I've heard a lot of teeth-gnashing about the proposed stamp tax. I'm not exactly excited about it, but I'm also not *that* concerned. Stamp...
Hi, I'm curious what "typical" annual returns career traders are seeing. I'm really looking for feedback from seasoned folks who've been...
Hi, I'm just curious what kind of trading volume is significant enough that you can start asking for commission discounts, or other services...
I'm talking about versus the original covered call only position, which is my "real" strategy position. If you look at just the "put" leg... the...
My screener says 81% probability that it ends up above $5 share, and 19% probability that it goes below. You do realize that you also need $1...
I use Option Oracle, mentioned before. I also use the service at Poweropt.com. They charge you a hefty amount for it ~($90 a month?) for...
Assuming that the goal is to end up in the covered call again (which is my goal), rather than holding the collar indefinitely... I'm not sure how...
I did a little more research into this. Looks like any such foreign corporate entity (primarily used for investing) would be classified as a...
And an excellent recap it was. Not sure whether the "pseudo" shoe fits when you go out to the Iron Condor, or at least fits well enough for it to...
Hmm, what's the right way of thinking about this? "Delta per dollar cost"? And I guess I just want to maximize delta per dollar cost, get...
Well, it sounds like the IRS is on to this: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/020602.asp "According to the U.S. Internal Revenue...
Interesting vision/math! So going down that thread of thought... what are the legal restrictions on offshore/foreign entities trading the US...
Great feedback. Any specific reason why you'd recommend a strangle versus straddle in this case? I know straddles "cost more" if held to...
Sure... I'm only holding both covered and naked calls, usually in very volatile stocks. If market moves significantly to the downside...
Do you know if ToS (or any other tool) lets me plot the difference between underlying + option price? Ie, if I wanted to see how covered call...
Hi, I'm trading a strategy that leaves me pretty exposed on delta to the downside... not a problem during the day, but large overnight moves...
It's possible, but as I said, I believe you have to file and pay UBIT (as I hope you're doing).
Ah ha. I had seen all the discussion/mention of prop trading on this forum, but never really paid attention. I have plenty of capital, a good...
Hi, I'm interested in learning options for increasing leverage, while trading equities/options. I have a strategy that seems to preform...
Two reasons: 1) can't use leverage in my IRA because of UBIT, not ideal. 2) I already max out my contributions... but I still have 10x funds...
Separate names with a comma.