how does a reversal/conversion turn into trading a butterfly?
did the stock go ex-div., because if it did, you're paying it.
if there is value in the call, you are usually better off selling the put. if you want to be short, sell the put and sell stock. since your puts...
open interest is the number of outstanding option contracts. you see it per option based on the previous day's close.
good luck with that
from assignment?
i think in a case of averaging better and taking profits.
if the stock is hard to borrow, or generally expensive to borrow, you will get assigned.
while this is correct, most professional option traders have read natenberg
not marginable. you won't be borrowing money unless assigned.
highly unlikely. it doesn't stop you from trading, just daytrading.
if you exercise your put, which i assume you are really asking, you will take a short position. you will need to still maintain the margin for...
better yet, let's just trade from 8:30 to 3:00 or 3:15
nobody said you need to hold the option until expiration and let all the premium out.
you are currently so far behind that you should just find a new idea.
if you know what is going to happen, just make that trade over and over. if you keep rolling your gains, you win bigger and bigger.
i'm confused. what did you pay for the spread? what is the current market on the spread? if you are long the spread, why would you buy in...
as a market maker, there is no point in disseminating tight quotes on options that aren't likely to trade. it only leaves you open for errors to...
could be useful.
you were selling ITM calls? and hedging?
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