LOL... it's always the little things that get you. Thanks for the explanation because I was stumped.
Hmmm... gotta think about that. Okay… I read a little more on options…. Just enough to get me into more trouble! If we’re coming up to the...
Thanks for the correction.
Oh, wait a minute... They have value because they are ITM... so maybe a trader who wants to be long/short SPY at that strike, would buy them in...
Okay, now you've given me head work to do! Let me digest this. Thank you, as well. Some of what you said would require an account with a pretty...
\ Thank you. The example from the other poster indicated 10 options contracts, that is where the 1000 shares came from. So no problem selling ITM...
SPX and SPY each have their own options. I believe SPX options are American and settle to cash, and SPY options are European and settle to shares...
I'm not an options person, either. I'm almost as confused as you are. And no one answered my question on Page 8, which would have helped...
It was shorthand for @SPX Options Trader. Settle down, you're getting overheated.
Hey, it was a joke, as was mine.
That's because he is a "day trader." You are not a "day trader." SPX does not have to have sex with Greeks. You will have to have group sex with a...
If there is a solution for you, it will probably involve crawling into bed with a lot of Greeks.
I think the % return would depend on how much the broker required to day trade ES (S&P Futures e-Mini). A lot of brokers only require $400 or $500...
It sounds like he's a day trader. You live in a different world.
Since these are 0-DTE options, in general, what is the latest he could sell his puts to prevent getting stuck in the trade and being forced to...
Something to keep in mind about grinding your teeth. According to my dental hygienist, long-term grinding causes micro-movements in your teeth,...
lol... I knew that was coming. Gotta watch out as it can get kind of cultish around here. :)
But he does occasionally trade straight Martingale: See Page 145, Post 1444
Yes, I'm familiar with that. My brother used to play craps that way, but called it progression/regression... or more simply... how to lose a heck...
Just thinking out loud: From my perspective, since you shouldn’t average-in beyond a reasonably number of times, averaging-in before the market...
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