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Really? I find that hard to believe, considering the outstanding quality of his posts. I thought he was starting a hedge fund and had to close down his journals because it would be inappropriate to have a fund of his own and then talk his book here. Then again, I'm just speculating.

Boise State HAD a weak schedule, but did great against Oklahoma. Great game. I always like ballsy playcalling! Good for the Broncos. In the future they should toughen their schedule up so if they go undefeated again they can play in a national title game, or move to a BCS conference like...

Yes, and if Titanic hadn't hit the iceberg, it wouldn't have sunk. :-) Shoulda, woulda, coulda...yada, yada, yada.

Yes, clearly USC was the superior team. And clearly the Big Ten SO FAR has taken care of the rather underwhelming SEC: Penn State (with 4 losses) beats Tennessee rather easily. Where was that great Tennesse offense? And then Wisconsin beats Arkansas, despite gaining nothing on the...

I thought it pretty funny how one of the writers was so deferential when he thought Mav was "Dr J" (the options guy). I grew up a 76er fan, so I certainly had great respect for the REAL "Dr. J", but I was never impressed with the options guru with the same name.

Austin posts on ET frequently. Those who have questions about his program can probably pm him and ask him directly. I think his handle is "austinp".

Yes, and often their commissions are higher!

Although there are a few similarities, selling options is much different than how a bank operates. My guess is that more traders who sell options go out of business than banks who loan money.

If you cancel an ORDER for an option, IB can access a fee. IB is merely passing on the cost to its custoimers, who cancelled the order in the first place.

Yes, IB allows the selling of puts. In an IRA, IB allows cash-secured puts. I never heard the pattern day-trade rule applied to options. See CBOE on margin rules on options (the rules are supposed to change in 2007).

Minnesota used to be #1 a couple of years ago and would be higher now if their men's bball didn't suck. But their men's wrestling team is consistently one of the nation's best (pre-season #1). I'll take wrestling over basketball anyday. Unfortunately, no women's wrestling team. :-(...

Long volatility options trade (long straddle, long strangle, calendar with a bearish bias, put backspread if one has a bearish bias, or long put, if one has a bearish bias). I'd go with the calendar or simply the put buy, scalping gammas as the position creates bear delta. Then again...

Edge in selling? Depends on what someone pays you to buy the option you're selling. Being on the right side of interest rates helps, of course. No free lunch. The edge is in being on the right side of a theoretically mispriced option (see Natenberg on hedging, sometimes called gamma...

I said Florida was a "decent" institution and "the class" of the SEC. That said, the average Big Ten school is better than the average SEC school. The facts are pretty clear here. The number of National Merit scholars is one factor. Good for Florida. But it is not by any means the most...

Florida is probably the class of the SEC. We'll see in a few weeks whether they're at the top of the football class. But in general Big Ten schools are regarded by most in the know as better. The writers of the Princeton Review are welcome to their opinion, but most would disagree (I...

Jackass, huh. Real articulate. The rankings include law schools, medical schools, and other grad programs. The SEC has a few decent academic institutions, like U of Florida. Nevertheless, bottom line, Big Ten universities in general outclass SEC universities. Your opinion does not change...

Mav, By "Bright", do you mean FULBRIGHT (which are awarded both to students and established scholars), or do you mean RHODES scholars? Marshall scholars, perhaps?

Each university has its individual strengths and weaknesses, but in business schools, the Big Ten blows the SEC away. Top Fifty Business schools: 4 Northwestern 11 Michigan 21 Purdue 22 Ohio State 23 Indiana 23 Michigan State 23 Minnesota 28 Illinois 31 Wisconsin 38 Penn State...