I love the kx and xdb and similar suggestions. I would love them even more if these solutions were accessible to mere mortals. For the rest of...
Is anyone scalping ER2 and ES using X_Trader? I'm just starting out, using the simulator for the time being. It took me a couple of days of...
Any opinions here? Velocity Futures offers both and I'm inclined to use X_Trader. I'm wondering if I'm missing anything by not using...
Yes, AAPL and the 80 call dropped .50 since I bought. Darn. Are you suggesting I sell a Jan 90 call? Thanks, Joel
That's what I'm busy with right now at ToS. Just in: BOT +2 AAPL 100 JAN 07 80 CALL @ 12.20 PHLX I suppose I just had to teach myself a...
Are you suggesting that buying a couple of days before Jan expiration would be a great opportunity? Just making sure I understand. The issue...
Well, my obvious bet is that AAPL will make a big move _before_ expiration and earnings as they have MacWorld (their largest yearly expo) in the...
Thank you very much scriabinop23, spreadn00b, FullyArticulate! I just bought a bunch of books and will soon buy more, McMillan and Natenberg...
No mispricing, basic options question. I'm a newbie :-).
Folks, I see that the JAN APPL 80 calls are 12.80 (Ask) in ToS whereas the 85 are 9 and 90 are 6. It looks to me that it's cheapest to buy...
SNE seems to be on a run this morning, gaining .25 as of 10:22am. Any idea what's propping it up? I use ThinkorSwim, how would I analyze the...
Failure is not an option! :D Seriously, though, I won't have to "go back" to anything as I'm a freelance software developer with a flexible...
I'm already in Spain, for example (Canary Islands), so moving to Barcelona is not a huge change for me. What I'm trying to understand is whether...
Well, I figure I don't have enough capital (just a few thousand) for stocks whereas it could be enough to dip a toe into ... options most likely....
Do you mean the Variable Volatility Model, Backtrader and 5 years of historical options data? Are you actively using OptionVue and feel these...
BiteMe, would you care to elaborate on the false part? What features of OV can you _not_ use at TOS for free? What is missing in TOS that...
Added OptionCoach's book to my list and will keep reading through the SPX Credit Spread thread. It's reeeaaallyyyy long, though.
Thank you garbo! I'm funding my ToS account first and then my account with Velocity Futures. IB requires too much paperwork for a corporate account.
Thank you socalpt! I have a couple of books, just ordered a number of books and have about 400 euro worth of books yet to order. I had some...
I opened an account last week, will fund it on Monday but thought I would ask anyway :-). Have you used OptionVue, though, or are you speaking...
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