TS: If you anticipate that the probability of winning each month is approximately 90%, it seems to me that the BEST way to make your trading...
I'm sure you understand this, but it's worth mentioning: After you have two consecutive losing months, the probability of losing the next month...
Isn't he the guy who crased and burned by writing 'covered calls' against a long LEAPS position? If yes, that tells you the value of his course....
I don't understand your comment. So what if Buffet uses options. I believe options are a wonderful investment tool for millions of investors....
Boy am I thrilled to see this column by a resepected writer. I loathe Optionetics. They give a bad name to the entire options education...
No. No serious problem. And there is a small, offsetting bonus. If my calls are breached, I have a profit from the puts. Not having to be...
Yes. There is a long leg. Diagonal spreads. Yes. I choose my strikes by finding a spread that suits my needs. I prefer a minimum credit...
Diagonals. I bought one month further out than I sold. RUT strikes 30 points apart, SPX 55 points apart. Mark
You have 2 intelligent choices: a) Close Thursday afternoon b) Sell out your longs immediately after the market opens Fri morning. If your...
Ouch. Sorry to hear. Consider another broker, or talking seriously to TOS. IB released all my margin from Oct index shorts this morning,...
No. I do half puts and half calls. Mark
Many thousands. Especially true in 1987. But, I have not been doing the diagonal strategy for that long, and right now it seems that this...
Yes, call diagonals have the disadvantage of shrinking IV when strike is breached. That means either accepting larger losses with calls (compared...
I care. Why not just cover all of it by closing call spread? Mark
Debits are not mandatory. Doesn't anyone, besides me, use wider strikes and collect credits for diagonals? Mark
Phil, I don't believe you can learn much from a test like this. It only shows the result from one specific example. Mark
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