George Fonoe ........ What are you interested in trading? Stocks? Options? Futures? ????? :)
Percentage of profitable and unprofitable IB accounts: 44% profitable. 56% unprofitable. Would this be considered 44% profitable and 56%...
The time frame appears to be Q4 2014. :)
Those numbers will probably drop a few percentage points after the EUR/CHF debacle.
With GOOGL down 2.2% this trade will more than likely expire worthless. The puts are doing OK, the "strangle" counterpart to my calls was the...
Friday, April 17: $565.00+ Thursday, April 23: Earnings. Friday, April 24: $615.00+ :)
The trade outlined in post #1 has been filled. Time: 15:48:33 ET GOOGL at $548.45. Bought 1 April17 562.50 Call at $0.77. 4 days to expiration....
I'm not sure what the cost of $3.17 is. I come up with $0.30 x 2 = $0.60. I don't mind Debit Spreads myself, but I do approach them with caution....
GOOGL - April17 OTM Calls 90% chance I buy some GOOGL OTM calls this week, probably on Tuesday at about 3:30 PM EST. Similar to this trade: GOOGL...
In the right hands I'm sure option greeks are useful, such as MM's to price them, but on ET they have limited if any use. jimmyjazz is a good...
jimmyjazz ......... Don't drink the "option greek kool-aid" that is being served on ET. I have posted it before and I will post it again. You...
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$2,000 per month can easily be withdrawn, plan ahead and keep the risk at a manageable level. But the only way he can achieve his goals is through...
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Absolutely not. There is no more risk in buying OTM weekly options than any other option position, ALL options positions involve the risk of...
GOOGL at $548.60 +0.48% from time of entry. April10 557.50 Calls expired worthless. Still bullish on GOOGL. :)
To show your concern about a long ATM near-term / short ATM farther-out position ending up deep OTM is unwarranted. You should be able to...
The AAPL example is not a trade recommendation, or does it express my views on AAPL. It's purely for visual reference to a (long ATM near-term /...
You didn't provide vital info such as: Stock Option strikes Option expiry So I will use AAPL as an example. When real quotes are used the...
Trade still open. GOOGL at $548.02 April10 557.50 Calls at $0.05 (bid). 1 day to expiration. Sell to close Limit Order at $2.50. Need about 2.3%...
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