Certainly sounds like one of the most risky areas for trading, if not using options to hedge other positions - which is what I thought they were intended for.

Certainly sounds like one of the most risky areas for trading, if not using options to hedge other positions - which is what I thought they were intended for. Not something I get involved with, I must say. Far too many 'financial instruments' that I could lose money on! I have worked on trading room systems software before, but that's mostly about presenting the data, not choosing what to do with it. Automating trades, even worse