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From his website..Hes essentally a modified Canslim trader with a massive set of balls.. from an interview

liquidity/bid-ask spread, level of implied volatility and ones personal risk tolerance

the only plausible explanation is Vol exploding to to one sided demand due to forced liquidations.. you are way overcomplicating this,and your theory of infinite gamma makes ZERO sense..Have you played with an option calculator and tested your theory?? What input did you use for "infinite"...

Have no dog in this "fight",just curious. You think KK is a fake?? I'm more in the camp of David Ryan

Im pretty dam good at hindsight analysis..Hasn't failed me yet

Well said,except for the World cup..Didnt you mean real FOOTball :)

STOP with the infinite gamma nonsense..If you really have to champion the "infinite" cause,at least use the term infinite "vega". Why do you think the upside got blown up in value as the market tanked??? And if you are going to come up with insane conspiracy theories,at least understand the...

Did you just say NEVER :)

LOL,I knew the big guns would come out and take it up a couple of levels.... Mup is right,and if I read him correctly,hes saying for an upside Calendar, as you are long Vega, if the stock rallies to the short strike,you are most likely to find that your long option will be trading at a lower...

Without going into skew and greeks,you could take a simple approach and look at your reward to risk metrics and choose the one you find most favorable per your outlook. Look at the calendars max value if the stock goes out at your short strike. Then compare it to the price paid for the...

I probably mispoke and should have clarified.. Trend following across different asset classes may be a different story,but I believe Money Management is still an essential ingredient...

If you shoot for above average returns,tough to do it with diversification.. Im not including derivatives,vol etc

Diversification is the lazy mans approach to money management.....

Old school :)

Its the first thing I am trading on Monday...I won't be selling put spreads :)

GRASSHOPPER, Cesfx gave you a very strong hint to what I meant " buyer of the calendar".. Look at what you are suggesting,but simplify it.. You are welcome

Appreciate the "Thank You" ..... I see said the blind man.... You are a buyer of the calander without saying it....or knowing it???? Dont answer...This is torture :)

As a trader,you dont put people on a hierarchy based on how much money they make,or some form of risk adjusted returns?? On ET,everybody is equal???? Dude,you have an answer for everything except how to make money trading... If you are serious about trading,you need to get past yourself...

I have read and reread your posts,and more importantly,I read the OP post. He doesnt want additional downside exposure,which you seem to ignore. Back to you.. What is the significance of trading(lifting a leg) ex div? What advantage does one get? Are you suggesting that there is an upward...

Im pretty sure you will approach options trading in a prudent manner.. Are you only day trading,or do you trade/invest longer time frames as well?? There are some very sharp helpful people here.. happy to help