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The people selling options are just as stupid as those buying them

Synthetic stock via options has the same P&L as the natural. It requires less margin (20% vs 50%) but has more slippage and commissions (2 legs instead of one).

Hmmm, good idea. I'm going to include that in my tuna poll! :)

Would how many cans of tuna I'm going to eat this month qualify?

I don't think that I've ever read anything good about Schaeffer's newsletter but what do I know? http://www.marketbrowser.com/postdown_pages/MBRegistration.asp?ArvOffering=LeverageSchaff&offercode=RegEM_SWAP_SFO-030811

Do you really think that someone here can provide a cogent answer when you can't figure out what numbers are correct on your 1099 form? If you truly have net losses of $36,150 for the year, as an individual, you can deduct $3,000 on your taxes each year, carrying the balance forward. As...

A TRIN of >1 means that there is more volume moving into declining stocks than advancing stocks. The distribution is unknown. AI x DV ------- DI x AV

I've traded some illiquid stocks that trade in a narrow range and have a wide B/A. By offering a penny more than the bid, I became the best bid so if someone sells, it's mine. The same holds true for shorting (offer a penny below the ask). I set price alerts so if someone comes in a penny...

But isn't that "hope" really a function of chance (human error) rather than a pricing advantage? (put to call edit correction noted)

IS that anyhting like an "I drank waaaay too much beer" free lunch??? WHOOP WHOOP

Wow, I could really use $3999. Where do I sign up ???

There are no free lunches If it looks too good to be true, it is

Averaging 20% a year is decent but a 50% DD is intolerable.

I'm a meat and potatoes retail trader (options and equities) who knows almost nothing about futures so a lot of this is over my head :) What we have in common is that we're both retired and can live w/o the trading income. My nut to crunch isn't very big so if I can make $100 to $150 a day...

There are many ways to skin the cat. Here are but two: A way to possibly improve the R/R of spreads is to leg in incrementally, particularly if you have some degree of "directional edge". For example, if 10 naked puts is you comfort level, start there and if the UL moves up, buy 15 of the...

That's a contradiction since if you open at the market price, in order for it to become a winning trade, the market must move in your favor and AFAIK, that's overcoming the spread.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote from spindr0: Spread and commissions are always a factor because you have to overcome them just to break even. If you're trading at Scottrade at $14 a round trip, that's the first thing that you're doing...

Spread and commissions are always a factor because you have to overcome them just to break even. If you're trading at Scottrade at $14 a round trip, that's the first thing that you're doing wrong. One broker offers 1/2 a cent per 100 shares and it can be even lower if you go unbundled and...

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