Really? Simply picking up a wall street journal and looking at the most active list of options would tell you which index options had the most...
Well I took advantage of the upward move to unwind my silly mistake I made yesterday. So after stupidly adjusting into the OCT ES...
Well i was due for a msitake, at least this one was not a real costly one. I have to clean up my spreadsheets obviously lol..
It is moot really. The foundation for why the adjustment was made was based on an error. So I will just wait to get out of it when I can and...
I think there is an error as stated. I was working on several adjustments into the rally and may have combined two different spreadsheets...
Still do not like the put diagonals for a debit, so only sol don the call diagonals lol...
About to put on an amazing adjustment to lock in some serious cash and allow for more, but trying to split some b/a spread sin the ES so we will...
Fellas... when I want the market to finally bleed higher this week it decides to take a downturn lol For those of you following my 1340 SEP...
PUMP and DUMP PUMP and DUMP... please call us when the hedge funds dump the stock after you successfully pumped it here... SEC has a...
You also have to realize that IB has an information tab on their website which details margin for stocks options and futures, including... ES....
Shhh I already paid MACD......
Sorry I think the 7% was one I saw using 2008 options. After commissions and taxes I am sure it is the t-bill rate. Lots of people discuss this...
I post to encourage others to share their positiosn in real time with me so we can exchange ideas on the strategies and learn. I post first to...
Hey I would join for a free BJ... or did I misread that... :D
To see what I was talking about you can look at GOOG and MAR 07 options where you can buy ATM puts, buy the stock and sell OTM calls for a net...
Well with long shares, you have a slight hedge with the 2 bear spreads so it will reduce the haircut slightly for the long stock purchase to an...
So you have a bear put spread and a bear call spread. The bear put spread is a net debit and has no margin. But you do have to pay the net...
Well that is what I meant in actual risk. You will enter the trade and not have any actual onetary risk. Interest rate risk can erode the worth...
Great question. Ufortunately there is no general answer because it depends on each individual person's financial situation. I can only give...
If you define risk as money you could lose then you can find long-term options on som stocks where the short call and long put combine for a net...
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