It sounds like you think that selling high IV does not work because it did not work for you in this case. What makes you think that it does not...
It seems your idea of contributing is to post testimonials about OptionVue like you did in this thread. On that thread you claimed to be someone...
That is 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of a Master's degree.
I have spent the last 10 years working on that problem, so my current best answer is not something that I am likely to share. I will however...
That is not quite accurate. Most of the research shows that using implied volatility produces biased forecasts of future realized volatility....
When you say "volatility" are you referring to the volatility implied by option prices or the volatility of the underlying asset? The common...
Neke, You are overbetting. -segv
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The payoff of an iron condor at expiration is not dependent on volatility, but the probability of a given payoff at expiration is.
This is not correct because whether the spread is profitable at expiration depends on the realized volatility over the trade duration.
A lottery ticket costs $1 and might pay $150,000,000, while a share of stock costs $50 and might pay $4 over a year. The motivation for engaging...
Why do 95% of option traders trade options? Serious question. Edit: Why must one predict volatility or direction better than 95% of options...
Please do not feed the bears.
Because it is extremely expensive.
Yet somehow they still have not been able to locate and capture the most wanted man in the world. Do you really think that the NSA is in the lead...
That is good. That is bad because you are in fact "legging the spread". What happens when you are trying to fill a put spread, the short...
I will take your comment about a world class thesis to be a compliment about the quality of my post. I will put it in less academic terminology...
First speaking generally, when you post a limit order near the mid price in a particular instrument, you are providing a service to the other...
Here is another technique you can successfully employ: Do not trade the SPX electronically as a retail customer. This big contract is for big...
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