Hi tommcginnis, if the instruments in OP's existing positions are only traded within regular hours, will the use of futures or FOPs (as a hedge)...
Hi JackRab, I started options trading only a few months ago, and I was not majored in finance or relative fields, but I am doing OK with high...
It turns out that one of my brokers charges exercise and assignment fees on SPXW ITM strikes ($5 per strike). See attached. I thought exercise...
Thanks for your reply, JackRab. I actually tried 2GB and 4GB max heap space as well, but my experiences were similar. When frozen, the memory...
I have TWS "stable" build 963.3m installed on my macOS 64bit with 32GB memory, and configured heap space -Xmx8G in ~/Jts/tws.vmoptions, but TWS...
Hi spindr0, I don't mind managing it myself, but my primary concern of doing it myself is potentially unfavorable tax treatments. I would like...
Thank you for your replies, spindr0 and truetype. For this portfolio I prefer a base position with a higher Sharpe ratio and a lower beta than...
Thanks, Sig. It seems TurboTax is capable of automatically generating Form 2210 when applicable.
Could you point me to the link of this special form? Thanks!
According to a 2016 study listed on CBOE strategy benchmark page, the 30-delta SPX monthly covered call index BXMD leads in both absolute returns...
Same question here. Can I keep SPY QQQ DIA IWM positions open for long-term capital gains, and use ES NQ YM RTY and/or their options for...
Thank, I think I got the gist, but I try not to dramatically alter my original geeks exposures... In fact, my real situation is more complicated;...
Thanks for your reply. If I roll out this single leg Feb 290P to Mar 290P instead, does it help reduce the likelihood of the "substantially...
Suppose I have a vertical spread on TSLA: - short Feb'2018 290 Put - long Feb'2018 250 Put and the 290P has unrealized loss. If, today (Dec 27),...
It seems that IRS Pub 550 talks about "offsetting positions," it only talks about straddles, and it is complicated enough. What about the...
Can someone answer these 11.5-year-old questions? :(
sry, noneditable typo in the title: "price price" -> "fair price".
On one hand, I’ve learned that market makers are usually more willing to fill delta-neutral orders (near “fair” prices), as delta-neutral trades...
Thanks for your reply, Kim. The challenging part of this for retail folks like me might be to find out the (intraday) straddle prices in previous...
Agreed that midpoint is more accurate. This is evident by the fact that CBOE uses the bid-ask midpoint of SPX strikes to calculate VIX:...
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