BOT +4 VERTICAL SPX 100 FEB 06 1205/1190 PUT @.10 CBOE, SPX MARK 1264.31 Closed the position. I'll post the profit on this one later. BOT...
BOT +1 AMD 100 FEB 06 35 PUT @.10, AMD MARK 39.79 SOLD -1 CALENDAR SPY 100 MAR 06/FEB 06 129 CALL @.65, SPY MARK 126.19 Roll diag to next...
Donna, It looks to me like you sold 2 synthetic puts instead of 1 straddle. Was that your intention ? -N
Yes coach. I'm glad to hear "Excellent" from riskarb. Actually, I did not think about tax deferred at all. Thanks for pointing that out. I...
Mo, I'm afraid I don't make myself clear. Let's see if Donna want to jump in. Here is my example xyz at 200, sell IB 150/200/250...
Suppose I implement Riskarb strategy in IRA. I will need to create Iron butterfly instead. Assume that I use very wide wings first, wait until...
Trouble, trouble, trouble. It looks like I'm in trouble with couple positions. Here is my VLO Feb put 55/57.5 Sold for $.35, now it is...
SOLD -1 IRON CONDOR SPY 100 MAR 06 128/129/122/121 CALL/PUT @.50, SPY MARK 126.00 SPY Summary IB +1 Feb 122 P +1 Feb 123 P +1 Feb 124 P...
Sold 1 contract GM Mar 22.5/25 call for $1.0. This is ATM sell and GM was around $22.75. Reason: Bearish on GM and I've been waiting for it...
Sell OIH Mar 130/125 put $1.05. OIH was down about -7 points when I sold but now it is about -9 points. This is my first leg and looking for...
BOT +1 VERTICAL TSO 100 FEB 06 70/75 CALL @.20, TSO MARK 63.39 I sold this spread for $1.40 and bought back today for $0.20. I made $120 on...
Thanks for pointing that out. You are right! The March 50 or 52.50 has good premium and there is good support around 52.50 and even stronger one...
Thanks! I traded crdn a lot last year but decided to stop when the previous CEO retired. It seems to come back strong. The business week...
For index, they suggested SPY instead of SPX and recommend IC. After so many positions mingle together, you look at total greeks instead. Then...
BOT +1 VERTICAL VLO 100 FEB 06 52.5/50 PUT @.10 ISE, VLO MARK 59.34 This was sold for $0.55 about a month ago so I booked $45 profit. SOLD...
Cache, Actually, what TOS recommend is not to have 50 positions (stocks). They recommended using indexes. Each 2.5% a trade could be use on...
02/03/06 SOLD -1 IRON CONDOR SPY 100 MAR 06 129/130/121/120 CALL/PUT @.45, SPY MARK 127.12 I'm more concern on downside rather than upside...
I trade one or two contracts almost every day. I don't pay $2.95 per contract. You can email support there and ask for comissions reduction....
Mo, Thanks for your kind words. I need to make my p&l graph smooth. Since yesterday and today (2/2/06 - 2/3/06), I tried to place order to...
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