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by Martinghoul
June 30th, 2020, 9:50 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Mid Curve Options VS Swaptions
Replies: 11
Views: 13658

Re: Mid Curve Options VS Swaptions

Apols, it's been a long time since I was here...  But yes, there's all sorts of funky adjustments, for sure.
by Martinghoul
July 23rd, 2018, 8:57 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: swaption implied vol under CSA discounting
Replies: 1
Views: 1463

Re: swaption implied vol under CSA discounting

I’ve never heard of a dealer pricing smth like that in this day and age.  It would be a very unconventional derivative, as far as I can ascertain.
by Martinghoul
July 10th, 2018, 5:50 am
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

It's all mostly showmanship. UN resolutions achieve very little except for the feel good factor. WHO is already  promoting breastfeeding . Which does then beg the only question I have...  Why?  Why bother with such silly, petty antics (obviously, assuming the reports are accurate), if it’s a pointl...
by Martinghoul
July 9th, 2018, 10:57 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

It's all mostly showmanship. UN resolutions achieve very little except for the feel good factor. WHO is already  promoting breastfeeding . Which does then beg the only question I have...  Why?  Why bother with such silly, petty antics (obviously, assuming the reports are accurate), if it’s a pointl...
by Martinghoul
July 9th, 2018, 9:21 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

I agree with ISayMoo that there must be the dairy industry lobby behind the decision. You're fighting Trump and ppauper so blindly, bearish, that you're risking hurting yourself. I obviously agree that this is the work of lobbyists for the infant formula industry, but do find it rather alarming tha...
by Martinghoul
July 8th, 2018, 7:24 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

Well, thing is that this here phenomenon is genuinely the infamous invisible hand at work...  Both pauper and I appear to derive entertainment value from the proceedings here.
which one? There's a few to choose from..
Which phenomenon or which “invisible hand” ?
by Martinghoul
July 8th, 2018, 1:21 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

Well, thing is that this here phenomenon is genuinely the infamous invisible hand at work... Both pauper and I appear to derive entertainment value from the proceedings here.
by Martinghoul
July 8th, 2018, 12:51 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

You’re just trolling, right, pauper? You can’t possibly mean some of the things you say...
by Martinghoul
July 8th, 2018, 9:24 am
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

still winning Hispanic-Latino Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level on Record in June Wait, isn’t this one of those “phony numbers”?  The ‘biggest joke there is in this country’, according to a certain someone. This Hispanic-Latino unemployment rate is probably 20 percent, but I will tell you, you ha...
by Martinghoul
July 7th, 2018, 4:26 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

Got to get that Chick-fil-A business going! And don’t forget to keep ex-Administrator Pruitt moist... if you're having some sort of weird sexual fantasy about scott pruitt, please keep it to yourself Erm, I guess you missed out on all the exciting antics of The Great Administrator, he who was grant...
by Martinghoul
July 7th, 2018, 2:33 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

Thank you, Administrator Pruitt, for a job well done. We wish you could have stayed longer, but we realize that your family comes first
Got to get that Chick-fil-A business going!
And don’t forget to keep ex-Administrator Pruitt moist...
by Martinghoul
July 5th, 2018, 11:04 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: Trump -- the last 100 days
Replies: 4584
Views: 479706

Re: Trump -- the last 100 days

You are being deliberately silly again, ppauper...
by Martinghoul
July 4th, 2018, 9:05 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Trading Portfolio and Trading Book
Replies: 5
Views: 5722

Re: Trading Portfolio and Trading Book

Without context, it’s impossible to say...  They probably are one and the same.
by Martinghoul
July 3rd, 2018, 8:04 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: How would you price American options?
Replies: 23
Views: 7828

Re: How would you price American options?

@frolloos It is true that I am aggressive in my answers to that person only , the reasons is that it is not his first attempt, take a look at his other answers, and how condescending he is. In this forum, we can see very good quality posts from guys who never behave like him.  Is he acting that way...
by Martinghoul
July 2nd, 2018, 9:12 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: How would you price American options?
Replies: 23
Views: 7828

Re: How would you price American options?

@frolloos It is true that I am aggressive in my answers to that person only , the reasons is that it is not his first attempt, take a look at his other answers, and how condescending he is. In this forum, we can see very good quality posts from guys who never behave like him.  Is he acting that way...