I just wonder about the comment made by a guy who says IB caters to the new inexperienced guys by letting their OCA/one cover all deal just apply...
Hi. I'm a newbie (2 mos now) directional credit spread trader with some modifications as I learn and go. I can't imagine trading for 2 years...
Interesting thread and thanks everybody. As a newbie directional credit spread trader I recently was burned trying to hit a home run on a weekly...
Thanks Hustle. I haven't really been following the dow. They seem to have their own setup as well. Other than renaming oil & gas instead of...
Hi, Other than trying to decide whether to close my Nov SPY 128/133 bear call spread for 13.25%ROR & 7.22%ROI or wait to see if they expire...
Sounds to me like buying a lottery ticket or betting on a long shot at the Derby. Sure wouldn't be worth more than just a few dollars a...
No, I exchanged pm's with him this weekend. He is just another newbie like me. I'm waiting to hear as well. With GLD gapping open a couple bux,...
Thanks guys. Guess I know about this IV smirk/smile now. I've just been checking my one or two trades that I have open on a regular basis and...
Thanks James. Guess I have more to learn about IV. When I put in that Nov 128/133 bear call trade on Wednesday night when the etf was at 123.99,...
Hi, I was just looking at SPY which was trading at 124.5 +-. If I go up 3.5 to do a 128/133 bear call spread, it prices at roughly 1.10 less...
I've started looking at optionmonster.com which is a part of trademonster and started by Najarian of cnbc. Click on the quotes tab for free use...
Hello guys. Thanks for all your responses. I tried to respond back last Sunday night but after typing a long response, I hit the wrong button...
Thanks anyway guys. I guess as a newbie on the board, my thread sat in suspension until it was past ripe and too late to answer. Anyway, I...
Hi all, I'm a new trader, went to a couple seminars, been paper trading a couple months, and reading everything I can including here on the web...
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