In all seriousness, yes, I tend to agree with you. Anyway, I must dash as I have to contact with my investment manager, a Mr Madoff, for an annual progress report. Then I need to chat on MSN to a Russian model who really fancies me. After that, ...

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hahaha.... be my guest!

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Delay in me seeing this. Nice one, Arthur. I'm seeing a 450lb dude who still lives with his mom, who feeds her boy generously. In fact, this dude's probably not left his bed in the last decade, and he likes console games a lot. This is what ...

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Through risking a large buy order at a certain level on the basis you describe, you are simply betting red/black at the roulette table. It is definitely not trading nor investing, as picking an exact top/bottom of any market cycle is a near ...

what do you think of putting some money into dow

Who cares about terminology when you're making consistent money. Cheers, Paul

what do you think of putting some money into dow

50 out of 50 winning straddles? That is a seriously impressive record, RR. Well done, friend, particularly on the home run you hit on the banking sector. I used to work as an options (forex) market-maker for major house and nobody on my desk hit ...

what do you think of putting some money into dow

i am very sorry to hear that. i hope you have since recovered from that traumatic exprience!

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Hi RR, I only have live quotes on implied vol for currency options, so do not know today's levels for equity index option strategies. In recent months, I have been selling vol through FX option structures with a degree of success (through betting ...

what do you think of putting some money into dow

Too expensive to do this right now, due to the high implied vol and wide bid/offer spreads in the options market, both of which are rising as equities grind lower, due to an asymmetric relationship between implied vol and the directions of equities. ...

what do you think of putting some money into dow

Royal Dutch Shell are probably a better long term bet than BP, seeing they have better quality long-term projects, although the dividend isn't anywhere near as high. If Vodafone dip below 120p, I think they will look v.atrractive (they are dull ...

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The FTSE100 is more of a geared play on the prospects for the global economy, rather than a punt on the UK's economic growth outlook, or lack thereof. Therefore, I believe that the FTSE100 will likely continue to follow closely the S&P 500. One ...

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Going forward, you have to consider other currency pairs, Prof. Always happy to help.

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Not doubting whether your approach is working or not. I am pointing out that investors are actually buying dollars, as Allserene pointed out and you disagreed with. I also saw fit to mention the effect of sentiment towards the UK banks on sterling, ...

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Check intra-day moves on EURUSD, USDJPY and USDCHF, then you might begin to understand. A large portion of sterling's strength seen today is derived from the relative positive sentiment surrounding UK banking stocks, which are, on the whole, up on ...

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And what drives current conditions? Possibly fundamentals.... Btw... There are many more factors to an asset's market price than intrinsic value. However, seeing as you use the term in your post, I shall advise you that the quest to ascertain ...

We are approaching VERY serious times

Who said you can do this? Who on earth would expect this to be accurate? This is equivalent to someone using only a 5-minute chart to make medium-term trading decisions. This is a half-baked attempt to trade the news, which is a very risky approach, ...

We are approaching VERY serious times

haha....Nice try, but I used a twelve month example in my posts... Anyway, let's not argue about semantics. You make some good points and argue your corner well. Good weekend, friend

We are approaching VERY serious times

So is fundamental trading. I am merely advocating a mixed and varied approach to trading and investing, which I believe will serve one the best over the long run. My definition of fundamental analysis is very broad and overlaps technical analysis ...

We are approaching VERY serious times

[quote] RBS was levered up two years ago, true, but the market value of those assets was far greater than their total liabilities. It's when the value of those assets plunged that their capital base was destroyed, leaving them insolvent. In ...

We are approaching VERY serious times

Very good post!

We are approaching VERY serious times