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and the issuer goes belly-up, does that mean I earn 100% on my short, i.e., don't owe anything since the issuer isn't paying out anything? Never really focused on ETNs and what they really were - seems owning them long would be nuts - and unsecured obligation of the issuer is just asking for...

But from other company's management fees? The mispricing angle mentioned above seems a better bet.

I always thought the ultimate goal was to SELL at the highs. *shrugs*

LOL, you guys crack me up! So quick to change your tune with a 1 to 2% downdraft! So, Rickshaw Man, market was down big, you were all of a sudden talking about technical concerns and major problems, but then all of a sudden you are back to "SHOCK, futures up overnight!!!" - c'mon guys, do yall...

Makres sense. Thabk you.

So, is the only take away from a trading/investment perspective that small caps do not outperform large or mid caps? Thanks.

Thank you sir, that makes complete sense.

Thank you sir!

TheBigShort, could you go into what you mean a little more regarding this: "The biggest source of edge in trading options is trading volatility. " Thank you!

I think I saw someone mention before some place that has their daily holdings. I know its just the first two months VIX futures at most, but I would like to see the daily break-down between them. Can't remember where I saw it. Thanks for any help!

Thanks cvds16. FSU mentioned rolling a few days earlier in another thread as well. I understand the theory is that buyers/sellers will know you have to roll and thus will offer less on the expiring June contracts and charge more for the July contracts. But I would have thought that would have...

Thank you all your kind sirs! sellindevol66, I think that finally put me over the top and able to figure it out. The bid/offer is like .97 and .99, so I take its the "good one" FSU you are referring to. And thanks so much again FSU for telling me about these! Life just got a little bit...

OK gents, I think I understand, see if this is more/less correct: Go to spreadtrader in IB. Essentially click on my June 20 Futures. Let's say I have 10 I want to roll. Now it comes up with a spread price versus I believe all the futures I can spread against on the left. Out to the right it...

OK, more specifically I am rolling longs on VIX futures. On June 20 (at the expiration of the June 20 VIX futures) I want to roll them into the July 18 futures. How would i do that other than just selling one right before expiration and buying the other, or waiting to buy the other a split...

This goes aways back so I did not want to bring up the old thread, but FSU said in a prior thread: No, there is a market quoted for the VIX futures time spreads. You actually buy or sell the time spread, not simply leg the two sides. For example the symbol in Redi is VXK8-VXM8, this is the...

I keep hearing everyone talk about this - oil is up a good bit again, well over the level that pretty much anyone (shale, sands, etc.) can make money producing. But energy stocks are still waaaay off their highs. Any thoughts on why? Thanks.

Most know more than I, but I think: 1. You will get a much better rate buying the Treasuries. Or at least a good bit better of a rate, anyways. 2. Yes, auto process.

treeman, understood. Much appreciated!

treeman, thanks for that link! Very interesting. But isn't that showing that the dividend ETF is outperforming the growth ETF in market turbulence, and likewise when there is no turbulence? Maybe that is what you are saying. But also, wouldn't that seem to suggest buying for dividends over...

Or any stocks, no?