Very interesting post coffee898. I must say I tend to agree. Besides, one must respect a guy who's been here 4 years and only 2 posts. Guess it...
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that's why if you are going to do something like that, at least do spreads... It will give more premium per dollar of margin used
Hi guys, I am asking for your input on this matter because I have already done some contacting and researching and I still have not found what...
correctomundo, being short vega means that any increase in vol will translate into a loss. Since your delta is smaller than your vega (in absolute...
Maybe I do not understand option greeks the way I thought I did but: 1) I agree with Dmo, if you are short delta you want the stock to move...
bah there is a certain appeal to be on the margins...
Well you could do that I guess but that would be similar to putting a stop loss order on the shares you have (although the options are better)...
did you put restrictions? If so they would not show. maybe also when you placed the order, the MM moved so only yours were there?
Well margin/equity ratio really depends on what your objective is and obviously waht % of your assets you would like to invest, so that part I...
my point was that if you want to buy a protective put, cough up the cash but in a market like this one, I would not go against the momentum by...
I don't really like collars because puts are more expensive than calls so you limit your upside alot if you want to have a "reasonable" price on...
I agree with most of what as been said, your main concern should be making sure of your correlation...though you may want to check an alternative...
Speaking of strategy than can be sold... Don't you think that this could be used very efficiently for a monthly income sort of fund? If we look...
Now it hurts me to disagree with you Xflat (cause I have respect for your experience/knowledge) but to me there are no ratio that sucks in itself,...
Just an opinion but here goes: sell 25% of the position, buy slightly OTM put to cover the rest. Expiry would depend on when you actually want...
I watched the show too, as far as I understood concerning NSC they said if you owned the stock. I agree what are the chances you own that specific...
I am by no means an expert on this business but the basis of this I would assume is still hedging... Therefore I would think you will have a hard...
I have a question concerning ADR's and SMA accounts... I recently was listening to a conference call by AllianceBernstein and they were telling...
Try using the optionslab. You can input volatility and days remaining with current stock price and it will pop you out a price... Free pub for...
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