Hello, I currently hold a 0.13 delta short strangle on CL, feb expiry (futures, options expire in jan). The problem is that put is valued at 1...
Thanks you very much for help! So this feature was in early versions and they removed it. Hmm, wonder why.. Keeping fingers crossed it comes...
Hello, is it possible to make interactive broker recognize new position as strangle, after you close one leg and re-buy different strike option?...
Am I the only one here that was pleasantly surprised by this allert? I woke up with notice that my account is up 21.000 EUR.. Man was I happy...
Well is that any different from other strategies? I am betting here that crude will stay within 40 and 80 in next 1-2 months. I am 3 months out...
Really? I am doing very well with it, thanks.. But then again, do you even trade?.... Oh and btw, I cannot find where I mentioned that I trade...
I know this is not exchange margin or strategy but IB. How I arrived at 3.5 %? Well simple. It is the only position I have open at the moment and...
IB obviously does recognizes it, because margin is crazy small. I have 70k account, opened a position on CL with 100 options (40 short, 60 long)...
I am trying to find the name of the strategy, Iron condor,but with ratios. Is there a name for it? I only find put ratio spread, call ratio spread...
Both studies in the attachment. Would be great if any of the PROs here could comment on them :)
Spindr0: I like your approach. I almost did something similar with CL options after the big drop two weeks ago. I had 74/51 strangle which I...
I was thinking more in the lines of buying underlaying on margin. Or using futures.. For example if you have 100.000 EUR portfolio, buy 130.000...
Hello, what do you think about levering up options hedged portfolio, to reduce a drag that buying put options have on such portfolio. Lets for...
Let me guess, offers for newsletter? :)
Exactly.. That is what I wrote few posts earlier. It is not hard to do it, but you would have to keep portfolio size fixed. So that if disaster...
Income is GOOOD! :)
This is what I meant with time. To study the markets and find your edge. This usually takes a lot of practice, trial and error .. Books help, but...
They do not have the knowledge, nor the time to do it :) Time to study and monitor and execute the trade etc..They can earn much more managing...
Collar is not meant to be neutral strategy. And you never close any leg before the other. You let them expire any way they do and write both...
You are correct. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I knew I was a fool for doing it this way that is why I liquidated all positions...
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