@jamesbp , you sound as if you have quite a treasure chest of knowledge about 132 flies etc - but are drip feeding the know-how in little bits....
I'm with IB, using TWS, I can place a buy order for HEV19 without problems - I have not 'Transmitted' the order because I don't actually want to...
What month are you stuck in? I can see active trades taking place in Oct and Dec months via Time and Sales.
I have been short ZB for a couple of weeks now in various forms - via outrights, credit call spreads, and ZB-ZN future spread. Let's see what...
Hey? Haters? If you are referring to me then pls let me know what comment of mine makes me look like a hater.
@SPX Blaster, funny how a week can be a long time in trading. On Monday, there was talk of a gap down of 100 points on the index. Luckily, that...
I'm sure the resident 1-3-2 fly experts will give you more specifics, but the obvious thing that comes to my mind is - margin. When you close the...
Does anyone know where to find historical First Notice Dates for futures? Eg. GC for the Mar '18 contract. I googled, but couldn't see anything...
I'm British, live in London, and I have no problems trading American ETF's.
As the previous poster mentioned, selling naked short calls on individual stocks can be dangerous. I used to sell a lot of short options - both...
@SPX Blaster, good post. I actually trade a lot of commodities based on seasonality. The trades are usually futures spreads as opposed to...
Interesting. Firstly, can I say I enjoy reading your journal - it's clearly written and easy to read. Secondly, if you are open to suggestions,...
@kj5159 , pls help me with this part. Lets say I have sold a put credit spread on the SPX at 2800-2775. So, my long put (at 2775) = short SPX...
The markets have fallen today due to a few tweets from the President; volumes were light; VIX has risen to over 20. It feels like we've been here...
Actually, it is I who has Wheezoo on "ignore".
@TraDaToR, have I got this right - you bought the July and sold the Sep? If so, I've just checked seasonality charts, and this spread actually...
Looks like your prediction may well come true - SPX touched the resistance level at around 2940 and promptly proceeded to fall to 2910. Back to...
Someone posed an interesting question in another thread : " I haven't seen anyone as yet explain to me in layman's terms what their edge is...
@cmukesh19 to share my two-pence worth, I post below my experiences of credit spreads from last year alone : No of trades : 43 (each trade...
@BlueWaterSailor , I found the Option Alpha videos very good. Eg. [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA] etc The basic principle for me, is to adjust when I...
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