You should try to slash your monthly living expenses to the bone and build up 1-2 years of cash reserves (not your trading capital) for living...
thanks maxpi, I'm going to check this out! Yes, this does sound like jury duty. The difference is, you wouldn't be forced to enter the...
My proposal is simple, really. We will keep the current 3 branches of government intact, with one change: membership in the House of...
How does this strategy compare: buy 1000 shares of KO at 54.78. Sell 10 Jan2012 50 calls at 7.80. Your cash outlay and b/e excluding dividends is...
I'm sure you are correct. Buying a bunch of shares of "safe" KO probably will fly better with his readership than selling a bunch of "risky" puts...
Wow, this is going to be great! A few questions about your methodology, how do you pick your numbers, is it a discretionary method or do you have...
kc, why do you think you will be exercising all these options? You can buy and sell options freely until expiration. Of all the retail guys...
Have you ever met someone that goes by the name of Stocktrad3r?
I had a really awesome, detailed description of a scenario where one could easily lose several times their stop-loss on a naked options position,...
sounds a bit like issuing a license to steal.
I haven't been day-trading for about a year now, so I can't speak from personal experience, but some of the complaints I've heard aren't just...
This issue would seem to be of great interest to any prop traders out there. If I were trading at a prop firm I would definitely be checking this...
Thanks, I appreciate the info MTE. Nice job Akivak!
BTW, does anyone happen to know the RUT settlement price for January? The CBOE website seems to be down until tomorrow. Irritating.
I have been wondering the same thing as the OP, I started by looking at NDX options, figuring the higher priced underlying would hold down...
here's a few that nag at me occasionally: 1) Went short CROX and long SHOO (steve madden). My timing was pretty lucky and within a day or so...
Thanks MTE, it seems the only way to be assured of locking in profit (or avoiding add'l loss) is to exit the entire position prior to expiration....
With RUT ATM calendar spreads, what are the potential risks of holding the spread into expiration (let's say you are long a call and put calendar)...
maybe a lot of wealthy people feel their time is better spent on whatever it is that made them wealthy. (or enjoying the wealth that they have...
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