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Not sure the recent unpleasantness is the reason but NQ options are hardly trading.

I cannot get quotes on at-the-money NQ call options @ strike 1300 for even 1 or 2 months out (Nov08 and Dec08). Never seen this before. Are Naz100 futures options about to go the way of Russell 2000? What gives?

Well, I have read the CME website info and I cannot find where it differentiates the option settlement prices other than quarterlies. http://www.cme.com/trading/prd/equity/emini-sp500_FCS.html "Last Day of Trading Rule The business day of determination of the Final Settlement Price...

Which closing ES option prices are based on, I presume. How are closing options priced on non-quarterly futures expiration months (Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug, Oct, Nov) - closing price of underlying future on Expiration Friday? That's a little queer, closing option prices based on...

I am (and was) short as a midget in the NBA All-Star Game. Why the frig do you think I was bitchin about the settlement spike ala Paulson and crew?

Same for Sep08 ER2. Settlement was 771.41, over 1% higher than the high of the day! Talk about manipulation. Thanks, Paulson.

Sep08 ES high on 9/19 is 1263. So how the f*** does it settle at 1279.31?? 16.31 pts higher than the high of the day! <pre>cme e-mini s&p 500 futures settlement prices as of 09/19/08 07:00 pm (cst) MTH/ ---- DAILY --- PT EST ---- PRIOR DAY...

Without a doubt it is: Delta Omicron Pi Epsilon

You could plot the slope of ATR. Incr slope, incr vol, decr slope, decr vol. Trade accordingly.

We another 29 yo hotshot to blow up a 10B fund so we can get in NG at 4 again.

Why are grains options mostly open outcry when the futures are now vast majority electronic? Will they switch over to more electronic, too? Volume data from CME: http://www.cmegroup.com/daily_bulletin/preliminary_voi/VOIREPORT.pdf

Case in point: XLF is the financial ETF UYG is 2X financials Both are near 20. If XLF goes to 10 will UYG go to 0? If so, what happens then?

Hey, what's up with www.hedgefacts.com? I hear they've got some good buzz going...

I used to know a tag or suffix that you added to the end of a website link with a chart that would let you see the data from which the chart was derived. I've forgotten it - does anyone know what it is?

Is this a big deal?

IB has done this before?

You think Mr. Market is a clown? He's just here to amuse you?!

More like: Dice, Dice, baby, That's whats you're rollin' when you trade on the ICE. You got a problem with no one to solve it, Now check out your equilty while the ICE meltdown dissolves it. Wurd to ya broker...

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Ever play the ratio of NZD to AUD? NZD has dropped realtive to AUD in the last few months. Over the last 5 years if the ratio gets too out of whack it regresses back. What about a long NZD/short AUD right now? Any reason for NZD to stay undervalued realtive to AUD?