I'm considering signing up for personal trading coaching with optionsxpress. There courses range from about $2K up to $3.5K. Has anyone else tried this, and is...
Firebird Trading System develops automated trading systems for use by clients. Our current systems are shown below for your review (9 ea., 4 stocks, 2 indexes...
I'm pretty sure that cynics make the best traders. Hope to get that phone call one day but for now we will continue to improve these systems by trading them...
Both commisions and slippage are included for each trade (entry and exit). The trading period for backtesting for all of the systems is about 9 months. Hope...
I don't really trade IC's but sometimes end up with ICs if I do two Verticals on the same underlying at different times during the month. But it seems to me...
These positions are designed to be held to expiration. That doesn't mean that you always can hold them that long successfully. IV must be monitored closely...
This one has not been very good since the initial opening on 4-07-09. Currently it shows a loss if closed today and at expiration (just coincidence) at the...
I discovered and named these positions about 3 years ago. Grebeci - iceberg spelled backwards (the first risk graph that I saw looked like an upside down...
Joey, Thx for the interest. Firebird is a very new firm focused on the develolpment of unique retail-oriented, quant based (computer driven) trading systems....
This one looks pretty good. I tested it at Model IV of .70, 10 points below where the long cals are currently trading, and it would lose money there but...
Not sure why it would be different in TOS. Did you change the prices to what existed at the time I found it (as shown in the attachment)? I don't think that I...
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Folks,Do any of you have any recommended books on understanding advanced options strategies and greeks and everything options? I've read mcmillan ..its good...
I don't think that they are better. Just another tool that some traders may want to use. Its like asking, "Is a srew driver or a socket wrench better for a...
Martin, I'm not sure why we are seeing different data. Checked my TOS Analysis page again and can't find that I did anything wrong (not that that does not...
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I believe that the requirement for this trade would be calculated by looking at the trade as: a (3 x 3) Bear Call spread a (3 x 3) Bear Put spread 3 extra...
Sorry about this. Next time I get a computer maybe I won't be so cheap and get MS Office. I have downloaded freeware, MWSnap and used this software to save...
Michael, I really appreciate and value your input. It has helped me think more about this constructively. I'll continue to post these positions here as I find...
Michael, I'm not suggesting that there is easy money in any trade, but I do believe that some initial trades are more favorable than others. And of course some...
Thanks for the questions. I found one of these tonight after hours, copy attached. It's not a great one but should be enough to move the discussion along. Not...
What do you guys pay for options commissions? Are there any good brokers that charge like close to $1-2 for options? I'm paying like $10 per order and $.75...
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