Wouldn't one be better off merely purchasing QQQ (instead of a random tech stock) and get a 100% chance of outperforming the S&P index? -- Seems...
Be nice if brokers treated VIX long calls (on the Font Month) against short Front month VX Futures. (1/10th size of course).
I suspect you are misinterpreting what you see. That first reference is for weekly SPX expiring today, hence # days to expiration < 1. The 2nd...
YES! The AM expirations expire at the open on the expiring Friday (not tradeable on Friday, but last trade possible on Thursday before expiry)....
SPXW is a weekly, with PM expiration. SPX is the standard monthly with AM expirations. They are not the same.
expirations collected (note: is possible some may be missing if B/A were not stable).
You are missing most of them. Looking today: There are 15,490 SPX Weeklies, and 22,550 total. I created the HTML from my sql query. I don't...
It changes every day with the "daily" expirations. Here is a list of the opras from yesterday. -- I counted 60 expirations in this list.
FWIW: Yesterday, SPX had 22,686 options listed.
While I don't have familiarity with options on Coco futures or similar products, I do on VIX options (which are on /VX Futures). I don't follow...
Can you provide specific example? -- When you refer to futures, futures options, and contango/backwardation, roll ... My mind goes to thinking...
I am only a retail trader learning as I go. Except for the smaller size, not clear to me why SPY has so much interest. Having to deal with early...
If I understand you correctly, the contango/backwardation of the terms should be of no consequence (except for bias for expected vol direction),...
I'm a bit in the weeds from the topic, but comment: Re KISS --> Danger to assume simpler is always better. The longer winded without shortcuts...
A comment regarding "Based on my observations, SPY options tend to have tighter spreads, ...". If your trading size is large enough, look again...
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