I've always wanted to ask about this, but it comes down to quibbling over language so it never seemed thread-worthy. Still, I can't resist....
I'm wondering if verticals with long strike at 15 deltas, ratioed to be neutral of gamma, theta, and vega while giving you maximum vomma, meet...
Thank you, to both of the above contributors. Magic and Guru. Helpful insight. A question on some of the Guru's points: Can you list an example...
Could anyone suggest a spread of some kind that acts like the Vix, a trade that is sensitive to volatility alone? My main play is ATM bull put...
Go long what? cyclical sector stocks, energy, infrastructure, industrials? Or just SPX? Or are the Fang stocks destined to come back as a value...
Thank you. Yes, what I was suggesting is clearly just checking off boxes. And the whole matter is largely subjective rather than neatly stipulated...
Thank you for the input. MTM election does strike me as a pretty nice. The wash sale loss rule has cost me $10s of thousands in extra taxes: I...
I'm looking into exactly what it takes to achieve the exalted trader status and unlock the associated tax benefits. If I understand Robert Green...
Thank you, Bone, for the viewpoint. Would you be willing to elaborate a little further? How does the short term interest rate curve relate to the...
Would anyone like to discuss strategies for forming an outlook on the near-term future of the yield curve? There is so much good information on...
IB was very certain it would be impossible to place any initiating orders. Only liquidating orders would be accepted. FSU, if you can expend new...
I'm confused why this isn't being discussed more. I am trying to get through to my broker IB to figure out what recourse is left for USO1 option...
Option holders will have .125 the number of options they had before the split, is that right? Do the strike prices of options bought before the...
Information abounds on all the pros and cons of S corp, LLC, C corp, etc. Not sure how to decide. If a Californian trader (or one from another...
There are IV Percentile screeners for stocks, but I can't find one for futures options. Is there a tool for screening the IV of all the futures...
I inadvertently posted the same thread twice. I tried to delete my second posting but didn’t see the option for doing so. Perhaps because it was...
Now that rates are a bit higher, bonds are beginning to look like an investment to consider. Hedging a bond purchase with short the equivalent...
The more I observe this market the more baffled I am by it. Today for instance, the Fed hiked by 25 bps and talked about raising three more...
That snail is on steroids. Surprisingly volatile market where it's easy to make or lose big, in my experience--like any market. I'm intrigued by...
I take your point, but on what basis are traders buying or selling? Is it only technical (trend, mean-reversion, etc.), or does the GE move...
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