MTE, All I can say is DUHHHH !!! Well obviously, what you can do to one side of a synthetic, you can do to the other and have the same...
"The spread and liquidity might be a valid point, but the delta is not. The stock has a higher delta, but the overall portfolio has the same delta...
Monday January 8, 7:30 PM EST AtheroGenics today reiterated its guidance that the ARISE top line results will be available early in 2007. The...
To 4Q: 1) I don't see any relevance b/t your AAPL position started in November and this diagonal, started for the purpose of this thread....
Although we parted ways, Dave and I remain friends to this day. Last week we met at the CBOE for dinner, and thatâs where Dave revealed to me...
>> I would love to know the answer too. This is a strategy I love but can't seem to perfect it. << LOL. You and me both! I'm trying to...
Quote from xyannix: It could be that the IV chart is showing front month and the IV rise only happens once the front month is the month of the...
Quote from IV Trader: JAN qtr is always diff from the rest , because many stocks reporting later then usually. Usually about 70%...
IV tends to start inflating somewhere around 4-6 weeks before earnings are released. With 4th quarter releases starting up in 3 weeks, an awful...
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The buyer of those calls could be closing an existing position or hedging other positions (stock and/or options). Activity in them implies nothing.
I think that your question is confusing because you have what I think is a typo. You have "short 2 x 70 calls, and long 5 x 75 calls" and they...
Bob111, Nice web links... You've got waaaaay too much time on your hands (and don't ask me what I'm doing here :>)
Can you figure out from the time stamp to see if it was a delayed fill versus being a delay in reporting a more timely fill? If the natural...
Bob111 Where the heck did you obtain a picture of me and my trading team ???? (that's me on the far left :-)
>> How come they teach this stuff then if its not applicable in the retail domain? << It's important to understand how they are ripping you...
Check your cables for bugs. Tear the phone out of the wall. Get rid of the web cam. Make an aluminum foil hat. They're watching you !!!...
Quote from backflip: Is it not easier to adjust a covered write that is going against you than a naked put? With a covered write, I have the...
>> Just bought a put to lock in gains from a covered write on NITE. Originally bough NITE at 17.50 and sold a Oct 17.50 call for 1.15. Just bought...
Initial margin requirement for your short put: - 100% of option proceeds, plus 20% of underlying security value less out-of-the-money amount,...
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