Thanks, like I said just for curiosity. I agree there's no magic bullet, but I wanted to get an idea what you preferred since you stated earlier...
I can see your point for the most part. Thanks for all your responses. Are you willing to reveal your strategy of choice? I'm not baiting an...
In this context you could say that markets try to put a price on uncertainty. What do you think the purposes of markets are?
Thanks for the apology...accepted. My real issue with scalping vs ICs is the black swan risk. I don't find flash crashes to be moot at all...
If future volatility was known in advance there would be no options market, or stock market, or any other market because everyone would know...
I'm flattered that you took the time to investigate me, but I fail to see how it's material to the conversation at hand? Obviously it's some kind...
I'm afraid you're using a strawman in that argument. Of course IB will auto-liquidate on a margin call, but as I stated earlier my personal max...
Yes, I would agree that you can't use so much margin for an IC that the max loss would wipe out the account. Personally I would never open a...
Alright, I would agree that in theory those two strategies can be played equivalently. And if, as you say, condors would be superior in calm...
A fair amount of what you just said I do agree with. I'm still not convinced that I need to trade the underlying, but I don't dispute that my...
Who is a "guy like me"? You mean because I questioned your assumptions about fair value that I'm automatically in a cult? I don't even know (or...
My point is that it's entirely possible to leg-out of condors prior to expiration for profit (long term, not every trade). As Maverick pointed...
Wow, I think I hit a nerve... Lost a couple Gs on condors, eh Mav? Still stings a little? If you want to resume when your hissy fit is...
Hmmm...I don't hold my IC trades to expiration. Try again. (And please don't say "solve backward from when you would have closed the position"...
Maverick, Please define this "fair value" you speak of...? :confused: I'll give you a hint...there's no such thing.
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