have an answer to the hedge fund question. Logic would dictate that, if there "is money in them thar hills ," then...

I had my fill of Kudlow a long time ago. After watching him, I can understand why he became an alcoholic. He is so ungodly boring that he makes me want to take a drink just to drown my pain......

Aside from Elite Trader, I tend to stick to websites for the options and derivatives markets. My favorite right now is: www.theoptionsinsider.com If you want general stuff, then I suppose you could always go for CNN money or Marketwatch. My problem with most of those sites is that they are...

Futures = Naked Capitalism Baby!!

I have to come down on the side of the CFTC. As an options guy, I've seen how the SEC has almost ruined this business. In fact, the options markets seem to be growing these days in spite of the SEC, not because of it. From not acting on payment for order flow to not understanding the product...

Don't know how I missed this thread the first time, but I'm glad that I finally caught it. Freaky article!!! The notion of hedge funds pulling the strings in the options markets is disturbing, to say the least. Don't want to have to rely on these guys to sell me puts when it's hitting the fan...

I agree. I thought the options markets would take it on the chin with the next "crash," but they performed well. Much better than the surprisingly glitch-ridden NYSE & Dow. Shame, NYSE, shame...

I agree with the above posters. Don't sell naked options if you don't understand those basic principles. See if your broker has any training webinars or articles they can provide you. You can also check out some free websites like www.cboe.com, www.888options.com or...

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Do a search on Delta Neutral trading. That should get you the info that you need