Recent Content by barney-

  1. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    Haven't had time to call the "Active Trader Team" yet because trading isn't my day job (so unfortunate). However when I pushed the girl in some...
    Post by: barney-, Mar 13, 2014 in forum: Options

  2. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    Well in that scenario I would be selling the spread (short the NTM long the OTM) So in that scenario a 10 contract spread with a strike spread...
    Post by: barney-, Mar 12, 2014 in forum: Options

  3. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    Right that is the issue. Because if you close a spread the SAME day you open it, it doesn't recognize or calculate the margin requirement even...
    Post by: barney-, Mar 12, 2014 in forum: Options

  4. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    Well, ironically the day trade call was $153k and my trading account is considerably more than that. I also used to be flagged as a day trader...
    Post by: barney-, Mar 12, 2014 in forum: Options

  5. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    Bumpity bump bump... 170 views and no thoughts!?
    Post by: barney-, Mar 12, 2014 in forum: Options

  6. FINRA Day Trading Margin Req.

    So my broker (Fidelity .. I know .. I know) has to play by the SEC/FINRA rules like anyone else and recently called to remind me of something that...
    Thread by: barney-, Mar 11, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: Options

  7. FIY- Earnings This Week - BIDU and LNKD

    Relative IV vs. HV or other strikes in the chain is one way to describe if a contract is "pricey" or not, regardless of long/short.
    Post by: barney-, Feb 7, 2014 in forum: Options

  8. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    Right, because I explicitly said this "would have" been.
    Post by: barney-, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Options

  9. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    I mean... who would go short a straddle on an earnings/sales date with IV so high? I am sorry. I made assumptions we would be logical and...
    Post by: barney-, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Options

  10. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    Going long $37 ATM straddle. See OP
    Post by: barney-, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Options

  11. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    Well when I was looking at the trade was Monday (see January 13th OP above). I just checked Fidelity's site.. at EOD Janunary 13th the......
    Post by: barney-, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Options

  12. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    Well that would've worked out well
    Post by: barney-, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Options

  13. Who Sells Vertical Credit Options Spreads on Weekly Options?

    Thanks Richard, I agree. I went in on two Weekly Spreads yesterday. Got 5:1 R/R on a PCLN spreads for this Friday expiry and a GOOG one for...
    Post by: barney-, Jan 14, 2014 in forum: Options

  14. ATM Straddle BBY Jan 18th Expiry -- Thoughts?

    The ATM $37 straddle for this Friday's expiry is ~7.5%. - Sales release Thursday the 16th. - Down 2.68% today so far. - IV30: 45% - HV30:...
    Thread by: barney-, Jan 13, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: Options