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true that is why i like options, not to expose large amount of capital on stubbornly fighting the market, we all experience periods where our approach pay off and others dont, i try to push the gas when it seem to work and stay away from market when there is little or no action or i am not profiting

spent 10 yrs and money on TA, doesn't work for me, too much false signals and noise, Even to validate fundamental indicators, it is intellectually challenging and has fascinated me but i decided not to include it in my decisions. I like to keep my conclusions as simple as possible, limiting the...

to test the suggested strategies I am currently paper trading 2 long calendar spreads on gold, one using same strike, the other one by purchasing a higher strike longer call. lets see the payout ratios

dutch ttf reacted immediately after the invasion doubling up its price in 3 days, it took 2 weeks for HB to start the rally, plenty of time, and the bet was that the american gas would substitute at least partially russian gas for europe due to sanctions. I played cheap not buying longer calls...

general global macro considerations or anomaly I spot in the market, for gas was the fact that Amsterdam gas was rallying like crazy while the henry hub was still not reacting much and of course the expected extent of the Ukraine conflict and potential supply distruption

@The One whose post was erased: i do not trade using TA, on average I trade swing (few weeks), last trade were march calls on natural gas, bought 3 of them strike at 5.7 usd for 670 usd each when NG was at 4.7 usd. And prior to this was puts on the t-note...similar pattern, jumped in too soon...

Hello everyone, sorry for my broken English I'll try my best. I trade options (on commodities and stocks) since the late '90, just buying (no naked selling no complex strategies). On average I profit from my operations but currently I am experiencing frustration and losses regardless my view on...

i agree that in the long run would be hard for these exchanges to sustain current margins, but the process may take 10 yrs, years of amazing profits that can fuel m&a and fund fintech projects that are hard to foresee at the moment, I am buying

on April 14 the crypto us exchange will go public, street say it is valued 67 bill. I'd like to apply for the issued shares but to be honest never did that, and cannot find any web resouces. Any help? Using IB

is there a way to invest in these companies, are any of them listed?

Is iw bank italy, i know the quote for esignal (i have it) i am asking for sierra

Hi, I am looking for a cheaper alternative to Esignal, I am considering SC but there are things that i still dont understand about the pricing I dont need real time datas, 15 mis delay is fine for me, I maily trade medium term mini futures and options on FX and commodities (cme cbot comex...

esignal for charting and study (i operate on derivatives medium term) and to place the order via browser or even on the phone for some market

investment banks offers "prime brokerage" services to hf. including compliance, brokerage, capital (some times), legal and sometimes even office room

yep http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-the-proposed-20-cut-in-agricultural-subsidies-mean-for-your-grocery-bill-2017-06-07

I was quite bearish in early june that i sold a couple of conctracts on the sept wheat. mainly due to a seasonal pattern that i found consistent. But the stoploss was hit (the margin). Now i'm developing the idea that the whole grain sector is held up by the weak dollar, relatively high cost of...

Very interesting discussion, I do practice theravada buddhism. Mindfullness it is inspired by theravada's vipassana insight meditation, but stripped down from the "dharma" part (doctrine). I find it very relevant to the trading topic, mainly for the developing of "anatta" (non-self), an ego-less...

...because i don't have the mony for a full size contract future margin ahaha ..joking

yeah probably it is the volatility, have to say that still don't understand how the price contributors compute it....regardless many readings, is it about expectations and not about recent price range move?

not rly steve, yesterday the euro lost 600 pips, today almost