I've been using the DDE socket bridge API for a few months. I believe it has some advantages. You are not limited to running 32 bit TWS. You...
I don't use options to hedge, but then am not a long term trader of the underlyings (by anyone's standard). Thus for me, to hedge with options...
But not as easy as it sounds.
My sense is that success or failure trading options invariably depends upon your judgement of direction and volatility of the underlying, and...
Yes, at core it is a simple process for a small, retail trader. You must be patient, wait for those moments when one side (buy or sell) is...
Wow! Well, first of all, it is most generally NOT EASY to pull money out of the markets trading. If you ever thought it would be then that was...
When it comes to options the only permanent biases I have are fondness for liquidity and long gamma. Thus I am generally focused on the ES and...
I'm not saying it's impossible, but the odds are stacked against you in most option markets. Typically with futures options there's next to no...
If you put a gun to my head and forced me to do it, I'd go with ATM options on the most liquid market I could find -- probably front month ES...
Been doing options on ES and 6E futures for several years with modest success overall, but I have never had much luck with short term...
Probably combination of large plus vega and declining IVol (implied volatility). Your expiration is distant, which makes vega large. In this...
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