yes, you are right. that is why I keep saying OPTION OPTION, the best tool to make a fortune. I am shorting calls of S&P 500, play timedecay. alsoboughtlots of s&p 500puts. people will always say: same smae, afterdrop, it will climb back. ignore those naives. let's smile. the most pleasant road is going down. wee wee, quick to see the results.
OP is probably better of just selling put options on SLV every single month. He's got a better chance at making 200k that way than buying a call option with a less than 1% chance of expiring in the money. BTW SLV only goes to 100 if we develop hyperinflation (20%+ inflation - a level not seen in 100 years) within just two short years.
Have you looked at the premiums for SLV Puts? No way will he make $200,000 selling puts. He has no choice but to be a buyer of options if he wants to make $200,000 on his budget.
I'm the OP of this thread. Thanks for all the comments. Since my last question is really a separate question, I opened a new thread for it: http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?t=281867