Arnie, Arnie, Arnie "Great, a National Holiday and this guy's got me looking for a rope and a tree......." You are missing the point, again. My...
Arnie Knowing the greeks will not necessarily make you a successful trader, but it will help you understand your risks better. Now, from your...
Hi Arnie Greeks don't need to be very complex. Simply look at your position and you can work most of them out. The greeks just give you another...
alanm wrote: "I was short a bunch of puts that were already ITM, and went further ITM. None of them got assigned." Depends on how much extrinsic...
JimmyJam and aardvark, you're right. I thus, hopefully, put this post to rest and get back to trading, lol. daddy's boy
GA trader wrote: "Get the ff books from these authors to get a good basic to intermediate background in options, open an account and trade 1q...
nlslax wrote: "Most of my/our trades are either neutral or only slightly directional. The idea is even if you are wrong on direction, there is...
Trader xx wrote: "The stock stays constant, but the time value of the option keeps decreasing as time passes. At an point hte trader can buy a...
Come on guys - take it easy, after all, this is only a forum and nothing more. If one can't control one's emotions (and ego) here then how can one...
cnms2 wrote: "Once you opened your trade execute your trading plan, and resist any temptation to change it." Cache Landing wrote: "Whenever you...
"Over 90% of the people who attempt to earn a living from trading fail in this endeavor" Does this statistic include people who try a little bit...
Ta. daddy's boy
Dear sle, SLE wrote: "This said, you might not have a choice (i.e. if the MMs are trying to pull a quick one on you or quoting you a really wide...
Often a one leg trade gets adjusted and becomes a multileg one. Or you could start off with the goal of getting a fly and leg into that in bits...
Correct. daddy's boy
"Steve.....sarcasm is the lowest form of wit." But it's very funny and entertaining - I'm still rolling around on my floor! daddy's boy
There are a number of ways to use collars to generate profit rather than just lock in pofit. J L Lord has a book at randomwalktrading.com. And,...
It's a lot faster to use some software pricing model. That way you can adjust for iv and time decay also and play around with the different...
yes - generally the strangle is cheaper but often requires a bigger move in the underlying, simply look at the risk graph and you'll find it's...
It's a veritable (and free) treasure grove, lol. Btw, I like donnav's post, he knows what he's talking about. daddy's boy
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