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if you put up 5k in equity, your 3k profit is a 60% gain. if you buy a ESZ1 OCT 1120 Put (I chose front month b/c this seems to be a quick trade, you could always go front+1 or 2 for less theta risk)at the ask of 44 (iv of 42.2) and ES goes down 50 points to 1070 assuming vol stays constant (it...

to the op, as someone who has blown up several small accounts, i can certainly relate to your situation. you've been given a lot of great advice. i'd just re-emphasize the importance of small stops and reviewing past trades to see what works and what doesn't. i used to trade 4 strategies but...

how do i know you currently even have this sock. pls provide POS (proof of sock) by taking a picture of mr. sock and a copy of today's USA today. -very interested buyer who isn't really but just clicked on the thread b/c the title was so ridiculous:D

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i like your setup. it's great when traders can get something personalized for them and not care how it looks to others. i too have similar sounds for certain trades but it's all manual (if it's a winning trade i yell something like "take that citadel and timber hill!" or if it's a losing...

OP, here's two suggestions - feel free to use both... stop using TOS for shorts and use ib just buy puts at TOS like another poster said

all great replies - esp the one re entering 15 mins before lol. anyways re your 4 indicators lining up, in reducing them down to 2 or even 1 it helps to look at what type of indicator it is - for ex. are you using 2 mean reverting indicators and 2 trend indicators - if so pick one of each or...

i've thought about this (i admit it looks cool) however my principal concern is functionality and stability. trading desks support a lot of weight (monitors plus stands which are so heavy). i'd be too worried about the desk breaking and shattering a thousand pieces of glass on my legs to be...

i noticed on their website that they charge a per side fee for someone of the platforms (esp NT) whereas other brokers don't (if you don't use static DOM for example). can anyone comment on this. i agree that DDT has the cheapest rates i've ever seen but they're a little bit more expensive...

look into eoption if you're doing high vol ($3 trade fee plus 0.10 per car) so make sure you submit orders for multiple cars at once to overcome the $3 fee. working the order and saving money usually saves much more money than you'd ever pay in cancel fees. plus there are credits for any...

first of all thanks for the reviews. how is the b/a spread on those "free" etf trades? i only ask b/c i know a lot of them have ridic low volumes and you might end up losing more $ getting in and out than you would pay on commission on a similar higher volume traded etf. also the index...

+1. the order you decide to structure you trade is important. also as the quote above mentions iv and choosing strategy, for ex. is iv is high you and you're bullish you might want to buy a call spread or short a put spread to take advantage of the high iv instead of just buying straight calls...

nobody is talking about ma crossovers. ta allows traders to accurately define risk and reward while value investing by def doesn't (if you buy something at 50 keep doubling up all the way to zero like bill miller did on aig, fre, fnm and a lot of other "value" investors you have no appreciation...

+1. the followiong quote is paraphrased from something i read online (if you find the citation pls post so they get credit). "if he didn't look like everyone's grandpa (and try to act like it) he'd be despised as a greedy hedge fund manager bent on taking advantage of our great companies"...

for the OP, i suggest you first figure out what time frame you prefer (day, swing, position) b/c that should dictate your strategy not the other way around. if it's swing trading as an example come up with a plan for how you will enter, exit w/ a loss, exit w/ a profit and how much to risk...

you can also trade es options around the clock (well at least when globex isn't down for maintenance). be careful since liquidity isn't there though.

don't subscribe to this or any other service, period. let me save you a lot of time and stress - his method is purely trading off of lrc (linear regression channel's) which is a default indicator is every charting program. buy when price hits the lower end and sell/short when it gets to the...

the +1 meant that i agreed that start up time is one of the least important factors in terms of computing requirements. i don't have condescension for anyone buying any computer period. people can make their own decisions after weighing all the facts from users from forums like this one.

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+1. To the poster who said his company is going to monitor traffic, here's an actual scenario for you: say 100 people work for a company and they all have smartphones. further assume they all check email on their phone. does the company assume every employee is trading and plan to fire them...