Recent Content by Bobby T

  1. SPY Box Spread - Negative Yield??

    I understand the sizing differences between these products. And spreads on these products are super tight, so I don't believe it's spread...
    Post by: Bobby T, Apr 7, 2025 in forum: Options

  2. SPY Box Spread - Negative Yield??

    I am pricing box spreads and noticed that the SPY box is implying a negative yield (i.e. to buy the box you pay more than the width of the...
    Thread by: Bobby T, Apr 7, 2025, 4 replies, in forum: Options

  3. Getting VX settlement prices as soon as they're calculated?

    There is no settlement process at market close. VIX options and VX futures settle on Wednesday mornings, typically within 2-5 minutes of market...
    Post by: Bobby T, Feb 14, 2024 in forum: Trading

  4. How big can you size and still fly under the radar?

    Why in the world would you use XSP vs 150 contracts in SPX?
    Post by: Bobby T, Nov 9, 2023 in forum: Trading

  5. Interest earned on Premium Sold?

    That is up to you. The $750 would go to your account's cash balance, and you can use it however you wish (i.e., leave it in cash and earn the...
    Post by: Bobby T, Aug 23, 2023 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  6. Performance Comparison Chart - Ideas?

    Awesome! Tradingview looks pretty good. Just got to learn how to use it haha
    Post by: Bobby T, May 25, 2023 in forum: ETFs

  7. Performance Comparison Chart - Ideas?

    Total return is the price return plus dividend reinvested. Helps compare apples to apples, otherwise a price return only will favor securities...
    Post by: Bobby T, May 25, 2023 in forum: ETFs

  8. Performance Comparison Chart - Ideas?

    Looks like the Seeking Alpha one is pretty darn close to what I'm looking for. Thanks!
    Post by: Bobby T, May 25, 2023 in forum: ETFs

  9. Performance Comparison Chart - Ideas?

    I'm looking for a tool or website that makes it easy to compare the total return of multiples funds (ETFs, mutual funds, or normal equities). I...
    Thread by: Bobby T, May 25, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: ETFs

  10. Cash proceeds from option writing

    Yeah, bizarre the rep isn't able to answer the question! Shouldn't be that complex... You might just have to do a small trade and find out :)
    Post by: Bobby T, Jan 27, 2023 in forum: Options

  11. Cash proceeds from option writing

    @cruisecontrol I use TD Ameritrade / ThinkorSwim. When you sell an option, the cash feeds directly into your account's cash balance. But you...
    Post by: Bobby T, Jan 26, 2023 in forum: Options

  12. Long Put deep ITM at expiration

    This happened to me years ago in my IRA account. Was long a put that I thought expired OTM (but the buyer exercised after hours on Friday cause...
    Post by: Bobby T, Sep 14, 2022 in forum: Options

  13. Are there Pros and Cons to trading SPX options instead of SPY?

    SPX: Treated as 1256 contracts, so taxed at 60% long term cap gains rate, 40% short term 10x larger, which may be good or bad, but generally...
    Post by: Bobby T, Aug 29, 2022 in forum: Options