Hahaha, nice to have some comic relief while digging for the little gems of real wisdom on this board :D
I'll never forget that observation.
Apparently a quarter-century-old trend can flip on a dime, BECAUSE THE FED SAID SO!
Thanks for mentioning the good reason for using a synthetic call. Was going to argue that in the call scenario you can short and exercise, but...
Being long and buying puts to hedge the position is the same as buying ITM calls alone. The second approach is better I think since it reduces...
I always thought an efficient market is one that correctly prices stuff at all times to balance future supply/demand. Based on that, my feeling...
The free market can only do a good job at managing resources under its domain. Saying the free market did a horrible job at managing air...
You can throw Japan into the mix too, but is it fair? The US is about 2.5 times the size of EU, and about 30 times the size of Japan. With the...
I'm very glad it's not politically acceptable here, because it's not economically acceptable. A tax on oil is just another "sensible reason" to...
Actually at 281 near close, he'd just sell the options. With "confidence" increased in the effectiveness of his "strategy", he'll keep using it...
I think you guys are missing the main point by focusing on options mechanics. It's definitely a good idea to use IB's interface to stop exercise...
So what's the worst that could happen? Based on your experience, I'd guess blowing out your risk capital and discovering that you can't make it...
I wish there was a "I don't know" option so I can see the consensus without lying and polluting the poll ;)
Thought about that while preparing the poll. One can still sub-divide further, a prop stock day trader is very different from a retail mid-term...
By typically use I mean the leverage that you use day-to-day, not counting times when you increase size big time to capture special opportunities.
What a beautiful upward price curve...until today...a great feat of price engineering if you ask me :D I thought insiders are locked in for six...
Technically the DJI, SPX and COMPQ are still in clear uptrends. NDX may have rolled over, leading the others, or it may just be "catching its...
Thank you for sharing the story. Shows exacty why I should avoid penny stocks :D
All in all, fun to think about, but not really usable...like a lot of my ideas.
shark, I hope you're joking me. If you try to transfer a substantial amount of money with OTM options, and by some chance or mistake someone...
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