Comments on: Options and leverage, a case study http://trilema.com/2013/options-and-leverage-a-case-study/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sat, 02 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2013/options-and-leverage-a-case-study/#comment-92522 Mircea Popescu Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:29:41 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=47070#comment-92522 As per the FAQ, <blockquote><a href=http://mpex.co/faq.html#27 >27</a>. Do you hedge your options positions ? No. <a href=http://mpex.co/faq.html#28 >28</a>. Why not ? You can't pull yourself up by your breeches and for the very same reason you can't have everybody in the market hedge. Someone needs to provide the support everyone else relies on to hedge. I'm that someone. <a href=http://mpex.co/faq.html#29 >29</a>. You could at least buy / sell BTC according to your book... No, I could not. For one, the spot is not at all trustworthy yet. For the other, the volume is so low that if I did that I'd cause chaos. Think "microphone next to speaker" sort of situation.</blockquote> As per the FAQ,

27. Do you hedge your options positions ?
No.

28. Why not ?
You can't pull yourself up by your breeches and for the very same reason you can't have everybody in the market hedge. Someone needs to provide the support everyone else relies on to hedge. I'm that someone.

29. You could at least buy / sell BTC according to your book...
No, I could not. For one, the spot is not at all trustworthy yet. For the other, the volume is so low that if I did that I'd cause chaos. Think "microphone next to speaker" sort of situation.

]]> By: Andrew http://trilema.com/2013/options-and-leverage-a-case-study/#comment-92520 Andrew Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:05:27 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=47070#comment-92520 How did you hedge this short call net position? How did you hedge this short call net position?

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