Yeah, I know about the differences, but what I really meant is that since your dad is in the industry he might be a better person to help you find...
Your dad is a CBOT trader and you come here for advice!?:confused:
Why don't you just go the "books" section on this site and see what they have there, plus you can read the reviews.
Companies do not issue exchange-traded options, the exchange lists them. For more info see www.cboe.com
It depends, options can move quite a bit. Obviously in $ terms the movements are quite small, but in % terms the moves can be really big. For...
Ask IB what inputs it uses? I.e. where does it get it's volatility estimate and so on...
A model is just a model, it gives you the price based on the inputs, so if the volatility that the model uses is different from what the market is...
No worries, Phil. Just a thought. Good luck with your trade.
No worries.:)
I wasn't implying that you should try to get $0.75 on the 5-pt spread, but here's what I meant: When I looked the quotes they're as follows...
Phil, How do you choose the long strike? I mean, looking at the current quotes (mid-points) a 5-pt spread (1230/1235) gives a better...
Looking forward to it, Phil.:)
Yep, .05 is the minumum.
Maestro, If you don't mind me asking, where do you put limits? I.e. at the bid for buy/ask for sell, mid-point....?
Think of it this way, if an option only has 1 min to expiry and it is right ATM. Even a slight move in the underlying one way or the other could...
The reason that ATM Gamma increases (OTM/ITM Gamma decreases) as time passes is because the uncertainty of whether ATM options will expire ITM/OTM...
As it has been previously mentioned this position does not really have any meaning as a combo, so to speak. So, maybe if you explain why you...
Essentially it is the same as a long stock position.
Yes, that's right.
Where did you get $60 from? 1 Std is about $21 based the current stock price, volatility and time to expiry, and the ATM (230 stike) June...
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