some of my background: trading options in one form or another since 1994. using ib since 2000. i will maintain this journal as long as there is...
southern, ct. even better point i forgot: i also received a 40ft boat slip , separate title for nothing. others paid up to 50k. i originally...
missed that ... meant $150,000...
in 1988 fresh out of college, my parents sent me to a condo auction. i bought a $325,000 for $150,00. living there for 11 years, side by side...
all perfectly pointed out. it is so easy to get greedy and walk off that cliff. the only thing i can say , is; i have been writing options for...
coach (and other's...) i know it has been discussed before; but we all do change opinions sometimes. when a credit spread turns bad, a .5...
mav, i have 12 years writing, spreading etc. so my question is based on that background. i am guilty of being a large span user, and intend on...
that article is what sparked my initial questions. was looking for some real world examples.
Coach(and others), since i asked about es options, a lot of great discussion ensued. thanks everybody! my specific question is..... after...
not to butt kiss.....i could not have ever dreamed of a better reply. it covered the facts and some of the possibilities. thank you yes...
rally, regarding es options. clearly the margin is significantly less than spx naked, but can you clearly explain how a spread is different than...
all of us can explain our points better. what i really meant is.......comfort zone or piece of mind is part of the definition of his risk...
you missed MY entire point. imo, the reason for his adjustment was not "piece of mind, comfort zone" . it is standard risk management rules. i run...
all of you guys are missing imo the big picture regarding risk management. i am shocked that no one is discussing this. oc, adjusted. most...
this has been discussed before (but maybe not enough)..... even though i trade atm and slightly otm credit spreads mostly, i also trade these:...
hey rallymode.... just for essentially reviewing a past question, i stick by my original gameplan above, but since the meltdown, i am out of all...
i have many other spreads higher up that i received 1.5 on average that start at 1340; so honestly i plan on doing nothing and take my cash...
funny you ask.......yes. i currently have a 1310/1315 call credit spread that i received 2.6 (may)....... without getting off topic, any...
well, to be perfectly honest; been doing otm spreads for 14 years stubbornly rolling any itm positions. never ever lost money because i always had...
since it is a little quiet out there.....we all know that spx on cboe has large quote spreads and also is very liquid. i am looking for...
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