Thanks. This is the kind of answer I was looking for, with specific numbers as to how much margin is more "optimal" to use. Extraordinary returns...
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This is the only thing I am really scared about. If you could give me any guarantee that there will be no plane hitting the White House, no...
They won't. It happened last December. Rolling your puts to reduce your overrall delta is the key
Getting out when VIX goes above 25 prevents your account from blowing up. You will sustain losses but you won't blow up
I am certainly not a genius. However, I feel more comfortable selling puts compared to being long. I think in the case of a sideways markets,...
Sorry, I dont know what BP is. The account is getting close to be eligible for PM (I don't know if that will help in the case of put selling...
Just checked, ATM vols were much lower for the first 3 quarters of 2017 compared to now
I don't get the "you made 77% on the initial margin req". Sure, you can't make 77% without leverage... But 77% is 77%... I think vol was quite...
I never cut back. I lost 30% percent during this period, but I was a bit lucky during the VIXplosion. I lost almost half of what I "should" back...
I do (77%). I roll over the position when overall delta drops behind a specific level relative to the liquidation value. So, the average holding...
I am a young trader...I have traded the last 3 years following a very simple strategy. Selling OOM puts in ES. Delta is between 0.10 and 0.14 with...
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I would appreciate your help. I am looking for the name of a very successful options trader. He was selling strangles on the S&P, beating the...
my goal is to assess whether a VIX future contract is relatively "over/undervalued" based on the premium it is trading over VIX. VXST,VXV and VXMT...
What I basically need is a hypothetical constant maturity (30 days) contract against spot. That would be really useful. I need a combination...
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Front month VIX is trading 27% above spot VIX. Is this normal? What is the average premium 25 days before expiration?
I think this is not actually about hedging. It is about employing the ideal strategy in order to minimize the loss. I think that readjusting the...
I sell strangles on ES and NQ for about a year now with great results (up 30%), The big issue concern however is what would be the appropriate...
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