I'm closing in on finishing Natenberg for the second time, which is the highest level book I've read. I understand about 90-95% of it, so I...
How do I get good at Excel? Specifically tailored to the modeling for options? I always "got by" on Excel over the years even though my profession...
When you are long vega, like owning calls or buying time spreads, and you have positive vega, what is more important...IV increasing or HV...
Anyone try this? Buy a calendar on a Friday, sell on Monday.
Does anyone have any experience with either of these? Both are pretty expensive, but it seems like a solid investment and unless I'm mistaken,...
I am here to spread the word and answer any questions. LVX is phenomenal.
I use LVX and clear through IB. I did a risk reversal today and calculated my margin to be 14k. I just took the formula for short naked put and...
Going delta neutral on stocks <10 bucks doesn't make alot of sense right? Seems like you'd be fighting to extract pennies instead of extracting...
Which is more advantageous? SPX is a 1256 contract and SPY is capital gain correct? Is there any significant difference in skew between the...
What is wrong with this strategy? Sell ITM covered calls. Buy back before expiration, roll to next month, same ITM strike. Repeat. The roll...
Anyone have this?
I sold some covered calls for insurance protection (bad idea, I know). Now I am thinking about buying them back. The question is, can I sell some...
Reading Natenberg now and he seems to imply (without specifically stating) that delta neutral trading is a more successful strategy than...
Has anyone had any success with this arbitrage strategy? Reading Natenberg now and back in 1986 he said these imbalances only lasted a few...
For IV30 vs HV30, if the difference is positive, that means the option turned out to be overpriced, and if the difference is negative, that means...
I'd love to see what some of you guys have as far as trading setups are concerned. How many monitors? How many computers? Mac or PC? Looking to...
I am planning to make the jump from TOS to Livevol X. Livevol X offers clearing through IB or Apex. What is the difference, advantages and...
This is LivevolPro's execution platform and includes LVP for free instead of paying $250/month for front-end analytics. Commissions are .65, no...
I hear people use this term often but what is really considered dollar cheap? 1% of stock price? 3%?
I am testing out Livevol Pro and have found that the volatilities and Greeks differ from what I see in thinkorswim. The volatility comparison can...
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