Just threw my above SPX positions into ToS and here is what happens in a market crash, when vol increases by 40%, for example. Practically no loss...
I think that everything that you wrote is understandable, but you can experiment with those scenarios and see the results on the P&L graph in ToS....
For the lack of better alternatives, why complicate things then, instead of keeping them simple? In a calendar the vol of expiring leg will...
Would this affect option P&L graphs in programs like ToS, as they calculate option prices using B/S and the Vega is the result of calculations...
Vega is the current Vega based on current vols, as they currently are for each month. When any of the vols will change then the Vega may change....
Not really, I have too many small functions and proprietary features mixed up within a massive project that has many dependencies and cannot be...
Yup, you’d need to buy them together as a combo to see the margin impact on a combo. A slow workaround may be to create a new combo manually and...
You can try, though I suspect that they have 15,000 pending requests, in addition to their own feature ideas and tasks…...
This happens often enough that brokerages don’t need to worry about liquidating you and you don’t need to worry about being liquidated. They’d...
Not yet.
You can right-click on a complex combo in your portfolio and check margin impact. IB will simulate selling your position to check the margin. The...
BTW, I believe that 1st bug would happen if they adjusted the chart time or option expiration time, for example showing the chart for midnight...
It can get even "better": [ATTACH]
Box is the box spread. https://www.google.com/search?q=options+box+spread
I was discussing this topic with another trader in the past, and it really looks like buying dips/pullbacks is the same strategy as momentum...
I suspect that top traders know and feel how difficult it is to sustain super-high returns over many years, and that this will end or have down...
Most of the time people trade off of the option P&L graphs where they can see the areas and extent of potential losses vs wins, however...
Re: 1 That’s a different topic then originally in this thread (fun examples to explore), but sure. I’ve had mixed results with actual setups that...
So based on someone’s photo you determined that editors at Business Insider are idiots and can’t analyze broker statements and tax statements, and...
I believe that successful traders exist. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here. I followed that guy for a year and don’t see any problems with his claims....
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