Iron Condors and Stupidity

Discussion in 'Options' started by jwcapital, Mar 14, 2009.

  1. MTE:
    If you will continue this behavior, I will have to push the IGNORE button :D

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    #91     Mar 26, 2009
  2. MTE

    MTE

    Your loss. :D
     
    #92     Mar 26, 2009
  3. For ICs with a fairly small spread, this relationship means that you can (or hope to) arrive at a positive expectancy if you manage to construct your IC so that the spread, 'times', your probability of success at expiration is more than the debit you have to pay. Or Pr(BE)>= debit/spread. The problem of course, is to find or construct such an IC. If you found one—you are surely lucky, but if you managed to consistently construct such ICs, you are definitely skillful and should be able to benefit from a (long-run) positive expectancy you the ICs you constructed.
     
    #93     Mar 26, 2009
  4. oh man:eek: Ben you just filled in all of MTE and Spin's blanks! they are gonna be:mad:


    :cool:
     
    #94     Mar 26, 2009
  5. spindr0

    spindr0

    Geez, did you forget to take your QWERTY pills today? If you keep going all mentor on me, the ET guys in the little white coats are going to be all over you in a PM flash!
     
    #95     Mar 26, 2009
  6. spindr0

    spindr0

    I turned Bben's reply upside down and read it backwards and I thought that it was a Beatles song!! :p
     
    #96     Mar 26, 2009
  7. If you setup your IC in last Sept/Oct, I am sure you will loss big if you believe revert to mean is REAL.
    My take is if you hit your pre-define stop loss, then just take the loss and exit, no point to wait until you get really hurt. :p
     
    #97     Mar 26, 2009
  8. did you had open IC back in Sept/Oct ?
     
    #98     Mar 26, 2009
  9. yes, and I exit when it hit my stop loss..
    I know Mark recommended "insurance" which can protect you in such incident, but insurance is really not my cup of tea as I just hate to see those strangle eat away my theta:cool:
     
    #99     Mar 26, 2009
  10. Insurance is not for everyone. It's a very personal decision.

    Mark
     
    #100     Mar 26, 2009