Recent Content by options_fanatic

  1. Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

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    Post by: options_fanatic, May 6, 2015 in forum: Options

  2. Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

    It won't make a difference, the margin requirement remains the same (3.5k).
    Post by: options_fanatic, May 6, 2015 in forum: Options

  3. Broken Wing Butterfly margin at IB

    Hello all, Has anyone traded BWB at IB? They don't have this structure in the list of standard strategies. You can build it as leg by leg trade,...
    Thread by: options_fanatic, May 6, 2015, 16 replies, in forum: Options

  4. Trading credit spreads

    Never hold till expiration. The negative gamma risk is too high. This article has a good explanation:...
    Post by: options_fanatic, Jan 22, 2015 in forum: Options

  5. Double calendar question

    I have been trading calendars for years with great success. You need to know how to do it properly - those who say it's BS just don't know how to...
    Post by: options_fanatic, Jan 2, 2015 in forum: Options

  6. explain how to make profits in option market

    Nice article why most retail investors lose money in the stock market:...
    Post by: options_fanatic, Dec 28, 2014 in forum: Options

  7. strategy for options portfolios

    Risk/reward is always related to probability of success. You cannot have good risk/reward AND high probability of success. You will have to decide...
    Post by: options_fanatic, Nov 15, 2014 in forum: Options

  8. Credit Spread expiration

    There is always a tradeoff between gamma and theta. Short term trade will have higher positive theta (good) but higher negative gamma (not good)....
    Post by: options_fanatic, Nov 15, 2014 in forum: Options

  9. Is this free money?

    No such thing as free money in the stock market.
    Post by: options_fanatic, Nov 15, 2014 in forum: Options