What backtesting have you done to study this?
What specific program/episode are you referring to?
I'm going to play devil's advocate here. Nobody properly discloses whether their trading is profitable. The best way to do that would be to...
Thanks for the details. You know more about the insurance business than I do, and I have now learned a bit more. I think for most retail option...
Do you have any idea what the rest of RGLD's portfolio looks like? Do you know what the allocation is to these trades? Do you know RGLD's total...
For all practical purposes, I think all these points (BigShort's included) are moot. Many parallels exist between option contracts and insurance...
What is misleading about TT?
How is it different from being an insurance company?
It's synthetically equivalent to a long call. Do you see where the risk is?
I've seen that bar incorrectly report for single options. I've used the stated mid only to get filled and immediately see the bid/ask reflect a...
If you want to succeed at trading, then I suggest you be a lot more selective in what you believe than seeing a couple insightful posts and...
On TOS, it's really difficult to know what the bid/ask is at the time of fill. Sometimes I have the option chain open when I get filled and I...
What was your trading plan when you entered? If you didn't have one or did not have a contingency for the current situation then I would close...
Backtest a couple years and see what you come up with.
Quantify "very very dangerous." Quantify "lots of insurance."
How accurate do you find them to be, IamaMars?
Detail your calculations.
Did you look at SD?
Is there really a dedicated options section?
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