Global Options Trades

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Global OptionsTrades, Mar 6, 2019.

  1. Closed long position in Nikkei 225 at a good profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

    Security / Ticker: N225
    Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 07 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 21,625
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 375.4
    Close Trade Date: 07 November 2019
    Closing Price: 1,076.7
    Roundtrip P&L: 186.5%

    Security / Ticker: N225
    Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 07 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 22,625
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 92.3
    Close Trade Date: 07 November 2019
    Closing Price: 175.0
    Roundtrip P&L: 88.7%

    Sold 07 Nov 2019 22000/22250 Bear Call spread for 210 credit (200% profit)

    Bought Puts:

    Security / Ticker: N225
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 12 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 22,625
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 270.0

    Security / Ticker: N225
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 12 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 21,500
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 53.2

    Bought 12 Dec 2019 21625/21500 Bear Put spread for 15 debit
     
    #101     Nov 1, 2019
  2. Closed long position in DAX 30 at a good profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

    Security / Ticker: DAX
    Open Trade Date: 10 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 12,200
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 322.6
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 828.0
    Roundtrip P&L: 156.7%

    Security / Ticker: DAX
    Open Trade Date: 10 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 12,850
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 106.5
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 293.0
    Roundtrip P&L: 175.1%

    Sold 15 Nov 2019 12400/12500 Bull Call Spread for 91.3 Debit (72% profit)

    Security / Ticker: DAX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 12,850
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 206.0

    Security / Ticker: DAX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 12,200
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 45.7

    Bought 20 Dec 2019 12300/12200 Bull Put Spread for 12.0 debit

    Sold Jan 13500/13600 Bear Call Spread for 18.8 credit.
     
    #102     Nov 1, 2019
  3. The pub beckoned!

    Back to updating trades yesterday.

    Closed long position in FTSE at a loss by selling Calls and opened a short position by buying Puts and Put spreads.

    Security / Ticker: FTSE
    Open Trade Date: 11 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 7,225
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 83.2
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 81.6
    Roundtrip P&L: -1.9%

    Security / Ticker: FTSE
    Open Trade Date: 11 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 7,475
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 13.3
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 3.4
    Roundtrip P&L: -74.8%

    Bought puts

    Security / Ticker: FTSE
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 7,250
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 123.6

    Security / Ticker: FTSE
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 7,025
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 41.6

    Bought 20 Dec 2019 7075/7000 Bear Put Spread for 13.1 debit

    Sold 20 Mar 2020 7700/7800 Bull Put Spread for 17.9 credit.
     
    #103     Nov 2, 2019
  4. Closed long position in S&P 500 at a profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 2,960
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 47.4
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 80.9
    Roundtrip P&L: 70.8%

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 3,080
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 6.5
    Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Closing Price: 9.2
    Roundtrip P&L: 42.1%

    Sold 15 Nov 2019 3050/3080 Bear Call Spread for 9.1 credit (78% profit)

    Bought Puts

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 3,030
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 46.0

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 2,910
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 9.9

    Bought 20 Dec 2019 2940/2910 Bear Put Spread for 5.6 debit

    Sold OotM 20 Mar 2020 Bull Call Spread for 5.1 credit.
     
    #104     Nov 2, 2019
  5. Trading performance has been good.

    Rolling monthly P&L (for a contract size of 1 lot in each security) with no compounding is USD16163.
     
    #105     Nov 2, 2019
  6. Misjudged entry to short S&P500 on Friday, so I've closed the long put positions and will await a better entry.

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 3,030
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 46.0
    Close Trade Date: 04 November 2019
    Closing Price: 24.1
    Roundtrip P&L: -47.5%

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 2,910
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 9.9
    Close Trade Date: 04 November 2019
    Closing Price: 15.3
    Roundtrip P&L: 53.8%

    Sold 20/12/2019 2940/2910 Bear Put spread for 2.6 credit, or -53.3%
     
    #106     Nov 5, 2019
  7. Bought a straddle on Treasury Bonds as volatility is relatively low.

    Security / Ticker: ZB
    Open Trade Date: 05 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 27 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 158.00
    Direction: Straddle
    Opening Price: 3.69
     
    #107     Nov 7, 2019
  8. Further to post #106, re-entered short position in S&P500.

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 11 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 3,080
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 39.0

    Security / Ticker: SPX
    Open Trade Date: 11 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 2,950
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 14.75

    Bought 20/12/2019 2980/2950 Bear Put spread for 4.0 debi
     
    #108     Nov 12, 2019
  9. Decided to buy a Straddle position on FTSE100, whilst volatility is relatively low.

    Security / Ticker: FTSE
    Open Trade Date: 18 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 17 January 2020
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 7,300
    Direction: Straddle
    Opening Price: 283
     
    #109     Nov 20, 2019
  10. Closed short position in AUD at a loss by selling Puts and Put Spreads, and initiated a long position in AUD by buying Calls and Call Spreads. The signal to go long is pretty weak so I am not as confident as usual in this trade.

    Security / Ticker: AUD
    Open Trade Date: 24 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 06 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 0.6800
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 0.0047
    Close Trade Date: 19 November 2019
    Closing Price: 0.0022
    Roundtrip P&L: -52.8%

    Security / Ticker: AUD
    Open Trade Date: 24 October 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 06 December 2019
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 0.6650
    Direction: Put
    Opening Price: 0.0011
    Close Trade Date: 19 November 2019
    Closing Price: 0.0001
    Roundtrip P&L: -91.1%

    22 November 0.6775/.6725 Bear Put Spreads are 0.0000 credit, representing 100% loss.

    Bought the long side.

    Security / Ticker: AUD
    Open Trade Date: 19 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 03 January 2020
    At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
    Exercise Price: 0.6850
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 0.0045

    Security / Ticker: AUD
    Open Trade Date: 19 November 2019
    Trade: Buy to Open
    Expiry Date: 03 January 2020
    At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
    Exercise Price: 0.7000
    Direction: Call
    Opening Price: 0.0008

    Bought 3/1/2020 0.69/0.695 Bear Call spreads for 0.0013 debit

    Sold 08 May 2020 .655/.650 Put Spreads for .0080 credit
     
    #110     Nov 20, 2019