Guys, I generally try and stay away from pointless arguments with strangers on the internet over matters which are really not that big of an...
1) Theta - works in the favour of the put-spread seller and against the call-spread buyer. (If stock remains static, then the former keeps all...
Sadly, no such screener - would be nice if there was one. The ideal conditions for a calendar is rapid decay of the front 'month' vs the slow...
@caroy , with the stocks that have earnings in the week, like TWTR and DDOG above, do you hold your trade through the earnings? If so, then with...
Very interesting trades. I've just modelled the AMD one. You expecting to hold these through earnings? If so, then not sure you even need the SPY...
IB's TWS also has it as a default : [ATTACH]
Only if you leg in. Theoretical example, say a stock falls from 100 to 90, and you believe it go back up again, and you sell a 100-90 put credit...
@BeautifulStranger, excellent post. Very informative. I'm curious why you like to see the bid/ask in terms of vol as opposed to actual prices?...
Yes, these types of ratios are an option. I know someone who occasionally does these. I haven't traded these myself. Dissecting the trade, you are...
"ratio +1 370 p -2 370 p" One of your strikes is incorrect - pls fix and I can have a look at this as I trade the wheel myself. I assume you're...
Excellent point. I've been in a similar situation in the past where I became very good at something (this was non-trading related) and started...
@.sigma, isn't the 4.) Moneyness already covered by the first 3 points? Once you've decided which strike to put the body on, and what width to use...
@caroy , you may be interested in this book - it a good read and has quite a lot on the pinning effect. It's small and at about 140 pages. I have...
@.sigma, I agree on this - the good news is that IB's TWS already has this functionality. I can go from this : [ATTACH] ...to this....simply by...
@.sigma , I've read Cottles' books, never used his software, but the cynic in me thinks it's just a trademarked fancy name for some custom...
Right click on the Portfolio Tab and then select 'Attach Page'. [ATTACH]
Yes, it's the 'Avg Price' column : [ATTACH] Go to Edit --> Global Configurations --> Trading Tools --> Portfolio Window --> Quote Monitor and...
@theakson, you asked the right question originally! I understood what you wanted. Anyway, you'll probably ask me now if I've traded option on...
@theakson , on TWS, go to Trading Tools --> Strategy Builder. Then enter 'GBP' in the little field circled below and pick the futures month you...
@Kevin Schmit , under what database did you run that SQL? And is it available for IB users? Cheers
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