If you are into that stuff then sure you can use it, however, it doesn't affect the statistical probability, which is derived from a probability...
What is the underlying that you are trading? Given the information you have provided my guess is that you trade equity and/or index options, which...
What do you mean by "all those contracts going to individual parties"? Are you asking whether each of those 2000+ contracts was traded by a...
First of all, market maker's trades are no different from anyone else's, so whether the volume translates into open interest doesn't depend on...
Someone had a sh*tload of short puts expiring ITM so they called in a favor with the Fed. :D ...or was it long calls...can't remember.
Sure you can Greeks for free. Just plug in the variables into an option pricing model...
Options on futures are basically the same as options on stocks or indices so any options book/site will do.
I haven't really read the other answers so I apologize if someone has already pointed this out. SPX is an index and, therefore, it is unlikely...
Yes, I am aware of this, but I think for the purpose of this discussion my reply is accurate.
Dividends are priced into options so there is no free money to be made.
There is no single best position. Each one has it's pros and cons. You can take some money off the table by rolling up the calls to a higher...
For a two-month time frame August is a bit too far out, if you ask me. Going further out in time you reduce time decay, but the downside is less...
You haven't provided enough info to give you a meaningful answer. Are you looking to hedge a long stock position or to speculate on the down move....
2.75 is bid, 3 is ask. Yes, if the option expires ITM, hence automatically exercised you would have to shell out 4800. The system does NOT...
First of all, the stock only has to be above 48.90 at expiration for you to profit. Prior to expiration you can make money earlier, depending on...
With SPX at 1332.32 the 1235/1245 call spread is deep ITM and it is already trading at 10. There is nothing left to roll here! All you can do...
If you set up a collar and then buy extra 100 shares then you defy the purpose of the collar. That is, you have 100 shares, which you would like...
Only market makers are allowed to do that (at least in the US).
CSCO reports on the 9th!
It looks like the stock continued to fall for about 3 weeks after each of the last two reports so if you want protection that goes beyond the...
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