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Yet another improve on Slope to announce: we are now fully compatible with Tradier Brokerage, If you already have an account with them, you can immediately start using Slope as a “front end” to your Tradier activity.
We’ve had rudimentary connections before, but this is more fully-featured. You can place orders………..
You folks have asked for this for a while, and it’s here: the options chains have the all-important Delta column now. (In virtual trading, it’s already there, but it was absent on the web page). Not a big deal, but worth noting!
If you look back at the night of the 2016 election, you’d probably be very, very surprised at my reaction to the shocking news that Trump was winning:
To explain………..I was excited about the fact that the equity markets were suddenly heading into a free fall (and would ultimately be limit-down). That didn’t last, of course, nor did my enthusiasm.
What was interesting about that night, however, was the sheer popularity of the comments section; it was absolutely packed with people (of course, this was before social distancing existed):
(more…)I’m not always the sharpest knife in the drawer, but this time, I really outdumbed myself.
For weeks now, I’ve been increasingly concerned about the tone of the site. I have spent an inordinate amount of time addressing this issue, mostly behind the scenes, with a combination of engineering efforts and diplomacy.
Anecdotally, we might guess where all the “Dislikes” are coming from, but I’ve got the data. (As a courtesy, I have blurred out the actual names, since Lord knows there is a lack of civilized decorum in present society). One of these chaps is dead, so no more worries there, but it looks like some folks spend an awfully lot of time bashing that downvote button. Thousands upon thousands of dislikes.
(more…)One of the most exciting things about Slope’s new virtual trading platform is the metadata around it. Our first baby step in using this information is in the form of a Top Ten page. There are a couple of kinks to work out, but it’s pretty cool, and it’ll obviously change day-to-day. I’m delighted virtual trading has been embraced so warmly by Slope’s paying members.
