Good luck...what you have is an expensive lottery ticket!
Dude...those are the december options.
He must be talking about the dec 520' because they are the ones trading at .25 - .30
Feb 520 strikes..... are you selling or buying those calls?
I have no ES options quotes. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
Keep in mind the market is discounting worse case scenarios with each passing day (total devastation, refineries totally wiped out, etc....) If...
Mav...my question was more direct to you. You seem to have a good understanding options and must trade them for a living. Overtime have you...
So Mav or Risk what is your answer to the original post that started this thread. Can you make a living selling options?
1993 VIX mean = 12.6 1994 VIX mean = 13.9 1995 VIX mean = 12.1 YTD VIX mean = 13.17 Everyone thinks the market needs to drop off to...
True you said you cannot simulate it exaclty. I don't know how closely you have followed the VBI contract since its inception but ironcially I...
First, you can certainly simulate trading volatility as measured by the VIX using S&P options. Read the cboe whitepaper on how the vix is...
You can trade VIX futures or S&P options (ES, SPY,etc.). It really is a matter of choice and strategy. I trade ES Options and VIX futures to...
jond83....I just fired the guy who cuts my grass. Normally, I would look for someone with a little better academic credentials but I am in a...
Harold, What exactly are you thinking of trading? You mention futures options and while the pricing theory (greeks..etc) is pretty much the...
vixpills...unfortunately, I do not have a solid calculation to translate the vega exposure of a spread in VIX futures in a way that would match...
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