Quote from Maverick74:
Optionvue does have fair value sheets but I never knew anyone on the floor who used them either. Optionvue is used mostly by guys off the floor. I would never use EOD data for optionvue or any other software. I use realtime data and it works very well. Optionvue updates all its dividend info and interest rates on a weekly basis and I have never had to rely on any kind of support services. This software has thousands of functions that I really don't want to go into because the post would be too long and I'm not trying to sell the software. If you have any specific questions about it let me know.
I never run into a guy that's both a programmer and a trader. Most of the time guys are either or not both. Different skill sets. I'm happy to hear that you have been able to do both. I'm not trying to pick a fight with you either I just sometimes have a short fuse for guys, and I'm not saying your one of them, that come on this board and then act as if you need 5 degrees in mathematics or you need to have invented your own model to trade options successfully. I think most of that stuff is pure BS and I have worked with some pretty smart guys in this business that have made millions on and off the floor.
I welcome you to the boards and appreciate your contributions.
I programmed out of necessity, but I hate coding... The only analysis I run is portfolio exposure at 1,2,3sigma in dollars, % and net greeks. I'll look at skews in dollars as well. I never had much use for the Newton app I wrote, but it was fun to know how much weekend decay I had coming in before I left on Friday afternoon.
I'll agree that high-level math is wasted on options trading. I've never relied on anything but my knowledge of the basics; floor-locks(p/c parity) and box/roll dissection -- calculus+ is a waste of time/energy.
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