Just noticed you are referencing Monday's expiration! You are also hampered by proper handling of non-trading days which seems to be a sticky...
IMHO: It really depends on what "YOU" are looking for! Most seem very sloppy in vague references to what they want, and then muddy the water...
FWIW: I had similar thoughts to OP a few months ago, with the inability to place new short positions when I needed a new entry due to Hard To...
For positions you expect to hold short for some time (days/weeks/months), and the underlying has options, consider using synthetic shorts. IE if...
Damn, your good!
What number is my 2nd cousin thinking of now? AKA: Insufficient information provided.
I tried a few variations of hedging with mixed results and decided typical hedging was not for me. I find betting against myself (hedging in...
IMHO: The extreme lofty premiums of those PUTs makes holding them for long term unattractive. Selling a weekly PUT would have too high a...
Are you interested in precision, or just gross approximations? Here is what I currently use: # Compute and return expected moves as well as the %...
Agree that TOS is unreliable after hours! The BID/ASK is not applicable after hours (unrelated to price as no trades can occur), but still being...
When I asked TDA a couple years ago, IFF they used the same form as that described in the CBOE VIX White paper (single expiry, not the average),...
Reading between the lines here, but since I do not know your broker, the rejection reason may also be inaccurate! I think you indicated you only...
K. Your risk is $5.00 but since 3.80 credit received, overall risk should be 1.20 ($120) ignoring assignment and related issues. Note: you can...
I would hope you are not seriously considering such a trade! You are taking a bullish position on a bearish product. The long time frame will...
FWIW: In case it may not be clear: VIX is the untradeable index, which is a computed value: see:...
IFF you were approximating a covered call, your underlying would be /VXF23 -- using the wrong underlying (next month) is overstating what would...
K.. Now I understand! Ouch! It seems that will severely handicap you in improving trading performance. -- Beware that covered calls on UVIX will...
RE: collateral: This would not work? [ATTACH]
UVIX can be a nice product to trade.
I am guessing a bit, but would something like this be close? -- Change the strikes to dial in what you want. [ATTACH]
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