“ Options Trader Spends $9 Million Betting on September Volatility Spike”

Discussion in 'Options' started by TrailerParkTed, Sep 2, 2024.

  1. S2007S

    S2007S

    How much is this trade worth today after that $9 million dollar original investment?
     
    #11     Sep 3, 2024
  2. S2007S

    S2007S

    Found it....

    So basically 1 trading day and they doubled their $9 million dollar bet.

    Yep.

    And funny thing is Friday markets closed up as if there was not a worry in the world as dow made another record high....



     
    #12     Sep 3, 2024
  3. September is always a bad month, but still quite the bet. Wonder if it was only a small portion of their portfolio or did they really take a huge risk. Either way, great to see it pay off like that
     
    #13     Sep 8, 2024
  4. ironchef

    ironchef

    Are you a fellow retail?

    After many trades, I found bid/ask spreads ate most of my butterflies' profits. Whatever "edge" I have barely covers the overhead.

    What is a retail to do?
     
    #14     Sep 12, 2024
  5. 2rosy

    2rosy

    no. not even in the trader camp. will do a tactical trade rarely. just buy monopolies and indexes passive aggressively
     
    #15     Sep 12, 2024
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  6. ironchef

    ironchef

    So, what are you doing in an elite trader's social media website?

    OK you play monopolies, I have nothing to monopolize, so resort to buying single leg option lottery tickets.
     
    #16     Sep 12, 2024
  7. 2rosy

    2rosy

    there are a few people here with insight and experience. I don't play monopolies; I own them +12 months. If retail had any advantage I'd be the first to exploit it.
     
    #17     Sep 12, 2024
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