its 40,000, cents per pound so notional is $30k not $3M
counter point on my 3) above: if a company generates huge revenue in surplus of investment opportunities then it make sense to return capital to...
i had the same question for years which i also posted on this forum before. i still think there's an irrational tendency for some to prefer div...
1. liquidity - make sure it is liquid. different commodities have different liquid months. 2. carry - understand term structures for each market...
You need to buy more far OTM puts than the near term you short (in number of contracts, assume same maturity) to also profit from black swan...
may i know what strategies you plan to employ for HK eq options and why HK specifically? my focus is also HK and planning to further focus into HK...
Yes. Depends. Theta decay is highest for short term options. I believe one should still look for an edge, even when selling covered calls. Such...
Gamma scalping (periodically resetting to delta neutral) should lower the pnl variance but with hedging costs so over-doing it could be costly....
I've always failed to understand why high dividend stocks are perceived to be superior, even by professionals. How is a 5% div stock different...
fundamental analysis is not just reading the news. earnings reports, shareholder meetings, industry / product analysis, sales forecast etc. all...
Thanks quant1, your formulas led me to the below findings. Originally i thought XIV return is: N1 = N0 / (1+r) which gives the below incorrect...
Thanks sle, Maybe convexity was a wrong word choice, but what I thinking was the VIX futures can triple in value while losses from XIV is bounded...
XIV Fund Summary The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the inverse of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures...
What are some ways to short bitcoin? Futures are 5 BTC/contract which is way too much for me. I'm looking to short around half a coin. Thanks.
Thanks guys
Hi All, I am new to this forum and also new to trading. Nice meeting you all. Hopefully someone could answer below 3 basic questions! Thanks very...
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