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Forum: Options February 8th, 2015, 02:34 AM
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Posted By irvino81
I agree with buying a call/put for protection but...

I agree with buying a call/put for protection but getting whipsawed is a matter of speed and I think that's what algos are for. BTW anybody have experience with CQG professional service, Eccenica,...
Forum: Options February 7th, 2015, 11:20 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Thank you so much for sharing, I can relate to...

Thank you so much for sharing, I can relate to your story in oil and silver. Too many times I go naked and get burned but I figured what if I could protect my short puts with a short futures contract...
Forum: NinjaTrader February 6th, 2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,442
Posted By irvino81
automatic trading

Hi I was reading about your strategy and I would like to know what coding language do you use and how parallel this language is to Excel VBA? Thanks
Forum: Options February 6th, 2015, 08:43 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
selling options naked

Hey if you like all those reports and then some DeCarley Trading gives them for free. I get so many of them it is impossible to read them all everyday. I would like to know what was your risk...
Forum: Options January 21st, 2015, 10:18 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Run!

Hi, if you believe so strongly in your model buy a put with 2 month to expiration and just sit back and enjoy the ride. Worst case, you lose the cost of the put. But that shouldn't be a problem that...
Forum: Options December 30th, 2014, 05:21 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Hi Danny, I also recommend DeCarley Trading, she...

Hi Danny, I also recommend DeCarley Trading, she and her team are the best and they can offer you lots of different platforms and clearing houses. I have traded with Tradestation options futures and...
Forum: Brokers December 24th, 2014, 02:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,499
Posted By irvino81
Hi OK, I agree with you safety is very important...

Hi OK, I agree with you safety is very important in the businesses. I just starter trading using the CME Direct platform and I think it is both safe and economic. They charge nothing for data until...
Forum: Options December 24th, 2014, 01:59 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Hi Danny, I would add that when you trade futures...

Hi Danny, I would add that when you trade futures on an index from quarter to quarter the futures contracts have different values. The SPX has to accommodate for those differences and at the end of...
Forum: Options December 22nd, 2014, 02:01 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Hi V, I dont think the price increase is due to...

Hi V, I dont think the price increase is due to the drop in the underlying futures. I think those calls went up because they were cheap when you sold them, or there is no real interest in them and...
Forum: Brokers December 20th, 2014, 05:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,499
Posted By irvino81
Hi, I trade options on the currencies, crude, nat...

Hi, I trade options on the currencies, crude, nat gas, the softs, the grains, e-mini SP500 and most of the other futures and options on futures.
Forum: Brokers December 20th, 2014, 04:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,499
Posted By irvino81
Trading Commissions

Hi I am paying way too much for trading. How much do you pay in commission per trade?
Forum: Options December 18th, 2014, 11:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,235
Posted By irvino81
Hi, I trade the currencies with options. Most of...

Hi, I trade the currencies with options. Most of the time on the short side selling puts or calls. My favorite pair is the 6J. My most profitable pair is the Aussie. Right now I own a call on the yen...
Forum: Options December 18th, 2014, 08:08 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Nat gas is called the widow maker. If you are...

Nat gas is called the widow maker. If you are going to go with that position I would buy 2 8.45 calls now that nat gas is below 4 and those calls are super cheap, I'll wait for the first spike and...
Forum: Options December 18th, 2014, 06:37 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Fellows, lets get back to business and put our...

Fellows, lets get back to business and put our personal differences aside. I understand the options quotes offered by tradestation "should" be the same as those offered by IB. But just for the sake...
Forum: Options December 18th, 2014, 11:28 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
Hi Ron, thanks for your opinion, it is the first...

Hi Ron, thanks for your opinion, it is the first one I ever get on the topic and I appreciate it. So according to you, if I check tradestation futures 9.0 quotes for coffee options they are going to...
Forum: Options December 18th, 2014, 10:49 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,987,034
Posted By irvino81
quotes for short options

Hi thanks for bringing option selling up, I dont know a lot of people doing it. I have a question for you. Do you feel sometimes the quotes you are getting for your short positions come from on...
Forum: Commodities December 15th, 2014, 07:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,775
Posted By irvino81
A buddy for trading crude

Hi I would like to trade crude with you fellows. I use option strategies to trade, mostly selling overpriced calls and puts. if this project is still going I want to join. Thanks.
Forum: Traders Hideout December 13th, 2014, 04:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,767
Posted By irvino81
its ok I figure it out. I talked to the CME...

its ok I figure it out. I talked to the CME Direct people and they explained the platform is a front end platform that uses JAVA and comes with its own data.
Forum: Traders Hideout December 11th, 2014, 09:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,767
Posted By irvino81
CME Direct

Hi kbit, I am about to open an account with CME Direct because I think trading will be more neutral than with a broker that provides clearing and data feed all in one like tradestation or any other...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 27th, 2014, 02:31 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,240,388
Posted By irvino81
Thanks for the forum Big Mike

Hello to all members. I started with stocks and lost a small fortune, then graduated to futures and lost another small fortune. Finally I learned about options and managed to keep my the loses under...
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