So, I entered a credit spread for SPX weeklys this past week for 1285/1300 which expired OTM on thurs. Optionsxpress said they were worhtless...
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uhhh....did you congratulate yourself on your post? anyways, so....Odd Trader made a good point in that the odds aren't stacked against you...
I started utilizing weeklys about 4 weeks ago...the weeklys are interesting cuz you really toe the line between what's acceptable risk and what's...
so...is it CTM (close to the money) or NTM (near the money) or JOTM (just out of the money)? :p
btw...the SPX Credit Spread Trader journal is pretty awesome!
yip pretty much hit it on the head....GREED! Just because you are successful at one system doesn't mean you shouldn't try to compare it to...
So...I wanna hear people opinions on the two I have been doing vertical credit spreads for a while with a lot of success...but from what i...
you think optionsxpress will update their program if I IM them that TOS can do it?
So...Optionsxpress's trade calculator does not recognize different expiration dates between weeklys and monthlys...so, if I try to set up a...
Hello, So, I've been reading Headley's Big Trends in Trading and he has a section on Put/Call ratio He states that a ratio of over .8...
Thanks!:D
So, I've been doing credit vertical spreads for awhile and I wanna try some diagonals, to see if I can get more profit. FOr those with...
ch. 4 of natenberg's
Most books have the equation for that...just copy it into excel.
taking solely long positions on calls and puts is not exactly the least riskiest approach to options trading and many on this board would call it...
just one note: I saw that atozcom wrote about some strategies you can do while I was writing my spiel. Butterflys are a bad idea IMO. It is...
directional plays in specific directions are very difficult and many think that they generally wont work over a long period of time (ie, you may...
yeah, i guess you guys are right...i mean, its the same 10-20 people on this forum, and we dont affect the funds that use options to hedge against...
Do you guys believe that what you say here affects the pricing and availability of options? ie, teaching people to hedge and take certain...
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