Surely you don't believe MAV meant that EVERY trader with that short premo gets wiped out EVERY day. Your example of one trader who did NOT get...
This silly bet of yours proves nothing. MAV would be the first to tell you that buying that premium is going to lose in the vast majority of...
These are NOT nickel trasactions. He traded 4 different series for a net debit of one nickel. Mark
There is NOTHING in the statement that you quoted about which he can be 'proven wrong'. He said that he never sells naked premium. That is...
Not one tenth of how sorry the rest of us are. Mark
This begs the question: Are strike selection coupled with sufficient premium to compensate for risk vital? Or is it better to be 'in' with the...
Let's say you have 100k and decide that 10k is all you care to devote to the DD startegy. If you earn 1k for the month, you may not think is...
As you say, everyone has different goals. My target for DDs is to increase the portion of my equity that I devote to DDs by 4% per month. I'm...
It's not necessary to have true IC positions. Consider any of the following: 1) Fewer call spreads than put spreads 2) Only put spreads 3)...
You can keep your books in any manner that suits you. The return on margin allows you to see how much you earn, compared with money at risk....
To win as an option buyer, the underlying must move in the right direction. AND it must move quickly. AND it must move far enough - depending on...
Agree completely. The odds of success are so much higher when you sell, rather than buy, options and spreads. Mark
There isn't one that's worth the cost. Not one. If you had a workable system that produced profits on a consistent basis, would you sell it...
1) I like the fact that the condor allows you to be further OTM. 2) I don't like having to sell additional spreads to obtain the same profit...
I'm even newer than Murray to the diagonal game - currently in my 5th month. But I've learned a great deal during that time. I also know there...
As you are a good customer, call Fidelity and ask how you can get around this manual check. If they decline to help, tell them you expect to...
Hi Murray, I've actually considered bringing this up for discussion. But, no, I have not done a thorough analysis. I believe this approach...
Which susbcription service? Mark
Suggestion: Have more than one position monthly. Either different strikes or different underlying. I do that all the time and being forced out...
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