Coach, I got 1140x1150 filled for $1.2 :-) just a minute ago.
09/28/05 I sold 565 call on XEO this morning for $5. Now I have IC 545/560/565/580. The credit I collected so far is $5 - 0.5 + $2.75 -...
09/27/05 12:30 EST OEX was around 562.7. I decided to take on IC 545/560 565/580. I legged in selling 545/560 put spread and bought 580...
09/27/05 13:33 EST OEX was around 560.8 bought 555/570 back for $11-$3.7 = $7.3 I got paid on this spread for $3.8 so now I'm lock in lost...
09/26/05 OEX closed at 562. My paper loss is about $220. It appears that I did nothing after putting on the position last week. I...
I don't trade a lot but I did a bit amount of homework to compare broker. IB and TOS will treat this case as IC and require the largest spread...
09/19/05 I was waiting impatiently and finally decided to pull a trigger when OEX dropped around 569. I started with XEO 555/570 credit put...
I started trading OEX for September expiration month. Here is what I did: 8/16 Started with 555/565 put spread : BTO 555 $3.4 STO 565 $6...
My name is Nick. I just started out trading option seriously this year. I want to document my trade for learning purpose and for other...
So, you said this kind of trade has negative expectancy unless adjustment is done correctly. How about instead of mechanically open the...
Here is my take on this one. Suppose I open Iron butterfly at 1195/1225/1255. b/a on 1225 is 19.5/20.2 b/a on 1255 is 5.6/6.3 b/a on...
I agreed with Dr. Zhivodka on the slippage of the adjustment when the option is closer to the money. I had to adjust SPX when it was only 10...
For statistics purpose, this web site has statistics data of using BB to trade S&P500 ($INX). It's not so good against $INX....
Coach, Would you put on 1255/1265 or 1260/1270 Sep bear call if you have more margin ? I asked this because we might be in situations like...
Coach, I have been reading the whole journal. When do you plan to publish a book based on this one ? When do you plan to start...
Sorry, I'm new here. What does "handles" mean ? And how do you determine that "6" ?
Supposed to day spx close at 1228 and tomorrow it opens at 1232, would $spx 1230 call option considered in the money and will have to be settled...
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