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  1. MarkBrown

    Karen the Supertrader speaking at tastytrade ‘s Geeks on Parade

    so she was selling premium and collecting fees at the end of the month then lose her ass on the trade the following month to the tune of 50 million. so she was willing to lose 50 million of customer funds to generate a few million for herself in fees. that whole tasty trade thing looks like a...
  2. MarkBrown

    Obligation of selling (writing) a call option

    for me there are two ways to make money and they can be combined into one. buy and sell futures and sell puts and sell calls on futures. i find it comfortable to buy and sell futures and only sell calls on futures. why futures? "LIQUIDITY" and speed of fills - you want it you got it move...
  3. MarkBrown

    Emini Volume records ?

    omg lol love it!
  4. MarkBrown

    Obligation of selling (writing) a call option

    i was a trader for at one time the largest option trader there was. so i love option selling it's all i would ever do if i traded options which now i only trade futures. my hate is for people who think they can trade options after watching a you tube video and flippantly trade a product that...
  5. MarkBrown

    IB auto restart feature

    i have been running gateway 973 but still it will close everything a few days a week without notice. i think ib is still stuck in the 90's with their java crapware.
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    Late to the game

    if you are very newb then do the opposite of what you think but when you get the hang of it you can go with the flow but you have to be really quick.
  7. MarkBrown

    Study of the CME e-Mini SP 500 Futures range cycles over a 24 hour session

    here's what it tells me that midnight cst the market is trading in a 3 point range. from there the price range expands pretty good until regular session open "lot's of money to be made pre open. from open it's pretty much expanded out noon cst. the chart is very accurate in the portrayal of...
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    Obligation of selling (writing) a call option

    put in terms i can understand. so you want to sell a bicycle and if it doesn't work out you forfeit your house. to defend against that stupidity you want to buy another bicycle, brilliant. ps the thing is bud when the market runs against you that call you want to buy will cost 10 times what...
  9. MarkBrown

    Looking for a way to automate a system on Interactive Brokers

    i want to see him overcome the auto logout and let's go from there. also ib has snapshot quotes which is a little different than real time data.
  10. MarkBrown

    Looking for a way to automate a system on Interactive Brokers

    impossible to do dependably - it will work only half ass at best. prove me wrong anyone.
  11. MarkBrown

    Study of the CME e-Mini SP 500 Futures range cycles over a 24 hour session

    you just gained a spot on my blocked list congratulations.
  12. MarkBrown

    Study of the CME e-Mini SP 500 Futures range cycles over a 24 hour session

    Study of the CME e-Mini SP 500 Futures range cycles over a 24 hour session. Clearly there are consistent range and expansion periods which can be exploited depending on the trading methodology. #trading #cme #futurestrading #futures #cta #familyoffices #hedgefunds #hedge #bankingindustry...
  13. MarkBrown

    Mac Pro build for trading

    i don't run vm on my pro book i have windows 7 installed native. i never liked vm at all, i wish there was a list of apple products that can run native windows as opposed to those that have to use vm.
  14. MarkBrown

    Currently private trader. Retired professional bond futures trader with independently audited...

    Currently private trader. Retired professional bond futures trader with independently audited average per annum return of 21.74%. Trading 6,170 round turns per million per year.
  15. MarkBrown

    Best way to monetize profitable ideas

    You never have a profitable model unless it has a real money, real time and independently audited track record. Then you get to say you have a profitable model until then it's hypothetically profitable.
  16. MarkBrown

    Identifying a possible option strategy

    true i admit it will probably not help him at all. it's hopeless until he has no money left, then he will get it.
  17. MarkBrown

    Covered call trader here...Doing a lot of leaps

    hi old fart i'm 62 and trade futures - short period for me is about 1 minute in a trade. if i had a trade on for 6 months i think that's being an investor.
  18. MarkBrown

    Identifying a possible option strategy

    what do you hope to gain by trading options in the first place? selling is for deep pockets and ice water, not blood in your veins and buying for fools who believe it's safer. mix the two and your wasting time making nothing, but the clearing firm will profit for sure. this is exactly why...
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    Late to the game

    do a study to determine the hours of the market you plan to trade for highest range movement times. these will generally be the highest volume times as well which is good for execution. you will be successful if you do the total opposite of what your mind is thinking. example price going up...
  20. MarkBrown

    Creating a commercial account for your LLC type trading vehicle

    the banks are actually worried someone other than themselves will be laundering drug money. it's a fact when i was living in florida several banks i did business with were shutdown for just such by the feds. have a buddy that had a started a fund in london it took him years for a bank...
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