July 17, 2008VIX And More points out the new OVX that the CBOE has launched, based upon USO. Knowing that vehicle (and OIH) is popular with alot of people for volatility plays whenever said IV drops, this will probably be an important instrument gauge to keep on the dashboard.
I can’t point out enough how much excellent analysis […]
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June 27, 2008I try not to care too much about predicting where the market will head, as my goal is to be in a position that accounts for the market moving up, down, or not moving at all, and to still end up with a profitable position. And of course, to be prepared with a plan should […]
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June 20, 2008Found this interesting, spotted over at the Elite Trader forums:
Of interest to this thread : I once found this document by the Sydney Futures Exchange (now part of ASX):
http://www.sfe.com.au/content/sfe/t…/qmm_200406.pdf
Excerpt:
Top futures contracts by liquidity (in USD notional value):
1. E-mini S&P 500 - CME
2. S&P 500 - CME
3. CAC 40 - Euronext
4. KOSPI 200
5. Dow Jones Euro […]
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June 13, 2008Just a note so another day doesn’t go by with the site being dark… upcoming (possibly over the weekend, Monday at the latest) I have another template meant for condors, plus some tweaked rules for opening, manageing and closing calendar trades. I’ve put alot of thought into them and think you’ll like the results.
As for […]
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June 2, 2008I spent some time clicking around and watching some of the videos on ONN.tv, or “Option News Network”. There are a number of sections, and there’s some great content. There’s news sorts of channels, with hot options, market updates, etc, but what I really liked was the “OptionsPhysics”, especially the Pro channel. It is profesionally […]
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May 27, 2008Perhaps you’ve heard of John Paulson, who made $3 Billion last year for the performance of his funds by spotting the problem with sub-prime mortgages n the US, and shorting as much as he could. One - just one - of his funds started the year with $130 million and finished with over $3 billion […]
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May 14, 2008Since this blog is starting to gather some traffic now, I’ve cleaned up the sidebars a little. Probably the most important thing is the list of blogs on the side, with real option traders posting their real trades. It’s a good collection. If you know of one that should be added, please let me know […]
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