Search results

Bad timing. I will watch recording.

Flip side of that is that MMs will take what you give them. You are right that there is no sure method, I don't know any, to get objective price before the trade. Liquidity helps. You just need to find 'your way', whatever suits you, and work on improving it with time.

(y) This is good technique, Steve mentioned. To find the price sometimes helps to watch neighbor prices along or look at ASKs not MIDs. Once you trade them for a while you get 'the feel' of what a reasonable price might be. Sometimes, if I see good trade I tend to pay up few pennies (not a...

Steve, thanks for sharing. Will you be posting updates to this trade? I think it will be beneficial to see how you are managing it. Let me share some comments on your post. I assume this is stand alone trade (which I'm quite positive is not, but let's go with this thought). If your main theme...

What are available sources for market data in Europe? Live or delayed. Does brokers provide that data? If there is a good reliable data source to use - writing a code is not such a big deal, especially if done on small scale. I checked beeTrader and it has some good features (I'm not 100%...

SergB, reading your question I realized that there is no good source to learn about butterflies, at least not that I’m aware of. Usually people talk about some specific formations assuming that everybody knows the basics. Indeed, butterfly configuration (BF) is .one of the very basic structures...

It is because reasonable modeling of multi-expiry structures is practically impossible. Any modeling like that includes huge error or rather assumptions about the future that are very hard (impossible) to nail. I suggest spending some time on why it is so.

4 leg order limit is not a broker's discretionary. It is an exchange limit (and there are good reasons for that).

Hi Jesús G, I suppose you are starting with options trading. Let me tell you that by trying to understand how BWB works as opposite to applying a set of trading rules you put yourself on the right path for a profitable option trader. If you complete this task you will be ahead of many. I can...

Usually I don't cal theta 'trashy'. It is just n innocent number like any other in realms of mathematical model. What matter is we do with it. What I wanted to say is that (imo, as always) that if one keeps relaying on theta in his trading he sets himself up for a disappointment. What you said...

I think that the problem is somewhere else. Let's call it expectations. I use TOS but wont comment on t-n line because it does not matter how it looks like. To me that is. Actually I look only at t+0 with huge 'handle bar' correction in mind. Knowing structures I trade, I know what to expect...

DaveN - absolutely right. (Means, I agree :) ) Trading live is different from playing with mathematical models. For some, this difference can be negligible, for others it is essential. Same with p&l. Platform can give you only estimate of what it is. You get hard number only after trade is...

Seems I lost the contest... For sharing files in viable way... I remember there was an option for establishing student-teacher relationship in ONE. I've never used this but it may be an alternative (if still available). If you need sharing with a group... If you really need it... just post an...

Interesting. When I was using ONE I think I had TOS data linked but it worked only for live analysis when market was open. After Fri., 4 pm eastern, I had to wait till floor was opened again (usually Mon, 9:30) to see what happened on last Friday. Friday data were blacked out for ONE over the...

Probably as you said, exporting data from ONE is somehow doable. I mostly work the other way. When testing my back-tester I needed something to compare results to. I had ONE at that time so I created a file in my BT with all trades to feed ONE. It worked but it took about 2.5 h for ONE to digest...

Yes, there are some signals around mentioned software that raise warning flags. Caution is recommended. Do not get into excitement and spend the money right away. Programs eventually may prove to be quite good... for some or pure fluff for others. Be sure that your trading style will benefit...

Hi Andrey, thanks for info. I'm interested in this stuff, mean software for traders. I looked up the link. Advertising is good. looks like you can't loose trading with OptionsColors. ;) I'm missing screenshots. If you talk to them can you ask for few or make them yourself and ask if you can post...

Thanks. Observing GTH would be interesting and I will look at it when have bit more time. I hope I can use API to to that :) As said I do not need GTH at the moment, I don't need GTH to tell me about my risk. I simply do not trust any platform with this even if I still trade small (so overall...

Inability to trade full range of time SPX is trading is a negative. I do hope it is temporary issue with TOS. There may be many reasons this happens. I can think even of some that this lack of ability to trade after-hours are good for some traders. Anyway, I expect eventually all SPX trading...

this is basically for people involved with coding and willing to discuss any coding related issues. This is not a commercial just easiest way to share link some potentilly interested individuals.I hope Tom wont mind...