Hang on to your horses buddy, don't count your chickens before they hatch. AAPL had one good day in a week and you want to "lock in gains" - my...
Has the stock gone down? You "might" have to close the trade to prevent additional loss. Has the stock gone up? You "could" wait till expiry and...
The short call will be like having piano tied to your back. It's best to buy an ATM/OTM call only. :)
I assume the stock has appreciated enough so that the short call is higher in price than when you sold it, if so: I would hang on until expiry....
With BMO Investorline the maximum commission is $35.00 if the order is under $2,000 :)
AAPL, FB, TWTR pre-earnings performance compared to the post-earnings performance can be applied to any number of stocks and any earnings season....
AAPL, FB, TWTR good pre-earnings performance, poor post-earnings performance. :)
Bad week for AAPL and the market. My AAPL May15 138.00 call is down to $0.13 (from $1.98) and I doubt it will recover during the next two weeks....
Thanks globalarbtrader. I was editing my post #13 when you posted all the code in post #12. I'm going out now and will review it in a few hours. :)
Thanks globalarbtrader. I'm going to try and avoid any modules, including the math module if I can. Below is a what I have so far, it's 60%...
Thanks for all the replies. I have included the actual CSV data I am using to give you a better idea how it is formatted. My objective is: Read...
I think of a CSV file as: A limited amount of "columns" separated by a character, in this case a comma. Unlimited amount of "rows" which break...
OK .... Thanks for the replies, I'm new to Python and have made some progress on this project. Coming from PHP the Python CSV module seems to be...
AAPL at $128.64 Another down day on the markets, and the AAPL May15 138.00 calls are now at $0.29 with more than 2 weeks to expiry. Position...
Python - Read and split lines from text file into indexes. I have a text file with hundreds of lines and 10 columns of data separated by...
How about a cheap Walmart car battery, charger, and 12V DC to 110V AC converter for the PC and one light? :)
Position still open. AAPL at $130.56. 1 AAPL May15 138.00 call down -75% -$150.00. 2 1/2 weeks to expiry. Paper Trades (for comparison) 1 AAPL...
Your buying power is limited to cash in your account when it comes to options with TD Ameritrade - and I assume all brokers. $2000 account = $2000...
With AAPL up $2.40 I have decided to move the strikes up $2.00 to 138.00 and buy the May15 calls instead of the May01. AAPL at 132.68 Bought 1...
Excellent post. I have always gone with the weeklies even during earnings but now I might make some exceptions around earnings. I'm going to think...
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