I'll let someone from the Church of the Greeks answer that. I only do long calls or puts.
Read this article: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/05/020205.asp Scroll down to: Long Calls at Market Bottoms Are...
Finally. You understand now. Just know that the Put option Demand fluctuations will typically not confound your strategy as much (refering to...
This only applies to someone who is in a position to "let profits run". If you look at FHN, you'll see he's a bottom fisher = he's part of the...
I do not want to overlook learning something beneficial, therefore I would like you to explain your "method". Are you just calculating the IV at...
By the way, to know more about these Demand fluctuations, read about Volatility Skew.
Okay fine, your timing is great with stocks. Here's why your results are all over the place with options: Supply and Demand - specifically Demand....
Been around since March: http://www.cboe.com/micro/mini/
You can buy twice, even thrice, as many ATM as you can DITM.
sonoma, I'm not trying to make it difficult for you to answer what you consider "Good ROI" is. So forget daytrade. Please tell me your experience...
Your confidence has piqued my curiosity to ask you, what is your definition of "Good ROI"? I know that this would be hard for anyone to answer...
If you can predict direction, then just buy ATM Calls or Puts - forget about spreads.
I read your other posts (not many). Your problem is clear - you lack the balls to just go for it. I say, you have practiced long enough. Quit...
Thank you. This is on point, and is much appreciated. SPAN is something I remember in another thread but have not taken the time to learn about...
Once again, a very bookish comment. But that's okay. You can believe that the Greeks are well established. And I can believe that the Greeks are...
"Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play." ~ Immanuel Kant My knowledge of Weeklies makes...
UPDATE: I've spent a week learning Forex and toying with Oanda's fxTrade Practice platform. Here is some of my conclusions: 1. Weekly Options...
Which is what has been a great attraction to me lately. Do you find SPY options to be better than SPX's somehow? I guess I do not understand why...
Wow, you actually guessed my current problem. My love of Weeklies is a love-hate relationship - not enough Bid/Ask volume.
Well I never expected that answer. Interesting. Okay, I'll check into it that too then. I mean, a chart's a chart, right? I just hope the volume...
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