yes both returns and gains are much higher (from a % of invested capital stand point). but you have to be great at risk management (which im not)...
options are definitely not easier than equities at least for new traders...i was making consistent gains day/swing trading individual stocks the...
i pretty much just buy whatever and sell the winners then bag hold the losers for eternity.
I ended up buying at $0.03 before close just to make sure I was out. Made a little money but it wasn’t worth it. Got lucky. Thanks for the help...
I agree. Dumb move 100%. No more selling options for me till I get a handle on everything.
$18.98 right now holy shit this is exciting.
i like how your post was exactly what i'd expect from an "elite" trading site...dick head comment for no reason but to be a dick head. Well done bud.
Lmao you’re not serious? What I should do is is buy a $19.50 put so the price jumps to $20...I have that effect on everything I touch it’s like...
I’m going to close it out today unless it skyrockets in the next few hours...too close for comfort.
Each contract was $5.40 which was the put price x 100.
I shorted 70 put contracts. The price was $0.054 per put each contract represents 100 shares of underlying so $5.40 per contract X 70 = $378 in...
oh shit HAL is at $19.02 currently. Going to hold strong for the time being.
Bingo.
I will close it as i dont have the funds to cover that many shares. I was just wanting to make absolutely sure what the consequences were.
I am surprised my broker allows me to short these when i dont have the funds to cover. The mistake is obviously all mine not theirs im just...
at the time i shorted the $19 strike put the underlying was trading at $19.50.
I shorted a $19 put on HAL when it was trading at $19.50: 70 contracts @ $5.40 each contract. Price of underlying is currently $18.87 and they...
gambling for a living is about the only thing that can compare. (speaking in terms of people who only trade for themselves), The difference...
Trying to learn this stuff watching videos and reading constantly but curious on how you all feel about this subject. My question is: Are open...
Well alrighty then.
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