Some of the guys on here strike me as "I'm not as successful as some of you, so I'm going to call everyone else a liar." Of course, some of the...
I think you could have gotten out of the August mini-crash alive with an IC. I was in cash at the time (thankfully), so the following is...
I had a look at SPX weeklies and decided the weekly series, at least for SPX, did not seem appropriate for my uses. As a premium seller, it seemed...
Beyond the possible datafeed issues, the commissions TDA offers are downright cost prohibitive if you're scalping or day trading. No worries;...
I wasn't responding for him; he's welcome to answer your question directly if he wishes.
I've gotten instantaneous fills while buying in complex spreads at the mid. I don't have a well-educated reason for why that is, but it doesn't...
Interest rates. With higher interest rates, the cash-secured put is more valuable than the covered stock. The cash used to secure the put, over...
Truth! I had to drag myself through the last half of it, but it's a great reference. Unfortunately I may have to re-read it sometime on the...
Option Volatility and Pricing, by Natenberg.
Like these guys are saying, don't even let one side go in the money. I tend to set up SPX ICs with short strikes at about 10 delta. I adjust when...
Try credit spreads or other hedged short option positions. Low margin requirements and limited risk. Speculating with long options isn't a great...
There's normally an important difference between physically settled securities and the cash settled ones. Physically settled options are normally...
Yup, oh well! No kidding! Buying options ahead of an earnings call? Meanwhile, there was a beautiful IV spike ahead of the call that could...
Short-time lurker, first-time poster. Just signed up specifically because of this thread. OP: If you don't want to blow up your account playing...
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