Understood. My question remains, would a broker typically force me to take delivery of shares on an ITM short put that is suddenly exercised...
I understand direction. I am asking for specific details on the manner in which a broker might handle the assignment of an ITM short leg. Is it...
Can you articulate the reason the short leg being ITM is more of a risk on a credit spread than a debit spread? Either can be assigned. I'm...
Wait . . . the fog may be lifting. Is this all because the long leg of a debit spread is ITM whenever the short leg is ITM?
Thanks. I'm not sure I follow your answer, so let me clarify: I am OK with the trade going south; i.e., failing to correctly call direction....
I am exploring the use of vertical spreads to make directional trades on stocks. I like their quantified risk/reward profile. Assume for the...
So what you're saying is that it's fine to use market orders when it doesn't matter if you use market orders? :)
I would much rather not get my fill on entry than get a crappy fill which might affect my chance to exit profitably. I can't lose money on a...
If you're getting filled at the bid, instead of near the midpoint, then the effect on a trade can be substantial.
I'm quite familiar with the phenomenon -- I started on UseNet forums in the very early 1990's. I can understand cocky, boorish behavior on a...
Honest question: why are there so many assholes around here? That was a completely unnecessary reply by FXforex (and childish, too).
Eh, it was your link and the language they used. Maverick, I trend trade part of my portfolio, typically looking for monthly prints to cross...
If long puts are "cheap" at market tops, that screams "don't short the underlying, buy the put", right?
THAT was a helpful article. Thanks! So when I see people say "spread the risk", they are presumably talking about the bull spread strategy....
I might be a "bottom fisher", but my signals are pretty reliable on the underlying, including backtests. If such a system doesn't work with...
Oh, sorry, I didn't get what you were saying. Sure. If I'm trend trading where I go from long to short on the SPY once every 4 years, then yeah,...
I guess it makes sense if the underlying moves up as time marches on?
Thanks so much for the input. I didn't realize slippage tightens over time -- that's not true for the underlying, I presume? There is no "time"...
Still struggling. I placed the following trades in response to triggers generated by my system: 8/29 9:50 AM EDT Bought 20 FHN Nov13 $9...
Two mistakes today: -- somehow double-entered a "sell to close" order on 5 calls. Ended up short. Bought 'em back at a loss and almost...
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