risk, in your opinion; can one over the longterm trade short options for substantial profits 3 sigma's out?
all my credits are bought back, every month as a rule. i cannot tell you all how many times doing that made a winner out of a nail biter...
i was only trying to lighten up things here. i knew you were not defending him. i just happen to be interested in vic mainly because: i am a...
i get the impression that one gentleman likes Niederhoffer, and the other does not. maybe mav , the last few posts were on topic......even if...
i do understand your rationale for ctm spreads...but....when was the last time you had to "roll" or manage the position and what exactly did you...
i have one new addition to my journal, short october 620 . please see below. update er2 future options -10 puts october 610 sold @ 2.00...
risk, is the "no touch" trade with a hedge your preferred strategy? are the hedges hard to manage? is there a way to study or search this answer...
yes, i did write october while sept was still open. i was planning on closing september, but since it had so little value i had not pulled the...
no complex stuff here, just some overbought/sold indicators and to me just as important real world events taken as a whole. as you noted, i do...
Quote from riskarb: It is far more sound to simply sell ER2 puts and get flat deltas in ER2 futures. Even hedged weakly is preferable to your...
update er2 future options -10 puts october 610 sold @ 2.00 /current value 1.19 -10 calls october 795 sold @ .95 /current value 1.27 -10...
thank-you sith. i knew when i listed my positions that it may be confusing. i will improve. the "1.8" refers to what interactive brokers...
update closed sept 06 760 call -10 @ 1.3 +10 @ .25 11:16 am closed sept 06 750 call -10 @ 1.8 +10 @ .60 10:24 am new...
firstly, i cannot tell you how much i appreciate your input. it mean's more when it is about one's self, instead of simply reading about others....
update account value:87,360.89 i am showing available funds for after hours, because that is all that matters really. 58,520.30...
updates below. one position change. account value: 86,530.97 positions: all er2 and short sept 06 615 put -10 @ 3.73 value .50...
absolutely, when regular trading resumes. that is why i do not and will not put on any new positions on until certain criteria is met. of...
thanks for not letting me down. yip, it can get very intoxicating. get me a 25pt move in a few days and i am possibly rolling with these...
since understanding span margin is very difficult; maybe some updates will help when positions have not changed. my positions are the same as...
yip, the span margin changes constantly. at present time, there is approximately 52,000 taken span. i have had it go up close to max once early...
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