Go on a chat... I think that's the best way to contact IB. Tried phone once, sucks... and tickets take time indeed, probably because they think...
I doubt this will make much difference in profit. Do you close the put as well after an up-day? In the end, I think you will not make much doing...
The reason you get the similar result by doing your trade at the close instead of the open, is probably because it doesn't matter in the long run....
I didn't miss that... but OP is pretty much deadset on investing in QQQ for retirement... which means he would be inclined to systematically go...
You will love it... except when it drops... then you won't. (that's my disclaimer)
I see sarcasm is lost on you...
The problem, as @sss12 mentions, is that nearing your "retirement" you will freak out by that same volatility. Because soon you will need that...
You could also use margin to buy that triple leveraged ETF... that way you could be leveraged x100 or something... that would be amazing! Lets all...
Are you seriously saying investing in a 3x leveraged tech index ETF like TQQQ is a good idea for a long term investment strategy? Really? A 30%...
You're correct... most people shouldn't bother active trading. But you conveniently took a technology focused index that started right before one...
Intrinsic value is always Spot-Strike+Interest... Or Spot-discountedStrike. The delta doesn't really have anything to do with the intrinsic...
Hey RAF... you need to be careful here, you have to look at the value of the same strike put... because it's very likely that while an ITM call...
He's from Russia.... is there such a thing in Russia? ;)
use a NAV system... Starting NAV: 2.55 A has 1.961 shares B has 19.608 shares C has 78.431 shares Total shares outstanding 100.000 Ending NAV...
I do appreciate a little bit of self-reflection :D :thumbsup:
The time premium part of an option (as well as gamma/vega etc) is always the same for a call and put of the same maturity/strike. What you're...
@res123 you need to do some serious research into options theory, because by exercising you now lost some more money. It's not much, but there is...
He was is a call spread... and got assigned in his short leg. So he is not covered.... he lost 63 cents... will only make that back when the stock...
You got assigned because of the dividend... Apple @188.50 means all ITM calls below 185-ish are early exercise calls before ex-dividend. Dividend...
100 options isn't exactly a lot... This is usually the process in brokered options:... Large volumes usually trade with a delta hedge...
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