I also traded soft commodity options on the floor and always envied the off floor traders since they are privy to more tools plus 'inside info'...
I am thinking of trading options to complement and not replace my daytrading activities. Keeps me busy and out of daytrading trouble during the...
When you mean theor straddle do you mean not actually buying the straddle and pretending to scalp it? That sounds dangerous since you won't have...
Thanks for your unique insight Marc. Can you give me some clarification about gamma rent? Does this mean vega? I intend to put on straddles...
Has anyone tried this with consistent success in stock options? I've tried it with good results in the futures market 8 years ago and was...
Here is an example that might help regarding gamma scalping. Assume XYZ stock or soybeans or some other optionable contract has a historical...
Is there a material advantage in paying $60 /month to get the full contract SP futures quote (i.e. SP Z1 or SPH2 in most quote services) as...
I totally agree with you Gene. I too, was on the floor for 5 years and saw the futures options change from being inefficient to efficient . We...
I really appreciate your insights Gene. Would you say that there are more successful outright stock traders there than option traders? DO you...
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To Jem: The only subject I heard about gamma scalping is the the in house training my company sent me 10 years ago with Sheldon Natenburg: I...
Maybe I mispoke or mistyped when I said gamma adjustments. Basically what I had in mind is to look for a straddle that is < hist vol. I would...
I have only done a couple, so I can't say that it would be something I'd do indiscriminately, I have done a lot of flies as a floor trader in...
If I may ask, how much are you paying, there are brokers out there that will charge per contract as opposed to per trade. examples are interactive...
Does anyone here trade butterflies? I am thinking of looking for expliding IV's and then selling the most expensive straddle and insuring them by...
I have 2 monitors running very well in Win 2000 Pro using the appian dual card. I needed a third monitor so I bought a PNY technologies single...
To Dufferdon. That's what I mean by initiating trades basis underlying market decision as opposed to initiation based on option premium...
To AAAinthe beltway: Your post about option trading sounds intriguing because very few people seem to use options as evidenced by the number of...
A long time ago, people used to put on hedged positions to avoid buying bullets or conversions and to get around the uptick requirements. The...
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