good luck Convexx you have no idea do you?
Wake up people -so you'd close out before expiry-and let's say your front month short is trading at 80% vol,andf your longs at 40%? -do the...
Vega is morew fickle than you think,thjat's all and you need to know that the front month can get weird,and PIN risk is also an unknown,and if...
Vega is twice as weird as you think,and can increase your loss big time
Never trade without knowing your Greeks- they all tell you what you need to know,and after a while you can just 'see' prices and know almost...
it's not a back spread it's a ratio spread- very risky,and adjustment-you can convert your longs into spreads and use the premium to adjust the...
You cannot calculate a price,only the Greeks and volatility- the price is the bid/offer,you cannot change that, it's a market and demand drives...
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This is why I am very eager to get a trading buddy- to test my strategies. Backtesting means nothing unless it's fully automated. Try looking back...
I do not trades strangles, I use strategies that suit me, but I know how to make a lot of stuff work-that's the appeal of options,you have a...
Options trading gives me the choice of being simultaneously long and short,choosing a range,choosing a time frame or multiple time frames,...
1. It's called reality-and unless you have a black box-which will work for a short while before meltdown-and you have to understand when it is...
There are many traps in trading. 1. Back testing is at best 50% accurate-why? Because you won't take 100% of the trades,but you will miss most of...
I said Vega is mis-priced that doesn't mean I know how to trade it does it? I'm not a good trader but I make money by trading within my limits and...
are you in the UK?
Vega is always mis-priced so anything 2 months out is pot luck- I've done every type of calendar,and don't like 'em personally as they frequently...
I presume the underlying is SPX at 1955- without knowing prices I couldn't comment but I hate back spreads, as your longs will always do less than...
I have no idea what you are on about-portfolio stability? Seriously? Action means beuingable to take trades,and you guys are whining about the...
Stocks are for beginners- if you want action trade derivatives and forex-stocks are for the birds-why would you pay $10k to make $5? Stocks are...
I find your fiath in probabilities disturbing Vader-seriously? When trading so far ahead you have literally 100% no clue
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