How do I get started trading equity options and futures?
September 4th, 2010
I have a quant background in hedging, so I’m not asking for guidance on how to learn modeling or developing strategies for trading options. I have work experience doing option valuation and developing dynamic replication strategies, but I have never done the trading.
I want to start relatively small – I’m comfortable putting about K at risk. I would be looking to hedge options against options while trying to limit the amount of dynamic hedging. I expect that I’ll need set up some margin in addition to any net option premium. Is K reasonable?
Are there brokers specializing in options? Does anyone recommend CME, CBOE or other tools? (I know that some exchanges offer tools for subscription.)
Thanks!
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