RE: Naked puts and cash covered puts are not the same. I get the impression that Naked Puts are in an account with enough cash that covers the...
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ironchef Could you use real quotes in your example? Any stock will be fine. Real quotes will be significantly different than the quotes you...
I would like to see a Bitcoin ETF with options. Or a Cryptocurrency ETF with options.
Heads up - Tomorrow is a rare Friday holiday - Markets Closed Pay attention to your March 29 option positions, they expire today.
That's what is known as Micromanaging. When an option strategy/example is littered with: Assume Suppose Perhaps Perhaps not Let's pretend Now...
What sort of exit strategy do you have? I would use a mechanical one. Exit all trades at expiry - do not micromanage.
Same risk as Covered Call
Absolutely time decay is irrelevant. Why would anyone be concerned with time decay on this sort of trade? On another note this was a good call...
Q: Is naked option writing really that bad? A: In todays volatile market - YES.
The OP didn't give a final update. Keep an eye on your long call trade into expiry. Even if they are OTM you might be better off...
Most likely a federal restriction - not brokers. IB will take the money from a non-IRA account - I assume other brokers would do the same. The...
My responses were to other posts - not yours. Most ET threads get multiple responses and some replies are directed to those responses and may not...
No ..... that's why you don't sell calls to go with your long stock position.
I never posted they where -so don't quote my posts and throw that in there. I don't like Covered Calls - as my posts indicate.
Buy the stock only. The short call will act as an anchor to your trade.
What is the issue? Low premium collected. If ABC got to $110 it will most likely settle well above $110. The option premium collected will be...
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RE: "The percentage changes during this crash since the top have been larger than 1987's and even 1929's" Can be explained in two words:...
Time decay is irrelevant due to the volatility of options. Even more irrelevant once the options become ITM.
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