I suggest ignoring the clock and entering a trade when your conditions are met. If using technical analysis, then your charts tell you when....
Direction has nothing to do with it. When you buy an option, you also get negative time decay. There is no solution to this problem....
There is no BEST method. You want to find something that feels comfortable to you. If you exit too quickly, you will never make any money....
NO. IB automatically exercises all ITM options, as does every other broker. Not counting the brokers who force small accounts to sell their...
You are incredibly incorrect. Someone who is short an option has no rights. None. He/she is NOT allowed to request assignment. Nor can that...
YOU NEVER NEVER learn of an assignment the same day. The assignment of exercise notices occurs at night, well after the amrket is closed....
You are wrong twice. 1) He will know by Sunday afternoon, if he has online access to his brokerage acount. 2) You are never 'assigned for...
Avoid this problem by not trading OEX options. SPX, NDX, RUT, XEO are all European style and there is NO chance of being assigned early. Mark
The answer is: Yes, you can exercise and sell the shares. But you cannot do that before the option expires. If you do, you would be naked...
Good enough. I did not notice you were the sponsor. I use both historical and implied volatility, paying more attention to implied. Mark
The OCC should be able to help: options@theocc.com or the CBOE: help@cboe.com Mark
If you post solely to publicize your site, you are violating terms of service. Mark
If you mention your site when it is relevant to the conversation, few will object. If you post solely to publicize your site, you are violating...
The answer to your question is yes, OTM options can be exercised. The option owner has the right to exercise any time. I assume you are...
As you know, iron condors don't just fade away giving you free money. You must leave yourself some margin room to make adjustments. Paper...
What you want is front-month strangles, not back month options. Theta is not an issue here. You want, need, + gamma (at much lower market...
link please Thanks Mark
1) I know you will find this difficult to accept, but the best advice is to FORGET the price you paid to own the position. That means you...
That's way off base. He is NOT bearish - I may be incorrect but it seems to be he believes that if it dips to 100, it will rally. He just...
I belive everyone is looking into this from the position of someone who knows what he/she is doing. Too many rookie traders do not know the...
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