Yes, one third the cost. But the value of your options will erode more than one third as quickly. Thus, as you have already been told, you...
My thoughts 1) Not every position has to be 'repaired.' Sometimes it's best to take the loss and walk away. 2) If you elect to try to fix...
'Trading more' - and that means more size is exactly what I was referring to when I mentioned that success can lead to 'carelessly managing risk.'...
I don't know this site or what they offer. But if the name comes from the Max Pain theory, then it's garbage. Max pain is a myth. Mark
If you anticipate a market that's near the bottom - and I assume that's why you would be buying calls; And if you understand that when the...
Stop orders don't work with options as they do with stock. Why? Is the stop activated when the option trades at or above the stop-limit price?...
You are way off the mark here, Mark. 'Even 10 delta calls and puts'..... Those 10 delta options are the calls and puts I'm selling when I...
You still cannot read and understand English, regardless of how many other languages you speak. If a method had an 80% chance of being...
He cannot do so. They are correct. This guy is just a troublemaker who throws accusations and never supplies answers. I suppose that he...
Her's what happened to me - just to give you an idea. When I first began using iron condors, I had FOURTEEN consecutive profitable months....
If the position has an 80% chance of returning 5% in one time period, then it has only a 64% chance of doing that twice in a row. To see it for...
1) Being assigned is a reasonable result. Don't fear it. 2) If you prefer to continue to own the collar, you can roll. three steps, in this...
Hi Falcon, 1) If you trade 10 iron condors with a margin requirement of $10,000 (it's less due to premium collected) and earn $2,000, it may be...
With all due respect, you really ought to take the time to gain a better understanding of what it means when positions are equivalent. That...
You are working too hard on this. 1) If you sell the call, the premium is yours to keep. It does not matter whether you are assigned an...
How may citadels are there?
When selling premium, as in trading iron condors, the results depend on what happens during the month. If the market is calm and the options...
Remotely realistic - NO. But is it possible? Yes, there's a very small chance.
To improve the collar, trade the equivalent position instead. a) Sell the put with the same strike and expiration as the call you planned to...
You honesty believe that MMs have the ability, advance knowledge of pending orders, and the capital necessary to compete with Goldman Sachs?...
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