I'm not sure I understand this strategy. 1) You're selling diagonals, not calendars with the strategy you describe above. 2) If you're only...
You're pretty far off on many accounts. 1) You cannot "exercise" a sold option. Only the person who bought it from you can, and he can do it...
Any decision? Are CME pit options actually supported by IB? Your customer service people still say no. If so, which are supported, and how do I...
I agree with many of your other points. However, a *covered* call has the same risk profile as a naked put. A rally makes you a fixed profit. A...
Just to blow your mind... A covered call is exactly the same as a naked put.
It's almost never worthwhile to exercise a call (exceptions include OEX, dividends, and a few other rare cases). There will still be time value...
My language was confusing, I apologize. If GOOG goes up or nowhere, you'll profit $7 in 11 days, but you could conceivably lose $13. (You'll...
Wow, you guys need to train your customer service people. They insisted pit traded options were not available when I asked just last week. On...
Hi Don, Two points you might not have considered: 1) An at-the-money call is expensive. Every day, you will lose money on it. As an example,...
The carrying fee can add up with options. I guess it all depends on how long you're holding. 30 days isn't unusual for me, adding up to $3 per...
Pit traded futures, not pit traded options.
On the plus side, this sort of one-market move is likely an arbitrage opportunity. If you can suck up mini contracts below market, and sell full...
Have you tried any grain trades since you posted this 2 months ago? How were your experiences? IB lists floor corn as supported, but then lists...
Why stop at copper? Perhaps newbies should trade nothing and go back to their "real jobs". At least EliteTrader's namesake Elitism is alive and...
IB does not do floor options.
That was supposed to read 'Grains and Meats'. You know, Metal... Meat... Similar letters, just in a different order. :-)
I'm looking for a good, stable, cheap (perhaps that's a pick 2 out of 3 thing?) broker which can trade floor options (particularly on Grains and...
Today alone, 7580 57.5s traded, 6998 52.50s. Leak this trade out over a couple days, and I don't see much of a liquidity problem for these quantities.
I think I can do at least one better without any margin impact: 55 call butterfly costs .55 (assuming no price improvement). If I followed your...
The best bet? Are you sure? Just to use your numbers, buying the 52.5C at ".05" and selling the 55C at ".01" would be a 20% better bet if the...
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