Recent Content by bthale

  1. Need help finding stock screener for options trades

    Great idea. Thanks
    Post by: bthale, Oct 5, 2014 in forum: Options

  2. Need help finding stock screener for options trades

    I've looked at several stock screeners but can't seem to find what I want. For instance, I'm looking for stocks that trade in weekly options that...
    Thread by: bthale, Oct 5, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: Options

  3. Question about puts and bankruptcy

    Back in May, I sold some in the money put options on Radio Shack that expire in Oct. If RSH should go bankrupt, are those options exercised or no...
    Thread by: bthale, Sep 12, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Options

  4. Can you manage somebody else's account?

    Is this information valid for someone who trades stocks and/or options for a friend? I guess the real question is does one have to be a CTA if...
    Post by: bthale, Aug 6, 2014 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. SPX vs. SPXW

    So does that mean that the SPX weeklies aren't traded in the open outcry pit? Just monthly and quarterly?
    Post by: bthale, Jun 17, 2014 in forum: Options

  6. optionshouse...... the worst

    OptionsHouse explained everything this morning, and my confusion was based on SPY being physically settled, meaning I would have all those shares...
    Post by: bthale, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Options

  7. OPtionshouse closed my expiring position without my consent

    After speaking with OptionsHouse this morning, I finally understand what was going on. Indeed, I could have been on the hook for a boatload of...
    Post by: bthale, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Options

  8. OPtionshouse closed my expiring position without my consent

    If I was assigned the 195 short calls, then I now am short $12000 worth of SPY ETF. $12000 and NO MORE. That is my TOTAL risk. I can't lose more...
    Post by: bthale, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Options

  9. OPtionshouse closed my expiring position without my consent

    Yeah I know. I made over $200K last year being an idiot.
    Post by: bthale, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: Options

  10. OPtionshouse closed my expiring position without my consent

    Correct. It would have been OTM. I guess I just have to call and say my intentions are to let them expire, and I hope that would do it. I was...
    Post by: bthale, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: Options

  11. OPtionshouse closed my expiring position without my consent

    I think I found the answer, "If you do not want to exercise an expiring in-the-money leg of a spread, you must notify OptionsHouse by 3:20 CT on...
    Post by: bthale, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: Options

  12. Any credit spread traders out there that use Optionshouse?

    Hi, I would like to correspond with any credit spread traders who have accounts with Optionshouse. I would like to hear of your experiences, good...
    Thread by: bthale, Jun 15, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: Options