Aren't they short both puts and calls at same strike? If underlying stays around strike how do they know which side will/will not be assigned?...
They may manage it by trading the underlying if necessary(negative gamma scalping). Unless the settlement is in cash, the difficult part from...
I do it on etf stocks! It works well for me. I think it is too dangerous with stocks particularly if you were to do it on the eve of exipration. I...
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Good question. I do not know the answer. I did a quick check on the US patent/trademark office, and it appears that someone holds patents related...
Optioncoach is right. In addition, as I indicated in the other post, the cheap OTM options are very useful against margin changes in nonnormal...
Walt, I did not mean in my post to be negative. I rather want to say that you seem to have the right temperament and attitude to be successful...
I would also add that they do not know how to manage money and risk. I have been giving a (though hypothetical) winning example to anyone new to...
Walt, I just read this thread, and many good comments were already made to your observations. I think your effort to find an "edge" is the...
I know what you mean, but I think the reason is that people do not know why such things work. In your case you follow it probably because you know...
Here is a dumb answer: both!
design and understand you own trading methods. If you are not disciplined it means that you do not understand your trading methods. "The heart has...
It is going up on lower volume, and declining 200-days moving average. I checked the fundamentals in the past. They are good, but technically,...
I agree with you. I would add that experience in options trading, as well as specialization in the behaviour of the underlying help a lot. That is...
I won't buy till I see a new all time high, or two years after the all time high (roughly 20 months from today).
Usually when someone says something like Jeremy Grantham said, I would expect the exact opposite. The bear market will do exactly what all bear...
Spin: After my previous post I re-read what you wrote and maybe I am not understanding the position your proposed, or I am miscalculating...
Sorry I misunderstood you. I thought that you were recommending a covered call only! and that you meanrt by CCS a covered call. I think I now...
It is a bear market. For 2 years I will not buy, unless a new high is made in the meanwhile.
I am sorry but I find this thread excellent! "Long term investing in stocks is not." is valid only for major indices (which drop stocks and...
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