No because we sell less short puts than long puts. We sell just enough puts to cover the cost of the long puts on the yearly basis. And if the...
Was the question for me? Long SPY or ETF's correlated to S&P 500. Long puts with longer expiration. Short weekly puts to finance the long term...
Generally speaking, there is no such thing "riskless trade". You can male a trade riskless during its life (by adding another leg etc.) but you...
We implement a strategy called Anchor Trades. Strategy highlights: The Anchor strategy's s primary objective is to have positive returns in all...
Sometimes even during market hours the mid shows prices that are not realistic, especially if the spreads are wide. The real question is: can you...
There is a link to our website in the signature, description of the service and also in the profile. What else would you expect to see?
Doing OTM spread allows you to be slightly wrong and still make money. Doing long calls (if you are bullish) requires you to be really right (on...
Yes, the initial credit you got is your maximum gain. You can let all legs expire worthless if the underlying stays in the range, or you might...
TOS has a good platform, but their commissions are pretty high - unless you do thousands of contracts per month and can negotiate a good rate. I...
Please don't forget that we are in a bull market for the last 9 years, so obviously bull credit spreads on indexes would perform very well most of...
To be delta neutral with slightly OTM puts, you will need around 40 shares for each put (assuming you long puts with ~40 deltas). The position...
If you sell a naked put, you are obligated to purchase 100 shares of the underlying at the option's strike price if the option is exercised before...
We do both premium selling and premium buying in SteadyOptions. Our specialty is pre-earnings straddles and calendars, but we also trade iron...
Here is another factor to consider: being negative theta today doesn't necessarily mean it will stay negative till expiration. For example, the...
Another strategy worth mentioning is selling naked puts. It basically allows you to buy stock at discount, or keep the premium if the stock is...
Not necessarily. It also depends on strikes you use. For example, selling ATM strikes and buying far OTM strikes will usually produce decent...
VIX - The Fear Index: The Basics Using VIX Options To Hedge Your Portfolio
Selling vertical put can be theta negative if it is close to ATM. If it is ITM, it is usually theta positive. For example (using same underlying...
Just found this old topic. The software is now available to the public. A lot of our members are using it, and we also have a deal with them that...
Original post: "short vertical put will always have negative theta while a short vertical call will have positive theta." My comment: "It is not...
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