Bought short positions in DAX and FTSE yesterday following reversal on Friday: Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,250 Direction: Call Opening Price: 273.4 Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 11,600 Direction: Call Opening Price: 58.9 Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,375 Direction: Call Opening Price: 127.6 Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 20 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 7,125 Direction: Call Opening Price: 37.4
Closed short positions on DAX and FTSE at a loss. Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,250 Direction: Call Opening Price: 273.4 Close Trade Date: 30 June 2019 Closing Price: 117.7 Roundtrip P&L: -57.0% Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 11,600 Direction: Call Opening Price: 58.9 Close Trade Date: 30 June 2019 Closing Price: 11.6 Roundtrip P&L: -80.3% Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,375 Direction: Call Opening Price: 127.6 Close Trade Date: 30 June 2019 Closing Price: 63.7 Roundtrip P&L: -50.1% Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 21 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 7,125 Direction: Call Opening Price: 37.4 Close Trade Date: 30 June 2019 Closing Price: 11.0 Roundtrip P&L: -70.5%
Closed long position on AUD at a loss, and opened short position by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 19 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 0.7000 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0070 Close Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.0038 Roundtrip P&L: -45.3% Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 19 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 0.7200 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0013 Close Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.0001 Roundtrip P&L: -94.0% Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 0.6950 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0019 Security / Ticker: AUD Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 09 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 0.6800 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.0002
Volatility was relatively low on Monday so bought Straddles on DAX30 and FTSE100. Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,500 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 439 Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,500 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 197 I'm hoping to profit from at least one reversal in each security between now and expiry.
Following lively movements in oil prices, I've closed long positions at a profit and opened short positions by buying Puts: Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 06 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 17 July 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 53.00 Direction: Call Opening Price: 2.69 Close Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Closing Price: 3.99 Roundtrip P&L: 48.1% Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 06 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 17 July 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 59.00 Direction: Call Opening Price: 0.80 Close Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.70 Roundtrip P&L: -12.3% Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 15 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 56.50 Direction: Put Opening Price: 2.63 Security / Ticker: CL Open Trade Date: 02 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 15 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 50.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.49
A few trades to report here as FTSE100, DAX30 and S&P500 technicals turned bearish on Friday. Closed Call side of DAX straddle opened on Monday for a small profit: Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,500 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 219 Close Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Closing Price: 233.0 Roundtrip P&L: 6.4% Opened Short position on DAX30 by buying Puts: Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 12,550 Direction: Put Opening Price: 197.0 Security / Ticker: DAX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 11,900 Direction: Put Opening Price: 20.7
and Opened short positions on FTSE100 and S&P500 by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 7,550 Direction: Put Opening Price: 94.7 Security / Ticker: FTSE Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 7,275 Direction: Put Opening Price: 14.7 Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 2,980 Direction: Put Opening Price: 45.6 Security / Ticker: SPX Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 16 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 2,860 Direction: Put Opening Price: 13.9
Closed Long positions in Nikkei225 at a profit by selling Calls and opened Short position by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 04 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 11 July 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 20,750 Direction: Call Opening Price: 446.8 Close Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Closing Price: 847.76 Roundtrip P&L: 89.7% Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 04 June 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 11 July 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 21,875 Direction: Call Opening Price: 101.0 Close Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Closing Price: 17.34 Roundtrip P&L: -82.8% Also closed Call side of Straddle opened last week at a small loss. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 01 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 08 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 21,625 Direction: Straddle Opening Price: 250 Close Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Closing Price: 194 Roundtrip P&L: -22.3% And bought August Puts: Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 08 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 21,500 Direction: Put Opening Price: 275 Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 08 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 20,500 Direction: Put Opening Price: 65
Closed short position on Treasury Bonds at a profit by selling Puts, and opened long position by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 155.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 1.30 Close Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Closing Price: 1.86 Roundtrip P&L: 43.5% Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 05 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 150.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.09 Close Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Closing Price: 0.20 Roundtrip P&L: 112.4% Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 155.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 1.04 Security / Ticker: ZB Open Trade Date: 15 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 23 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 159.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 0.15
Closed Nikkei225 short position at a profit by buying Puts. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 08 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 21,500.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 275.94 Close Trade Date: 21 July 2019 Closing Price: 310.00 Roundtrip P&L: 12.3% Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 08 July 2019 Trade: Sell to Close Expiry Date: 08 August 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 20,500.00 Direction: Put Opening Price: 65.00 Close Trade Date: 21 July 2019 Closing Price: 58.00 Roundtrip P&L: -10.8% And took a long position by buying Calls. Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 22 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 12 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM Exercise Price: 21,375 Direction: Call Opening Price: 418.28 Security / Ticker: N225 Open Trade Date: 22 July 2019 Trade: Buy to Open Expiry Date: 12 September 2019 At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM Exercise Price: 22,375 Direction: Call Opening Price: 82.00