I meant on a single position.. but yes , your point makes sense.
Thanks! Care to explain the rationale for your bearishness? Macro, TA, astrology, insider info?
This sentence made my day :D I think that what he meant was: 1- measure the parameters of the underlying distribution every day on multiple...
Hi all, Anyone here got a view on where China's markets are going? I know there are a few China bears stalking these forums, however I would like...
the issue is that it's very difficult to know if that position is really "the position" or simply a hedge to a play somewhere else.
yep I think that the 132/231 fly is used instead of the 121 when there is a directional assumption and skew is steep.
I think there is plenty of post by @destriero about it. there is also one page where one guy collected all the related threads:...
eh eh eh.. Agreed.. different conditions call for different tactics. My question however was more about the playground than the game itself.. The...
@Robert Morse Also, one thing: I usually think about the cost of carry in relation to futures/commodities.. how do you apply this concept to stocks?
I see. I was also expecting to hear something along those lines.. however the most interesting/valuable thing for me would be hearing about other...
Does it ever happen in the US?
Hello, in my particular market (China) the P-C parity started breaking down during the past weeks. In the beginning I could explain the small IV...
here even the 70 years old granny is dabbling in the stock market.
ok, here a few facts: -one options contract commands 10000 shares instead of 100, of course the value per share is quite low, around 0.35 USD per...
I am currently trading the 50ETF options, what do you want to know? In terms of brokerages available to foreign customers I have no idea, I reside...
volume can be used as a data point, but in its raw form is too noisy to be useful.
The problem is that you have already decided that you want to buy that put, so no matter how much sensible advice you receive, you won't change...
1) If you do that, the resulting structure would have the same risk graph of a covered call. You should study a bit synthetics, in order to avoid...
Ok now it's clear. Buying a put would be an insurance against a sudden violent downward move, but the situation that you describe is more like a...
my scanner (ok I admit, is not really that much optimized) takes around 2-3 minutes to scan all the possible combos for one product. I cannot...
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