Name : SteadyTrader
Age : 26 years
Location : Los Angeles, USA
Hometown : Mumbai, India
Profession :
FT Retail Trader (in transition from a Professional Trader)
Experience :
4000 hours training at a Top Investment Bank
2000 hours as a Retail Trader in US Options Market
0 hours in Indian Markets
Goal is to reach 10,000 hours "Outlier" target in Indian Futures Market.
Specialization :
Non-directional strategies (Iron Condors, Calendars, Double Diagonals, Straddles) focused on Volatility Skew and Theta Decay in US Equity Options Market.
Not a huge fan of Technical Analysis
(although use basic Support & Resistance analysis)
Favourite Trade :
Straddle as a pre-earnings implied volatility play.
Favourite Books :
1. Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas (Listen to the audiobook once every month)
2. Super Trader - Van K. Tharp
Luckiest Trade :
Bought a VIX call a day before the flash crash (originally to hedge an Condor)
Unluckiest Trade :
Sold a naked put few days before PCX declared bankruptcy
Objectives to be on Traderji :
1. Explore more about the Indian Futures Market and understand practical trend following methods from experienced traders and in the process complete my goal of 10,000 hours to become a better trader.
2. Contribute as per my limited knowledge.
Age : 26 years
Location : Los Angeles, USA
Hometown : Mumbai, India
Profession :
FT Retail Trader (in transition from a Professional Trader)
Experience :
4000 hours training at a Top Investment Bank
2000 hours as a Retail Trader in US Options Market
0 hours in Indian Markets
Goal is to reach 10,000 hours "Outlier" target in Indian Futures Market.
Specialization :
Non-directional strategies (Iron Condors, Calendars, Double Diagonals, Straddles) focused on Volatility Skew and Theta Decay in US Equity Options Market.
Not a huge fan of Technical Analysis
(although use basic Support & Resistance analysis)Favourite Trade :
Straddle as a pre-earnings implied volatility play.
Favourite Books :
1. Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas (Listen to the audiobook once every month)
2. Super Trader - Van K. Tharp
Luckiest Trade :
Bought a VIX call a day before the flash crash (originally to hedge an Condor)
Unluckiest Trade :
Sold a naked put few days before PCX declared bankruptcy
Objectives to be on Traderji :
1. Explore more about the Indian Futures Market and understand practical trend following methods from experienced traders and in the process complete my goal of 10,000 hours to become a better trader.
2. Contribute as per my limited knowledge.
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