Oh spin btw I am becoming a bigger fan of ITM calls vs straight ownership :)
Ah I see. I should probably try to keep it more simple. Hi spin what I meant was say you bought a stock at 6 and sold lets say the 9calls to...
If it goes down then you are down, but if you just flat out owned the shares you would be down too.
Hi dagnyt, No that is fine I am just exploring ideas, reading alot :). What I was thinking is that say I owned a stock that was in the money...
Thanks spin and atticus Yes that is what I was trying to describe. Yes it was a directional play, not a vol play. Droid
Hi atticus, I didn't mean to open a can of worms :) I was asking if in general it was a good strat to use that combination. Basically I was...
Hi atticus, Could you explain what a "gamma tree" is? I understand at least in theory what gamma is and how gamma scalping is used to stay...
Hi all :) Just looking at what your thoughts are on this one. Basically creating a ratio spread by selling covered calls instead of selling...
Thanks for the thoughts so far all. This was all thinking out loud and hasn't been applied to anything specific yet. I was just trying to look...
Hi all :) What do you guys thinks of selling a vertical put credit spread and using the credit to buy a long call. Kinda like vertical put...
Nice thanks for the responses :) So I was looking at the bid ask spread concern, and see what you guys are talking about in particular with the...
Nice thanks all :)
Hi all :) I have been reading a book about buying deep ITM calls as an alternative to buying the stock. Basically It suggests buying as deep...
Thanks Dave, I will check it out. heiasafari I was thinking more about your strategy. It cuts your lose to a giving amount in this case 2%,...
Nice thanks heiasafari :) I like your example. So for your set loss trigger do you execute a market buy back of the spread if the trigger is...
Hi all :), I am looking to get your opinions on general bankroll management you guys use. In particular I am interested in selling credit...
Thanks Mark, So as long as I close the spread before exp then I only have to worry about the strike price diff x 100 per contract, right?
Hi all :) I have a few questions about vertical credit spreads. I am using Ameritrade and it looks like I can sell a bull put spread in one...
I sold the 2011 5ps and bought the 7.50 calls as I originally planned. I sold a few more then I bought so the trade was about even. We will see...
I just thought DRYS is taking an unique position by moving into drill ships at the time they did. I feel GE will look like a genius is this...
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