In my opinion SPX options (pm settled) have been underpriced very close to expiration (last 10 to 30 minutes). For example Friday the 2180 puts...
Just a heads up that the CBOE will be converting all SPXPM options to SPXW options for this Monday. So, as of Monday, you will see two sets of...
For those of you who trade SPXPM options, on May 1 they will convert to SPXW options. So regular SPX will expire in the morning (monthly only)...
Vol in weekly SPX at the money options is 4.6 (Wed expiration calls) and under 6 for Fridays weekly expiration at the money options. Don't ever...
Is anyone aware of a firm other than IB that allows trading in the overnight session (2am to 815am ct) for SPX and VIX options?
The weekly at the money Spx straddle (expiring tomorrow afternoon) went out at 40.5 bid. They are essentially pricing in a 40.5 move in the SPX...
For any of you that are in the Chicago area, the FIA, futures and options conference is going on today and tomorrow at the Hilton on Michigan Av....
Starting Aug 15, the CBOE will have Monday weekly options in the SPX. Looks like they are well on their way to daily expirations. So now we...
Just started realizing how crazy the option exchange fee structure is. In the past I mainly traded the SPX and resigned myself to an additional...
Does anyone know if IB still charges cancel fees for options in the US market?
The Cboe just announced that they will list new Wednesday Weekly options in the SPX....
They new VIX weekly options started trading today. The futures started trading last month. These are different from the old weeklies that were...
So every week there are certain butterflies that are offered at zero in the SPX. Today it was the SPX Aug 2000/1995/1990. At the time it was...
The CBOE just announced that they will begin overnight trading in the VIX and SPX options starting in early March....
Any experts in Day trading margin requirements? Trading through a PM account at Apex, this is what they are telling me. If I trade a time spread...
Just noticed that the VIX settles on Tuesday March 18th this month instead of the customary Wednesday.
The CBOE announced that they will begin trading weekly expiration VIX futures and options. Weekly VIX futures start Feb 13th. Should be...
Seems like there is a lot of fear of a big move on Monday. SPX is currently 1690 and the Quarterly SPX 1475 puts which expire on Monday are .05...
Interesting thing happened yesterday. The OEX settled at 746.75 yesterday. Options continue to trade until 4:15 est in this index. I noticed...
Hope you don't need to trade any products that just trade on the CBOE (SPX, VIX, OEX,) because the exchange is down right now. The problems of...
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