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You're welcome. These options won't provide cheap insurance. If they are far out of the money, they won't provide much insurance and may be...
I recommend that you learn more about options before you trade them. This is not meant as a sarcastic remark. For instance: the underlying (in...
If you are sure that this is what you want to do, you can get the same exposure by simply selling a naked put. Less commission and spread that way.
If you are a US legal resident you can trade DAX futures but not DAX index options. These are offered by IB for trading by non-US residents only.
I looked into this too, and as far as I could tell the only index or index futures options available that us legal residents are allowed to trade...
I'm just starting to look at European options and futures and see that legal US residents are not allowed to trade options on foreign cash...
Mark, I'd like to say that I've read your book after finding you on Elite Trader. I have to congratulate you on such a fine accomplishment. I...
Yes, it is too bad. I looked into this too. The real advantage of spreadbetting is that you can trade with a very small bet size and this makes...
The back month options would be more sensitive to volatility and less sensitive to the passage of time. I suspect he would want to have the back...
Actually, I think Nikko and Bob could both be correct on this one. This depends on Bob's money management. Yes, Nikko is right , there is a lot of...
I suggest that you play with this with a simulator program until it makes sense to you. When you really understand this at a gut level, I expect...
I wasn't trying to suggest that your ideas were wrong, just point out that he shouldn't play with fire until he understands what he is doing....
And don't even dare to do anything until you understand that a covered call is equvalent to a naked short put.
That shouldn't make a difference. That is, you're still putting on a reverse calendar even if one leg is to close.
Google "dispersion trading" and you'll find out a lot about this idea.
Well, here's my opinion. If you don't spend the time to really learn options, you will most probably end up like nomoreoptions. Yes, they are...
Thanks MTE. I'm not a tax expert either, but I believe that the index options have the favorable tax treatment also. However, I don't think the...
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