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Prop Traders :: Proprietary Trading Not a bad place to start researching

Those places aren't really what most mean by prop houses - also, there are very few in London - Mako Global is one example - those places hire engineering/computer science grads, MSc grads etc and they mostly trade higher frequency options market making strategies. In London you have a lot more...

Problem solved, does just what it used to - wonder why that all happened...

Posted this on ET as well, seems like it might be a permanent change http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3226581#post3226581

Usually use the futuresource.quote.com website to chart futures spreads (Brent and CL calendar spreads) but I've gone over there this morning and all the spread information seems to have gone, and there is no longer any ICE stuff at all. I can't seem to find a way to contact them via their...

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http://futuresource.quote.com/quotes/quote.action?symbol=ECF+1Z-ICE Trade on ICE - name is slightly off on futuresource but go have a look at theice.com to see the specs. Dec's are the only liquid contract (bar maybe nearest quarterly) as companies etc. need to comply at year end. Fair amount...

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Well.... in my experience salaries really encourage laze/lack of ambition etc. in certain people, and given how hard it is to fire people in the UK think incentives can work very well. Saw your post in another thread about locals not being paid salaries..... out of interest what angle are you...

To motivate people to make money...

Several years at least, although with your system I (and many others) believe that it is possible to determine the results/expectancy of this system a priori, and therefore technically I probably think that sample size is irrelevant.

Howard, This is the absolute crux of the problem, my previous post is saying (and indeed other critics of your strategy all agree) that your system has negative expectancy.

Howard, Feel free to repost, but please post any commentary/riposte you may attach to my comments in this thread as well - might as well try and continue a dialog in an open thread. Cheers

How's the learning going scose?

Howard, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-Term_Capital_Management Picking up pennies in front of steam rollers. That is the specific criticism of your strategy. You are systematically selling options, without systematically viewing them as overpriced. The premium you receive from your short...