If you want to sell cash secured puts, but are not allowed to, you can do the exact equivalent. That being, initiate a buy/write strategy. That...
Personally, if I were bearish on the overall market or a particular sector, or an individual stock..... I would wait for it to get to a price I'm...
If you are using TLT as a potential source of income, to purchase a stock from a spread investment, and the value you receive from TLT is...
However, given that the degree of potential leverage a spread trader is on, is dependant on the strike(s) selection(s), I suspect he is still on a...
If he is truely not on the typical 9 - 10 times leverage, like most credit spread traders are, then I give him "credit" for more wisely managing...
<<< If I do an option spread and I get put on the short option I am covered either with cash or with treasuries which are a proxy for cash that...
His 2.72 yield is based on holding the stock for a year. It's only a 3 month contract. Why can't he lose everything he invested in the spread?...
I have no idea what you are talking about. Can someone who understands what I am missing, please explain the above to me? It has something to do...
What is your treasury contract commitment to earn your 19%?
Sold puts on $29 NTGR for June. Credit $0.90 Annualized % return...... 13% BE price $28.10 Reasonable tech support in the 29 - 30 area, per...
My record is actually better than 80% of the time. But that's not the issue. The issue is, "you" are correct about the consequences of trying to...
As a naked put seller, I've been benefitting by the drop in volatlity, as I've been able to close my positions early, as the drop in VIX/IV has...
Other than the issue of using a certain degree of leverage, there is little difference between the objective of generating income, via selling...
Personally, I think you are thinking too optimistically. You're too positive. And you are thinking too much about "potential", and not enough...
Decided to close this 3 month, $35 IACI trade, in just under one month. Closed it for a credit of $0.25 Thus keeping 72% of the initial $0.90...
30% for the quarter. 120% annualized. You are the "atticus".... not the rule.
So was this was one of those meaningless, very S-T % return trades I discussed earlier? How long on average? But either way, without knowing the...
A $10 stock can just as easily drop $0.20 as rise, before noon. But remember, the stock is not actually trading at $10. Probably trading in the...
I suggest you didn't "risk" 3% of your money to earn 30%. I suggest you "used" 3%. How much notional leverage did you actually "risk"?
I buy stocks all the time. But only when they hit my desired price. If they are not trading at my desired strike, I select the appropriate % otm...
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