Hello, Was wondering if anyone sells leaps and/or longer dated credit spreads to enhance theta decay of short term positions. This assuming you...
Inverse unbalance call butterfly several months out.
I found a solution. What I needed was a long spread ATM with the following characteristics: Very little time decay. Very small capital...
Hello, I made a series of mistakes trading US Steel which cost me dearly. For brevity, I ended up long on the security and rode it down all the...
Seems to me that we all forget that in certain parts of the world trading particularly in stocks was outlawed, and outright. I was just a small...
I started the thread mainly because when I transitioned from the wolf mentality of survival, to knowing I can actually make in this game, I...
To that point, it does appear anything that can give you an edge does help (like paying less in capital gains taxes).
So how much trading income would mean a substantial improvement in quality of life? Myself I find that if I can match the income lost through...
I don't trade for a living yet, I am still prototyping my system. However, I admit this is the end goal. Mining information on this site suggests...
Since trading is based on psychology, I find it obvious that retail trades are "flagged" somehow. One buys a commodity at low, then hope to sell...
I have not traded CFD's, but it seems like an advantage could be there. What are the expiration and exercise agreements to CFD's? How does this...
I had a really good run on straddles a couple of years ago. It seems to have changed over time. Now it seems like you can get some time decay...
For future reference, a cash covered put is a covered call, sort of. See Randall Liss' video: [MEDIA]
1st don't panic, this is an afterhours move and it could bounce by Friday. 2nd, you might buy protective puts now to limit further losses. 3rd, if...
One time I had put on a huge straddle position in a similiar situation, and the release was due out on a triple witching friday, if I recall. The...
I think in simplest terms, us retail traders have a married put in mind, which is just too expensive. But in terms of reducing risk of ruin, you...
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My calendar spread experience did not work quite as well for me as I had seen it work for others (referencing youtube videos by Dan Sheridan and...
Well, probably you will notice here that people rarely give you specifics, that is for several reasons, one is that no one here wants to be...
The market has adjusted for the traditional collar, there are ways to tweak them depending on certain factors (greeks) to still make it work, but...
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