Recent content by jimmy1852

no offence taken at all. i presumed this was obvious... i did not intend to offer any indication of my level of experience (which i am happy to admit is very low!) within derivs - and the world of finance for that matter. it was simply a post to offer some insight into getting work. i know...

sorry.. in way of a disclaimer - im not in london and my friend having trouble getting interviews is in london!

to give u an idea.. i didnt do any math at school or for my degree (majored in philosophy and international relations). i wanted to trade so i aproached he big investment banks, wrote an excellent resume (with lots of help from family friends - MDs, CEOs, laywers etc) and just went for any job...

thanks DB, i realise that was a pretty rudimentary question. i just got an example the other day that threw me. im guessing i just made miscalculation along the way cheers,

guys & girls, can anyone point me in the direction of any particularly useful/informative threads from the past on calculating delta hedges with OTM, ATM and ITM strategies of varying difficulty/complexity (obviously assuming the component leg deltas are known)? i dont have any trouble...

definitely get natenbergs "options volatility and pricing" and hulls "options, futures and other derivatives". im relatively new to the world of options so im sure there are plenty of other books but these two are most often recommended to me and im finding them very interesting an...

ill answer what i can coyotmo, its possible to earn that, to lose that and to earn and lose much much more than that. the question is far too loaded for anyone to be able to respond with anything like the reasoning you might be hoping for. sorry i would imagine so - it is easy to visit the...

Gday hey, Jim here. i stumbled across this site earlier today (had the pleasure of being entertained by an old thread on delta hedging that went a little off topic - bulldozer v profits!). im currently working for a large US bank in Sydney, Australia. im relatively new to the world of...