I saw a bunch go off at 55, hehe, was that you?
Coach, you may want to consider going long the VIX call backspread, say 200x400: Short 200 VIX May 15 calls Long 400 VIX May 17.50 calls...
I would've bought 100 of the VIX 15 calls at $.60, but it's a bit of a band-aid for a bullet wound in either case. Good luck.
Kastro, run away from ST and open an account with IB.
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There must have been at least 2000basis in tenor-skew to produce neutral vega on an atm time spread. It's the only explanation for neutral atm...
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Anyone have today's answer? "Which of the following could be the next oil powerhouse" I assume it's Canada, but I've been getting the answers...
DiNapoli's oscillators are excellent, too.
http://www.cboe.com/micro/vix/vixwhite.pdf
Agree, for the most part. A 1:1 neutral-delta short calendar carries vegas. Mitigated somewhat by time-skew.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Israeli sub?now armed with nuclear missiles? Israel...
The short calendar carries a substantial gamma position. You can't simply rely on a implosion in net-vols and vega gains. If the thing doesn't...
ONE sub? Some patrol boats and two vintage missile destroyers? A stealth mission through the Strait of Hormuz to the Persian Gulf? I hear...
4/12 answer: Mercedes E-class
Israeli Navy(ISC)? You're serious?
Let's see the blotter. It's the least you can do after you non-stop demand for same from Franz.
I'll bet he can turn $600k into 100k pretty quickly.
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