Even an excel spreadsheet that tracks individual option/stock prices and greeks in excel and sums their totals would help.
1 spx = 10 spy ... so there's less fees. Also spx has no option assignment until expiry Still not sure about the software or the best way to...
SPX doesn't have an underlying, and SPY underlying has less deltas than using ES for hedging
Maybe someone can help I need real time options spread payoff software (this includes excel software) that can hopefully chart say an SPX option...
Thanks guys. I'll check it out
Thanks ZBZB. Is it a simple matter to keep it rolling to the new contracts in the term structure, or do I have to keep pasting in new RTD links?
Thanks Robert. I don't want to do the manual entry thing, and I was hoping to avoid the IB TWS API as my programming skills are rubbish :)
Hi I've been looking for an excel spreadsheet that charts the current term structure of any chosen futures product using free data. I actually...
Looking forward to this. I do hope it gets recorded for all of us in a different time zone
Thanks guys. I think it's a better option than FXA, which has too little volume
Thanks Des. I'll work something out, as I lost a bunch the first time I traded without an FX hedge
Hi I just opened a Tastyworks account, but the basic margin a/c doesn't have access to futures, and I need to hedge my USD currency risk as I'm...
To all the TWS users, is it best to ignore TWS charts, and do my own p&l spread chart in excel?
I'm not sure what's going on with Interactive Brokers (demo) P&L spread chart for a simple iron condor. I'm comparing it against market chameleon....
IV(30) = HV(30) so why sell vol? Maybe something directional?
Looks great compared to TWS strategy builder. Is the data live? Also which symbol are you using for the spx index?
https://optioncreator.com/
Nice trade Adam! Did you mostly gain on the IV drop and +ve delta, and lose a little on skew as you were trading trading long using a call iron fly?
Read a basic options book before you try anything. Then try option butterflys which cap the risk, instead of risky straddles which aren't for...
Thanks! Yes I was looking for clarification :)
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