I think calling him Norway's "richest" or "most successful"...or even suggesting he's a good trader are a bit far fetched. Losing 150%-ish when a...
I did not know that. Thanks for the linky! So, I presume this varies from broker to broker?
Is this true if you hit the ask on the spread but on separate excahnges? (i.e. order for vertical, long leg 1.05x1.10 on CBOE, short leg .05x.10...
Or, short the put and buy the call (ATM). You can lock a huge hard to borrow for the duration of your contacts (even when hard to borrow grounds...
True enough. Hardly any gaps during that time, all nice, smooth intraday moves. Would have been easy to delta hedge and take a few pennies in premium.
Four-day weeks always throw me off my game...still kinda reeling from it. Lol.
Unless you were the one buying that volatility and rolling / letting it ride.
Thanks for the info. But TT is a futures platform isn't it? I should have been clearer. I'm looking for single name equities. I'm still on IB,...
Oh, now that does look good. Looks like it does exactly what I need...I'll have to demo that some time when I can get an extra Saturday in the...
I'm looking for good option scanning software. Willing to pay a pretty penny for a good one, provided it has the features I need. I want...
And with all breakouts comes a time to pay the piper. Out of these at 1.6 today for 58% loss. Anyway, normalized for 1 contract of the CGC $45c...
Edit: for completeness sake, Secret Santa is correct also. the market will tend towards 50-delta....not necessarily achieve it.
Well, did better getting out on the highs. Out the rest here 4.50 for the mid. Only +45% Still have the Sept $55c going on this one (which I...
Option liquidity isn't the same as liquidity on equities. You can find liquidity on illiquid strikes and expiry and you'll only pay a modest...
Haha...I understood. Though, for the record, I couldn't have 5th either because of Labor Day. ;)
Added 2872....stop just below so I can leave the computer for a bit. Edit: scratched.
So am I, but I still figure out what the news was I'm trading.
Lol, I think we've been on opposite sides enough that neither of us is in particular danger of doing that. I think we had the same opinion that...
That is reasoning I can get on board with....with you from 2871
That was still a solid call...you got almost 10 points ATH straight up from when you called it.
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