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Oct 11

Fair value and limit book spreads and confirmation of what I suspected…

http://mediaserver.thinkorswim.com/transcripts/102506_Penny_Pricing_and_Index_Options.mp3

This guy is talking about how retail customer limit orders frequently adjust and move ask/bid marks and fair value calculations, etc… (because of mid-value between bid/ask) —— I have realized this myself frequently in the past month.

This is back from 2006, but it is still relevant information I think. It confirms my thinking that my limit orders can effect bid/asks in the limit book, and also the calculations performed on them (since a lot of the time a mid-point is used between the bid/ask to base them on). Anyway, it is talked about and hit on a little bit for a second I think right around half way through the entire talk….

I am not sure who this guy is talking yet, but he is very good and has a very great perspective from (from my interpretation at least) the larger institutional / market maker end perspective) … which I am becoming very obsessed in…


Aug 20

wm september options

???

WM is at 4.11 now and was even lower mid-day yesterday almost in the 3 dollar range…. i want to keep track of these 3 each call/puts for september on wm … at $3

WM options to watch (sept expiration) - calls: WMIU.X WMIH.X WMIA.X / puts: WMUU.X WMUH.X WMUA.X $3, $4, and $5 respectively….. ? :)

….. I really hate Washington Mutual/stupid name wamu (makes me angry to type), etc… but this stock is relaly great for trading right now and has been for the past month imo?.