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hey yes, very illiquid (and late) i am primarily an idex trader but since i study vol in relation to the index i have been noticing patterns. size is small @ 10/20/10..i expect to add when i wake in am.

hi i am new here and ssee this thread is a vol thread. i trade vol in asia. currently i am in a calendar spread short january long february @ .25 cents spot is 22.96 i am also in long dec short jan @ 3.10 timed exit is dec expiration on both trades. i can answer questions...

sir, i was responding to your vol line question. i'm sure u are amazing. i just so happen to trade asia vol so i know a thing or 2 about this also. the issue at hand really should be the retard who was given good advice and ignores it..most likely he just wants to post more than learn vol...

u do not want to initiate a "long spot vix replicated trade" when vol is high since vol is a mean reversion product so say vix was 15 then u decided to go long vix via the calendar @ 18 u better hope it continues up i have been trading nkvi and its at 22 currently a low.my trade is long...

thats some seriously free edge dude. i doubt the guy or any of these guys can margin even 1 spread or understand the concept u just framed. jeeze.

sir, check my ip..i'm in asia. i have no idea who surfer is. while you pick on others i see you have some horrible calls yourself..i would spend more time refining your newbie strats instead of flaming others. good night

he seems like a solid es trader..granted i'm new here but i reviewed his es stuff...looks sound to me.

i may be new here but far from new in trading. how can one equate market experience with ET posts? i'm not sure if you realize ; a lot of people who trade never heard of this board, especially those oversea's like me. i will read your link, but still believe this is destined to end bad.

i guess you guys will have plenty of speculative plays in bitcoin...but anyone with more than 10 years trading knows this will blowup to nonsense sooner than later. if you guys can't make money in regular markets what makes you think you going to make it here?

does anyone here trade asia markets? volatility is much higher here. i will read what ACD is and see if it can help me with my trading. thank you maverick.

i have no set event in mind; just in many yrs of vol trading see patterns of vol and i expect a pop early december give or take a week. i'm reducing exposures here with that in mind; but i do not trade vxx type stuff... i like the higher vol in asia to play ebbs, flows.

for what its worth..i believe vol will spike during first week of dec., then it rides down in to the usa holiday's. since usa vol has dropped so much from your gov shutdown i would not be simply short it right here as it may ramp again soon.

how come only you get it and no one else does? i have heard statements like that on many tv depicting what crazy people say. anyone with half a brain knows deflation is far worse than inflation. deflation destroys the incentive to innovate , work, wealth create etc. please do not gloss over...

from my experience Martingale can only work on products that truly have mean reversion; such as volatility and many spreads (i do not mean option spreads whatsoever), pair trades, etc. you would need a model showing extremes in the spread that has been proven a "fade". the above point took me...