I would not borrow money to run this strategy so assume borrowing costs of 0. Aim is to generate a small short-term (week, no longer than a...
Is it possible for someone to make money selling conversions / reversals using a retail platform such as IB? I don't see how such a strategy...
I have some short options expiring on December 31. I expect them to expire worthless so if I let them expire, will the premium affect this year's...
"Gilead has priced its 'miracle cures' based on what they think the market will bear, although Congress has the idea that they might reset this...
How does one get front-run on a limit order...assuming that the limit order is above or at the last trade price? Rabid, I think you got plenty of...
You're not retarded. Interesting strategy. First, you're not protected on the downside with the short PUT. Short any option is either a hedge...
There is no free lunch. The option price pays for intrinsic and extrinsic value. When you buy an option, you will always pay a time premium...
So you see the S&P being around 1000 at that point?
I had issues with TOS. It was fine until around 10 AM, then I had to reconnect and it took forever to load and would not update bars. CPU usage...
The next strong support that I see on the S&P is 1876 - 1979 level. If that breaks, then the next level looks like 1805. If Europe shows some...
Yes, but at what point will they lose credibility? Every junkie has his / her day of reckoning. If they could indefinitely deliver economic...
I'm looking for opportunities to short at open...I see this market going down further. I think the story behind this fall is the ultimate failure...
Do you understand how puts work? The maximum value of the put is realized when the underlying goes to $0. For example, I had a NFLX 118 put....
NFLX did not gap down, but it did drop 26% last week so that's pretty significant. Your argument could also be used against those who own stocks...
Well, not obvious to everyone in the ET community apparently... Right. If you really believe that an asset will take off, you either buy the...
I said: "I think it's safer to short OTM put options than holding the same quantity of stock." By definition, you're taking less risk by shorting...
I dunno...I entered the week with 5 short puts on NFLX and walked away with only a $250 loss. I've made all that up the previous weeks doing the...
That and the fact that most of their viewers are probably long-only buy and hold types. Many have a lot of market risk / exposure right now.
I don't work in the financial services industry. I don't have any clients or know of any inside information about my company or any others.
Thanks for the tip hajimow. The put spread requires getting the time component right as well as the direction. I feel confident that the VIX...
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