Recently IQFeed trade conditions slightly changed. Would it possible to post the meaning of updated IQFeed trade conditions? The can listed by...
Thanks for suggesting this resource. I had a look and they have an interesting explanation of their prediction of option trade direction. It is a...
I have used in the past two option trading alert systems: TradeAlert (https://www.cboe.com/services/analytics/tradealert/individuals/) and...
Thanks for your answer. I agree with you that it could be a butterfly, except for the different number of contracts of the central leg you...
I forgot to mention that, as sometimes happens with shopped trades, it is not easy to spot the trade direction from the closeness to the bid or...
What kind of play is the following one made yesterday on verge of WMS earnings? Three big (1500 pieces). simultaneous trades were placed on the...
Thanks for posting this great (and free) source of knowledge! SIG people interview are rare but definetely worth to pay attention.
They hire also chess grandmaster. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-tang-b7a113175/ Watch one of the videos where this guy is playing bullet...
Then, shouldn't they have been labeled as "out of sync"?
I agree with you that something funny is going on, but then the question becomes: "Why two independent data vendors report that only 10 contracts...
Actually, your answer makes a lot of sense. I didn't consider this possibility. Thanks for sharing it. The only thing I don't understand now is...
That is also my understanding. So if on August 1 there were 3638 outstanding contacts, how come that the next day there are 2000 less outstanding...
Sometimes, I observe some inconsistency in the option open interest (OI). For instance, recently the option PHM240830P00120000 had the following...
Thanks for sharing your experience with them. I'll follow your suggestion to ask for audited returns, but the perforrmance of their predictions...
I am considering subscribing to the Zacks service (https://www.zacks.com). They have a quite sound stock ranking service that I would like to...
Does anyone know the size of these trades?
A A high implied volatility (IV) tells you that the market is expecting a big move either side. For instance you see high IV before earnings.
Absolutely. There are even MM that refuse to put a bid when they forget to hedge their position! :D...
Do you a have a link to see the specs on the OPRA's site? Thanks in advance.
If they do an overall hedging, there would be no reason to expose a bid below parity. If they didn't hedge, they are already losing money because...
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