Are there advantages to selling calls at several strike prices?

Discussion in 'Options' started by MathTeacher, Jan 29, 2023.

  1. Fantastic thread. Learned a lot. Thanks all. Keep it up (including the bickering :p )
     
    #121     Feb 25, 2023
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  2. If you want to know the absolute truth, I sold my puts early. You stated with such confidence that they would expire worthless. It is my fault. I do not blame you. I was trying to cook eggs for my family at 6:35 AM and could not change my order in time.
    You could have a little more humility.
     
    #122     Feb 26, 2023
  3. destriero

    destriero

    To repeat: long stock + 110P - 120C = 110/120 bull spread and ITM. So yeah, you did it before the report so took a 600bp hit on event-vol. Marked at 114-115 at inception. You bought a 20D put prior to earnings, got paid, and instead of booking it you made breakfast?
     
    #123     Feb 26, 2023
  4. taowave

    taowave

    Still short the calls?


     
    #124     Feb 26, 2023
  5. I had to make breakfast for my children.
    I sold my puts Thursday morning and got my money back.
    I could have sold them later and made money.
    I don't know what a 20D is.
    To repeat: You could have a little more humility.
     
    #125     Feb 26, 2023
  6. destriero

    destriero

    Oh, and they did (expire worthless). Path-dependency is a bitch.
     
    #126     Feb 26, 2023
  7. destriero

    destriero


    omg the drama! It's Dickensian! The puts traded ITM and I am at fault? lol fucking bill me.

    You were long the synthetic 10/20 call spread. If none of that makes sense or matters to you then stop what you're doing. The puts were five bucks OTM after earnings so yeah, not a high probability scenario. You bought them as prot and then let them die.

    You could have quoted XYZ 110P and the answer would have been the same.
     
    #127     Feb 26, 2023
  8. You are also kind of rude.
    Yes, on Friday they did expire worthless.
    Path-dependency?
     
    #128     Feb 26, 2023
  9. Just donate to the hubris fund
     
    #129     Feb 26, 2023
  10. taowave

    taowave

    20 D= 20 day...

    Cant second guess your timing...If I am reading this correctly,you sold the March puts within a point or so of the low? Calls are trading at .05..Position did its job,cant second guess yourself? Now what?
     
    #130     Feb 26, 2023