You also have to realize that IB has an information tab on their website which details margin for stocks options and futures, including... ES....
Shhh I already paid MACD......
Sorry I think the 7% was one I saw using 2008 options. After commissions and taxes I am sure it is the t-bill rate. Lots of people discuss this...
I post to encourage others to share their positiosn in real time with me so we can exchange ideas on the strategies and learn. I post first to...
Hey I would join for a free BJ... or did I misread that... :D
To see what I was talking about you can look at GOOG and MAR 07 options where you can buy ATM puts, buy the stock and sell OTM calls for a net...
Well with long shares, you have a slight hedge with the 2 bear spreads so it will reduce the haircut slightly for the long stock purchase to an...
So you have a bear put spread and a bear call spread. The bear put spread is a net debit and has no margin. But you do have to pay the net...
Well that is what I meant in actual risk. You will enter the trade and not have any actual onetary risk. Interest rate risk can erode the worth...
Great question. Ufortunately there is no general answer because it depends on each individual person's financial situation. I can only give...
If you define risk as money you could lose then you can find long-term options on som stocks where the short call and long put combine for a net...
Are you referring to No-risk collars?
Thanks MACD. One more piece of advice for the OP is to read Mastering Daytrading Futures by Bo Yoder. I have had the pleasure to read this...
Osama is so far removed from leadership by now. cells operate independently and there are many tiers of control. he is sitting in some hidden...
Dont see why his death matters. If he dies, there are still plenty of people to run the organization. Not like you need one man to plan small...
The risk is theoretical because since I have the long calls the spread will never get to $270K. Also I do not need to hedge on the fly like I...
If Maverick comes calling for a margin call on an OTM call diagonal when the market drops sharply I will sue his ass lol... and win.. think...
Not today but at 3:10 PM the ES suddenly jumped 2.50 points and then added another 2 in the next 10 minutes. It has been happening at the last...
Do not know the answer but the difference between 12 and 14 is not small. That is a 16% skew!
I read it twice already and vow to read it every other year or so. Keeps me humble and focused on risk...
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