thanks for those results! I wonder how much the 4% down day on May 18,2022 skewed the results. also, it looks like the idea did quite bad in...
Simple option idea. Write 1 0DTE SPX straddle closest to the money, at market open and then every 30 minutes thereafter until 30 minutes before...
I would not put it all in at once, or risk getting a bad entry. SPX is about 4500. I would enter 27,000 initially. Then write 6 SPY naked puts...
Which news feed sends the data?
I recall there used to be a way to see the closing order imbalances, whether there were buy or sell imbalances. Can someone point me in the right...
if there is an accrued market discount, you put it as code D on the 8949 column f, and then column g is a negative number. then you put the amount...
Are there any situations (for example a concentrated stock position) where you would have less buying power in a pm auction vs reg t
Thanks for your reply. I guess I could get an additional 66% margin (2.67/4). I guess I would need to make a new account. I had a bad...
if your account is just cash, does portfolio margin give you more than the standard 4x buying power? for example in Reg-T, a naked SPX uses 15%...
It is SPX, 0DTE, 10 strike multiples.
What is the best way to close the iron condor, to lessen the amount lost to the spread? 1) close the whole thing in 1 order? 2) close the...
anyone know of a good message board to get tax advice on trading? There used to be fairmark.com which was great, but it closed the message board....
This post is not very accurate, and could "dispute" all points. 1) inflation is like the ante. 2) in poker you can have a guaranteed win, not so...
in monitoring the 0DTE, there is WAY more volume than the open interest, so that implies it is opening positions.
VIX up 6% with SPX up 0.5% --- is this an intermediate top for the week?
stock exchanges .... H, EDGX, ARCA, OTCBB, NSDQ, BATS, OTCO, EDGA, CINN ... the problem did seem to resolve about 30 minutes after market opened.
is there a problem on the exchanges or level 2? my orders are not showing up.
CDs are not marginable. treasuries less than 1-year 99% marginable
so for the AM index option with cash settlement, does it get the price of Thursday close, or the price of Friday open.
Can someone please explain the ideas and strategies behind choosing an AM vs PM index option expiration? If I buy an SPX 4000 put, for June 16th....
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