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by frolloos
July 5th, 2018, 9:33 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Slow boat from Mars
Replies: 9
Views: 9824

Re: Slow boat from Mars

Genesis would have been so much more intriguing had it it opened with just a hint of a prediction. Say,  In the beginning God created the heaven and the many earths ...  The  creation  according to the Rig Veda is actually quite intriguing, especially the last 4 lines: [table][tr][td]Then even noth...
by frolloos
July 5th, 2018, 6:33 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Russia земля борца самбо
Replies: 701
Views: 86682

Re: Russia земля борца самбо

"near" in the headline means 10 miles according to the text.
It's actually closer to Porton Down (the UK's chemical weapons lab, about 5 miles) than to where the russians were
They're taking the world cup too literally (the Russians).
by frolloos
July 5th, 2018, 12:52 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: index options depending on historical and future volatility
Replies: 5
Views: 5348

Re: index options depending on historical and future volatility

What's LOR?  If I'm not mistaken this is a timer option. They don't appear to be traded much anymore, although I think the instrument itself makes good  sense from both a dealer as investor perspective. 
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 11:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400788

Re: Stupid question of the day

I would frankly worry more about the talent drain from "The Principal Discussion Forums"
Even list1 is gone. Although not necessarily contributing to the talent drain, it's still telling.
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 1:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400788

Re: Stupid question of the day

Does the OT need an HR department to attract new / fresh talent?
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 1:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: is twitter for mentally ill people?
Replies: 630
Views: 132033

Re: is twitter for mentally ill people?

A bit of quality dialogue together? Nice.
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 11:07 am
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 480061

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 5:14 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Slow boat from Mars
Replies: 9
Views: 9824

Re: Slow boat from Mars

ALH84001 (the name of the boat)

I suspected you were thinking of possible life forms hitching a ride on a rock, just had to research exactly which rock.
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 3:29 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Slow boat from Mars
Replies: 9
Views: 9824

Re: Slow boat from Mars

Depends on the frame of reference :-D
by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 3:25 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: goldman sachs
Replies: 144
Views: 26105

Re: goldman sachs

by frolloos
July 4th, 2018, 3:02 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: index options depending on historical and future volatility
Replies: 5
Views: 5348

Re: index options depending on historical and future volatility

Hi Alan, probably doesn't count, but it did made me think of say an option on [$] \ln (S_T/S_0) [$]. Perhaps the [$] S_0 [$] will anchor the vol at [$] t=0 [$]?
by frolloos
July 3rd, 2018, 11:59 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Those crazeeeee Dutch
Replies: 1824
Views: 272978

Re: Those crazeeeee Dutch

The Dutch, apparently regardless of race and religion, so that's a good sign of assimilation and integration, have this obsession with cancer. They also like to wish the other to get typhoid or cholera if there is no love lost. I don't agree. It's a language-dependent cultural perspective, akin to ...
by frolloos
July 3rd, 2018, 10:07 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Those crazeeeee Dutch
Replies: 1824
Views: 272978

Re: Those crazeeeee Dutch

Rutte is used to only 1 reporter a month, small country you know.
by frolloos
July 3rd, 2018, 9:55 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Those crazeeeee Dutch
Replies: 1824
Views: 272978

Re: Those crazeeeee Dutch

The Dutch, apparently regardless of race and religion, so that's a good sign of assimilation and integration, have this obsession with cancer. They also like to wish the other to get typhoid or cholera if there is no love lost.

One big happy and diseased family.
by frolloos
July 3rd, 2018, 6:44 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: index options depending on historical and future volatility
Replies: 5
Views: 5348

index options depending on historical and future volatility

Are there (exotic) options on an equity/fx index that depend not only on the future variance/volatility, but also on what has been realized in variance since inception of the option? The FX realized vol knockout discussed recently in the Trading forum is probably one such option, but are there more ...