Just my experience from trading credit spreads, is that losses should be cut ASAP. But try what you will. One thing you realize though is that if...
For a beginner level I recommend : Mcmillan Options as a strategic investment. Intermediate : Natenburg Option Volatility and Pricing...
The questions you gotta ask yourself is : What if the stock jumps up 10 or 20 points tommorow. Short gamma/long theta strats work well, but hedge...
I'm not big on TA nor am I a TA guru by any means, but I did notice several things bout INTC while looking at it. It actually came up on my...
If I may put in my 2 cents: If your looking to hold trades lesss then a week directionally, there are 2 best ways to accomplish this. 1st is by...
Positive expectancy depends on being right, and when wrong, cutting losses. There is no point in a trade where one has to stop adjusting. I find...
You know, I asked the same thing myself. I consulted with others and after comtemplating and pondering their responses, all successful traders...
Arnie, what your doing is known as a bull put spread. Anyways, the margin reqs are strike price difference - credit receieved. (80 -75) - (1...
So this is where you've been posting spud. Dummy too. Come back to the boards, it's boring just having me combo lisbon and jwong there.
I don't think retails could do this cause we simply don't have the capital to push around, but I once heard some institutions bought calls/puts...
I don't know when the next time MO's dividend is, but when it comes around watch out for your short call as it's got a good chance to be early...
ITM calls don't have to be exercised, they already are auto exercised by the broker. ITM calls are auto exercised when more then $0.25 for sure,...
Using Deep ITM covered calls has no purpose as has been brought up unless using they have much premium in them (aka high IV or LEAPs). And as been...
While it's arguable that naked puts have limited risk, in realistic trading it would hurt just as much if a stock halved overnight than it would...
Daytrading options is a losing situation for us retails. For one, I've tried. But anyways, unless you plan on buying deep ITMs with deltas of 100...
Which is more risky is kinda like saying I have a loaded 38. and a loaded 357. in my hands. Which is more dangerous if I point it at my head?...
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