So we've established that long 100 shares X short two calls is a short synthetic straddle. It's simply a matter of reducing the transaction to 50 shares X short one call to trade a half-sized synthetic straddle. UCO's synthetic (forward) is trading at shares. I am long 50 shares from 52.03 and short a Mar19 51C from 4.11. There is 1.03 of intrinsic in the call, so I am short the half-lot 51 synthetic straddle from 7.19. This half-lot has the same payoff as the full size (one contract) Mar19 51 straddle. Stress it as a full lot and reduce the payoff by half. It's the only method by which to trade a listed half straddle. The only issue is if converting the half straddle to a fly as you will be synthetically buying twice the wing exposure. Buying a one lot strangle to convert the half lot to an iron fly will result the same payoff as a one lot synthetic iron fly with two lot wings (stressed at 50% payout for the half-lot).
I transferred from NU to Chicago for undergrad. I am a terrible teacher. My youngest niece was in from Chicago and wanted help with calc... she was crying after 10 minutes. I worked for an OMM in Chicago for a year -> worked in NY for an ibank on FX Majors and Major vol desk for a year -> took the FSO test and worked overseas -> left State to trade upstairs clearing RJO in the UST complex -> worked for a fund in Boston -> some other funds. I trade an account for a family office and my personal accounts.
Destriero was a drill sergeant for an elite group of Navy Seals, but was fired after making too many of them cry! If Destriero says otherwise, don’t believe him! Edit: Ah, I see Destriero is admitting to part of it, I see!
And what would you say you get out the most out of this forum? Why do you keep coming back? i have 8 figures with IB and someone asked me that exactxct question few weeks ago...was not sure how to respond
A musician with an absolute ear (rare), ears and perceives music as an ordinary person (not colour blinded) perceives colours. They ear notes and immediately visualise them, as if they were colours. Their brain is wired in a way that they often find teaching hard as they can't comprehend why others can't see what they consider obvious. Thank you for sharing destriero. We are lucky you are a bit bored.
No disrespect to anyone here, but I have 20 ys of M+A, strucutured finance, LBO, distressed debt and buy side experience. The risk that you are all running here is that you get the impression that you know what you are doing simply by following his lead. A serious case of false belief and cognitive dissonance that will ultimately hurt you badly. Find tour own style as he found his. And be as obsessed about yours as he is about his.
Yes, find your own style. You can't copy someone else. But destriero has a great deal of great knowledge to pass on. I've been following his posts since I came here in 2006. I've never traded that way. LOL, I can't really figure it out. Just look at #1. Net liq. is your inventory. Don't piss it away. That's a great way of looking at it. Thank you, destriero.