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Hey guys, quick question: if given only call delta and put delta separately, how would calculate straddle delta? Would you subract the call delta from the put delta? Also, how would calculate vol. if you only had the separate call and puts vols as well - would you average them?

I've noticed the same thing and would be curious to know why the options volume is nonexistant comapered to the futures. Give the volume in the futures, you'd think they're be more action in the options?? I know COMEX options pits are still open, so not sure what the deal is? Is there a...

I've always been interested how the trade in copper and other base metals works. I know precious has quite good liquidity via COMEX/CBOT, but from my research copper looks quite thin both on daily volume and OI. Is it possible to day-trade HG or is this more a position-traders market? Where...

Question for the folks with historical charts that go back to inception: anyone know when NYMEX launched their natural gas futures contract? Was talking with a friend about Enron and that their natural gas desk started offering hedging services back in the early 90s and that NYMEX launched...

Damnit!! Thanks guys, apologies for the stupid post...not sure what's wrong with my google, unless they're "unlisted". Sorry again. http://searchpoint3.com/search.php?q=trading%20technologies%20x-trader

Anybody know if anything is wrong over at TT? Did a google search looking for info. on x-trader and a demo (haven't been on the website in a while), and am getting weird search results? Is it just their website is down, maybe. Did TT get bought/sold? Can't imagine it went belly up? Is anyone...

I agree, wholeheartedly. And I also believe than an Obama victory would lead to a quicker recovery. If McCain gets elected, there will be a lot of seriously-depressed Americans who will only exacerbate the recession by continuing to make recessionary or depression-like proclamations to the...

Not sure it's such a bad thing, to be honest. Maybe they can make it a temporary 60 to 90 day moratorium. Don't flame me, but the only reason I say this is because of these CDO mothers. Do you guys know what these CDO traders were doing?? They were buying these CDO swaps and shorting the...

Just out of curiousty, not sure if someone's asked or answered already, but how much does the full CQG suite cost, roughly? Per month? Including charting and streaming news? I'm a current reuters user and have a package setup specifically for commodities (energy), but also includes FX and...

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Just got an email today from amazon. com about the "The New Market Wizards" book from Schwager, 2008 edition. Does anyone know if its materially different or updated from the 1994 version, or is this just a hardcover? Tried googling and searching, and from what I can tell looks like the latter...

Does anyone have any experience with Reuters live quote/news platform. I am aware that many of the professional commodities traders and many of the commercials use if for their quotes, charts, news, etc. Everything but order entry. Is this an expensive product -- is it feasible for the...

Comanche, Thanks very much for the informed reply. You are obviously a pro. Can I ask one more question? I am having difficulty with Platt's deals from a P&L perspective. I don't understand how Platt's deals are marked to market if they don't price out until several days, sometimes several...

Not sure how this relates to nat. gas, but as far as oil/gas is concerned, what are the different types of exposure associated with putting on a physical postion, i.e. flat price, basis, fixed price. I am getting confused with all the terminology. Also, as far as EFPs are concerned, when and...

I know this is a futurs forum, but I am just curious if anyone on here has experience trading the physical part of the energy complex, and using the futures as a hedge?? I am reading about physical trading, and it seems way more complicated than any derivatives that I am used to.

Thanks for the insight, PJK. I've wondered what the hold up is in commodity options as well. I think it has a lot to do with liquidity; I don't think it's a complexity issue. I got my start in the bond options pits at the CBOT, and while I don't trade that market any more, I still keep tabs...

Cool, thanks for the info. Those numbers are way different than what I've seen on the free CME website. Maybe nobody bothers updating it, or some program/code is busted. Just curious, how deep are those markets on the screen? What's the average size on the bid/offer? 10, 20, 100 lots...

Am I missing something? I'm well aware that most of the NYMEX futures are now trading on Globex and the NYMEX website confirms this, noting that nearly 600,000 contracts traded on Globex today (4/30) and 235,000 traded on the floor. This has been the trend for the past several months. Maybe...

Maybe a year or two before screen volume really picks up, but it will happen sooner than you think. I'm currently working for a firm that trades Natty and Crude options via OPEX and WhenTech's Pit Trader, and last week we had a Globex rep come out to our office and talk to our energy options...

6pt, I was in your exact shoes until just a couple of months ago. I worked for a market-making prop firm in the bond options pits, but never cycled through Eurodollars. Not sure what firm you're looking at, but just beware, the floor is dying out quickly in Chicago (it's kind of sad), and a...