I think you need to reduce the cost first. People with small orders won't be able to execute multi-legged options, as the cost is prohibitive....
I ended up finding / reading the old threads on this, and it was quite entertaining! lol I guess I will just stick with my regular strategy, at...
Thanks for your reply, there's a lot of valuable info in it for me to research this further :) I will try this one tomorrow on the TOS see how...
Hi All, I heard of this "strategy" from a friend, and after spending countless hours on TOS trying to "reproduce" it, I gave up and start...
most of the time you will make small profits, and then you will have a big loss. if you are underleveraged, and shorting puts for stocks you want...
thinkorswim has some data for free.
Direct Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/baldwin/2011/11/02/getting-rich-off-options/
you are selling options and buying risk. if you want to survive in this game on the long run, you better be prepared to when something bad happens...
if you used IB it would cost you $1 instead...
uh, it's already there for a while, you just need to enable it :)
certainly far out of the money, and short term will give the best bang if the black swan happens. Silver is a recent example, there was a...
http://naaim.org/files/2010/N-001.doc I'm trying to figure out how to test this with ETFs (will probably end up doing it manually I guess)....
It also helps to be in a good location. In Vancouver, my Wife got the CFA and a MBA, still pretty hard to get a good job. :(
Awesome to sell naked puts on a bear market :) Not just terrible R:R, but it's like going against the flow... Unless you have unlimited...
options from vancouver :)
Im in Vancouver. Originally from Campinas.
yes, trade US and Canadian markets ;)
And the only things I miss about Brazil: 1 - Family and Friends (who I visit every year) 2 - The weather (you can't beat 15c on the winter...
As a brazilian, who lived in Brazil for 20+ years, let me comment on that: 1 - People there are lazy and not very knowledgeable, that's true....
won't be there either, maybe next time :)
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