I'm pretty sure 'teenie' is derived from the smallest bid/ask increment that was in place before stock market decimalization, i.e. one-sixteenth...
That's one hypothetical. Throw Section 1256 contracts and their special loss carry-back provisions into the mix (and assume the trader's strategy...
Profits or losses from both are capital gains or losses but as recently as 2012, it seems to be an open question if options on the SPDR S&P 500...
George, Here is some background info on the U.S. durum wheat market....
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The quantities and delivery months are the same, but these are three distinct classes of wheat. CBOT/CME = Soft Red Winter wheat (SRW)...
For commodity futures options, here is the ICE annual summary from 2005 to 2012. They also have daily and monthly reports, as does the CME....
I haven't played around with any spread scenarios yet. Still learning about the different RUT-related products and their respective options. Might...
IV is around 16%, Delta is around 35. Like a lot of things right now, the IV is pretty low in IWM and TF. This exercise is preparation for...
Hi - I've been trying to get up to speed on the mechanics of selling some premium on a slice of a portfolio that's in small caps (long stock and...
I don't know if "most" is correct because I don't think anyone has counted, but some of the appealing characteristics of futures include: 1....
As an FYI, if you're scraping a site and using their Greeks, and precision is important, make sure you know the expiration date and pricing model...
Wow! Look at the messages immediately above. Unless I'm blind to snark/sarcasm, rarely have I seen three positive messages in a row. It's like...
No, I wasn't going any deeper than the book title. Everyone knew the guy was going to get murdered. Likewise, everyone knows that once a...
Es la Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada (see: Fidelity Magellan Fund).
No, I am not suggesting going on margin (borrowing from your broker) for a brief time. I was under the assumption that there was sufficient...
OK, I think I understand your scenario better, except for one thing - your mention of the need to sell stock to raise cash to buy in the original...
I don't understand the phrase "reacquire the calls." If you have a covered call position, you are long the underlying and short calls. To exit...
WARNING: Put Master's link immediately above will take you to a Barry Manilow video. Proceed at your own risk. (His previous video link - the...
FirstPoint, Of the three quasi-governmental softs organizations, The ICO (coffee) and ICCO (cocoa) release their supply & demand estimates and...
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