The best part of options trading is that you can "have your cake and eat it too", so my point is that it's not a bad strategy to trade overlapping...
I have been thinking about a strategy for playing a range bound sideway underlying that involves putting on a calendar on the bottom of the range...
I understand that differences in how a calendar vs. butterfly react to changes in vega (volatility), but my primary concern is keeping the...
I've been testing calendars vs. butterflies, and I find that calendars offer slightly better risk/reward, but lower probability. I'm using MSFT,...
What I wrote above is as far as I can tell, an example of arbitrage. My question is, has anyone found arbitrage in other markets in 4/5 deep in...
I just made an observation, and I am wondering if and how it is correct. I trade options in Israel on the MAOF TA 25. I have 2 possibilities....
The most conservative options income strategy is probably calendar spreads, sell an ATM call or put about 40 days out and buy the same strike...
"There are some companies in the UK that offer something they also call "binary options" that seem a lot more like the gambling stuff you are...
What do you mean exactly by pricing inefficiencies? Do you mean on the underlying? My impression is that these binary options trading firms are...
I'm looking for a Prop trading firm, but I only trade various option spreads. I do hold positions overnight, b/c this kind of options trading...
With the explosion of so called "Binary Options investment firms", I am surprised that there hasn't been much discussion about what exactly these...
I've been trading options for a long time, and now I'm looking for a broker that will give me some margin beyond the nornal requirement. Another...
I have a question. Given that the spreads on ICON GM Forex options are 10 pips, is there any use for trading these options? I'm generally a...
I'm thinking about some combination of straddles and strangles on forex plain vanilla options to stay delta neutral and pick up positive theta. I...
Are you putting on various OTM spreads a month out and adjusting them? Do you have that "edge"? I realize you many not want to give away your...
My experience is entirely with trading options on ETF's, stocks, and indexes. I'm discovering that the world of FOREX options is an entirely...
What are FOP's?
Do you mean it's preferable to sell ATM straddles on Forex options as opposed to OTM stangles? Would I get tighter spreads on ATM straddles?...
If I'm interested in trading mainly Forex vanilla options, are my only choices Saxo Bank and IKON GM? This seems to be what I'm finding from my...
I'm not sure about the clearing, I thought it was IKON GM. I was referred to them by based in Houston (CFOS/FX). They told me they use Saxo and...
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