Current Basket-IV / Index IV ratio=2 , I will go with reverse dispersion for JAN again : Long DOW stocks Sell slightly ITM components calls...
yes , I took 14 days Egar trial (and NOT impressed at all , but it's off subject now). Correct , I only did the full replication so far , but...
I see... they using their own ticker symbology module. Thanks , R-A
R-A , what is the MAX # of overlays you can do on this graph ? Can you create the "mix" screen , like INTC vs. INTC.IV vs. QQQQ.IV ?
no fear of JAN IV spiking up into report season ?
There is a lot of factors to consider when making decision to exclude the stock for partial replication like Beta , IV/HV ratio , correl ,...
Hey , B... totally agree with you , stat vols are irrelevant , especially without assigning weights to reporting/non reporting month per basket's...
What is more important when selecting components for the PARTIAL replication ? 1. Component's IV/HV ratio or 2. Component's correl with Index...
more news... according to CBOE rep , VIX options coming "sooner that everyone might think" , maybe in JAN 06.
I got this info at Vegas show. That what co representative (he was European) told me : 1. coming next summer 2. Only PHLX will have it 3....
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Speaking on Vols trades... I went to Larry McMillan seminar in Vegas yesterday. He strongly advocates to break past IV # into percentile and go...
I'm truly don't understand the love affair with complex option's positions like spread , butterfly , condor... I thought the only way for RETAIL...
what is so great about butterfly ?
I will go long ... when PE = Dividend yield
reported this morning and then slashed guidance
r-a , any broker out there that takes exotic bets on individual stocks ? I see Betonmarkets.com covers four US stocks.
JAN vols will go up soon , it's a reporting month
I stated my position before: 1. Bought Dow stocks 2. Sold slightly ITM components call with ratio < 1 vs. stocks 3. Bought ATM DIA puts for...
so far , so good. Almost all (27) Dow stocks are up.
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