You know you are ready when you realize you consistently (a few years+) make more money trading than from your day job. You realize your gains...
Btw, it also looks like you are trying to do two things at once, so to speak: 1) Deep In The Money Options -- Delta 1 -- This is usually done for...
I think there might be an error there. With DITM, Delta=1 (close enough). Which means for every dollar increase in the underlying, the option...
If you BUY a call and BUY a put, you are spending a lot on premium. If the underlying goes up, the put becomes less valuable. If the underlying...
The purpose of this thread was *specifically* to talk about shares and *not* futures :) Because there are a plethora of examples on futures I...
You get 1h45m sleep each night :)
Penguin: Read as much legitimate text books on the subject matter as you can stomach (not the get quick ones, the ones that cover the theory and...
I kind of like that IB does not barter on commissions. With TD/TOS I see their fees, I expect it to be that. Then I heard they can barter and...
Low IV will net lower premium (and may effect your profit/loss ratio). That being said, there are some situations where it's still worthwhile...
Yeah, I agree when it comes to learning which trade to make or trying to get advice on what to buy/sell/etc. But I'm mainly looking for general...
May I extend the question: Anyone know good chat rooms where traders/investors can connect and talk to each other in a serious/frank way. (Not...
J.P.: You indicate there are other discount brokerage firms with lower commissions than IB. Does this hold true for Stocks/Options, or are you...
I'm actually interested in the conclusion on this. Some points: 1) Can you not specify the order *not* be forwarded? 2) Per the IB Web Site for...
OP: You're getting a low credit because premium is low (duh). You're getting low premium because volatility is low. The higher the volatility,...
Personally I would have done the 1700/1690 bull put credit spread with the same expiration date. That way you know your absolute max loss. It...
You might want to see if market conditions in general were favourable during that period. If I recall, that was part of a mini-bull run era. You...
5k is not much. Maybe it would be better to focus on working, *getting ahead* and earning real income from your job (which will pay more over the...
Mostly true, the caveat being that certain trades you can not do without enough capital (i.e. you can't trade 1 option on AMZN with only 10k,...
Yup, I do like the feature in IB that does that but yes, I don't trust it to know all the option strategies and to support complex strategies...
Yes, I've done that, but its slow going to click through them all to try to find the one that matches and sometimes there appears to be none that...
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