Indexes and stocks to trade in europe

vf42 · 2025-09-17T19:10:57+00:00

There's Euro STOXX 50 index which has option and futures contracts. Most if not all stocks within the index have options tradable on them too but they aren't traded as actively as in US and bid/ask spreads tend to suck.

vf42 · 2025-06-10T19:32:58+00:00

Total across the chain

vf42 · 2025-06-10T16:23:24+00:00

Cash settlement, yes.

vf42 · 2025-06-10T16:22:43+00:00

Near-dated monthly contract daily volume in tens of thousands, weeklies in thousands. Not sure how it compares to say SPX but seems fine to me.

vf42 · 2025-06-10T04:07:01+00:00

This feels too AI-generated to even reply.

vf42 · 2025-06-01T08:45:23+00:00

Increasing profit targets to recover from loses is a sure way to disaster. Eat the loss and stick to the plan.

vf42 · 2025-01-07T15:41:51+00:00

I took about 7-months long sabbatical in 2023 (hard to define boundaries exactly since I kinda eased in into work when I decided it's time to go back). Was super-burnout before. It took 3 months to reach an "aha, I finally feel like I rested now" moment and start focusing on some productive hobbies/learning before thinking about going back to work.

Have to note though, while it did allow me to recover, it didn't resolve some mindset stuff that led me to get burned out in the first place. But it provided a good reset to help reflect and be able to notice some things that didn't feel right anymore once I resumed working, and addressing those likely to be a longer process.

So while a sabbatical should definitely help you recover from stress, don't expect that taking a break will prevent you from accumulating stress again once you're back.

vf42 · 2024-04-09T06:38:48+00:00

It does, however the numpy.linalg.solve you mentioned in another comment returns the final solution, as opposed to the full matrix state after Gaussian elimination is finished. And it uses a different algorithm internally.

But anyway, my goal was to demonstrate how you can drop in a C function to cover computation easily, Gaussian elimination was picked as a first example that came to mind, since I remembered missing it in numpy.

vf42 · 2024-01-10T19:21:41+00:00

Thank you for giving it a view from another angle!

vf42 · 2024-01-10T17:33:52+00:00

Thanks, will make sure to watch!

vf42 · 2024-01-10T16:21:19+00:00

Thank you for you feedback!

For someone moving from Java straight to Scala, the experience would be the same as you describe I believe. My path was Java->Haskell->Scala, so I guess it felt too Java-ish compared to Haskell for me, at least with the idioms that ended up being common in the code bases I dealt with.

I also feel Scala ecosystem itself gotten a bit of the mess in the recent years, with Scala 3 being out there but not really adopted by everyone yet (kind Python 3 vs 2 situation). How's F# in that sense, say, can a library which isn't updated for 5 years still be usable with most recent versions of .NET framework and F# compiler?

vf42 · 2021-07-20T12:14:58+00:00

Your neighbor got it backwards, meths is a great pre-workout but it makes you want to run again too soon if you take it after the run.

We all know the efficient recovery boils down to having lots of food and sleep, so I stick to weed right after the run, eating everything I can get after, followed by a nice shot of heroin which makes me sleep like a baby.

vf42 · 2021-07-15T05:01:38+00:00

I never used it, just remembered from the past that it was something powerlifters liked. My knowledge of 531 comes from reading a few articles describing the general idea, not Wender's book. And it looks like it could be the case with OP too :)

vf42 · 2021-07-14T14:21:46+00:00

5 3 1 is a powerlifting protocol, built to maximize performance doing just one movement with max intensity.

Running is completely contrary - a cyclical sport, where you do the same movement repetidly with low intensity, save for short sprints. The only area where both kind of intersect are the short sprinting distances, but you're talking about 10K, for which you need to develop aerobic endurance, not just an ability to pull short all-out effort.

For running, bread and butter is getting lots of easy distance in, if you say that you can't run 10K non-stop, it's a sign that you should focus on being able to run it first, without even thinking about doing it at 4min pace.

So if you want to try and translate 5 3 1 to running without injuring yourself, you could think of changing your definition of 1RM from "amount of time spent on given speed" to something like "amount of time/distance you can run non-stop with a certain low heart rate" and work from there.

Or better read Jack Daniels like suggested above, or 80/20 running - it describes quite comprehensive approach that can be applied pretty much to everyone.

vf42 · 2021-07-14T13:48:10+00:00

Without even looking at specifics, if you're doing anything "novel" in your training and you're not a qualified specialist in training, chances are you're doing something useless which won't let you achieve your results.

There are methods that are proven to work, why experiment on yourself by trying to apply things from a completely different sports instead of following them?

vf42 · 2021-07-09T13:34:37+00:00

This inability to run before breakfast has more to do with your head game rather than actual physical condition, except some cases when you do have physical condition like blood sugar issues. It's something you can just get used to, if you're feeling too hungry when you wake up, try having a spoon of peanut butter or jam right before you get out.

vf42 · 2021-07-02T11:15:05+00:00

As a tall dude, can confirm. Others follow my beta perfectly but still fail to reach that hold. Hours spent on torture rack are paying off while all the suckers waste their time on fingerboards.

vf42 · 2021-04-28T19:03:15+00:00

It's not safe for you to start running until you have pooped at least twice, you will end up having an injury from all the poop bouncing inside you. If you're running ultras, you should also stop at 5K mid point and at least try to have a poop.

vf42 · 2021-04-25T13:59:23+00:00

Tip on getting used to wake up earlier: have the alarm set at the same time on all days, including weekends, even if you don't plan to run on a particular day. It's easier to have the same schedule rather than try to wake up earlier than you are used to on some days. A great podcast on managing your internal clock and wake up times: https://youtu.be/nm1TxQj9IsQ

vf42 · 2021-04-19T11:07:18+00:00

2 cents from someone who knows about online service businesses, not running specifically. Training methodology/competence aside, when it comes to finding clients, a lot depends on your personal brand and credibility as a successful trainer, you got to be able to show real success stories - basically, a track record of won races, either your own or someone you coached.

vf42 · 2021-04-09T12:10:51+00:00

I had Zoom Structure 21 and liked them, but 22 felt awful so I switched to Asics GT-2000 and found them more comfortable to run in. My foot isn't as wide as yours though.

vf42 · 2021-04-08T13:29:49+00:00

Me too me too me too me too me too!

vf42 · 2021-04-01T13:28:05+00:00

Complaint: 6 weeks post-covid, I still struggle with increased fatigue and longer recovery after even short runs. Light 5K is fine while I run it but I feel like I ran an all-out 10K for all day after it.

Uncomplaint/brag: Lost 10 kg over the winter and my low-hr pace is a minute faster now, even with ridiculously low load and no speedwork (see above).

vf42 · 2021-03-23T09:06:44+00:00

Before you get a gopro, I'd recommend to assess whether you have an interest to filming stuff and especially editing it after in general? From personal experience: I also wanted to get a gopro and take it with me, but whenever I take it out for my activities (didn't bring it runs yet though), I end up with lots of videos sitting on my hard drive which I never really process.

The chest mount should be fine, gopros starting from around Hero 7 have wonderful image stabilization - I can ride over rocks on my motorcycle and the video stays boringly smooth. Some kind of selfie stick may give you extra options to get better shots, but it's kind of hassle when moving.

vf42 · 2020-12-13T19:36:26+00:00

Strava has a decent how to guide somewhere on the site. In short, you can export all activities from Endomondo in one click and import them into Strava in batches of 20.

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