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  1. Calendar spreads

    Chris, With the occasional exception, I currently only trade the broader market indices, with my favorite market being the XEO/OEX. While I...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 21, 2003 in forum: Options

  2. Calendar spreads

    EliteThink, I hope you're right. I violated one of my cardinal rules today by buying back the short September XEO puts component of my iron...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 21, 2003 in forum: Options

  3. Calendar spreads

    Chris, I agree about not writing against the long option again when the near term expires. As I said, I typically like to have 2 months between...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 20, 2003 in forum: Options

  4. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Phoenix, Yes, I've come to learn that knowing when and which adjustments to make with the Greeks in mind is the true key to success in the...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 19, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. Calendar spreads

    MYDemaray, I agree. Straight calendar spreads, or any vega positive trades, haven't fared well the past 5 months. But, in response to your...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 19, 2003 in forum: Options

  6. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Phoenix, An iron condor is simply a short strangle combined with a long further out of the money strangle. Or, another way to define it, is a...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 19, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  7. Calendar spreads

    Chris, Combining calendar and vertical spreads (creating a diagonal spread) can be great in a rising volatility market. The trade is both vega...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 19, 2003 in forum: Options

  8. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Trajan, Thanks a lot for all the great information. While I obviously have much to learn about how this works, you've certainly armed me with...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 18, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. Prop firms for position options traders?

    I'm at TOS now (among a couple other places), and couldn't be happier from a retail options trader perspective. Certainly a huge improvement over...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 18, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Trajan, Thanks for the info. I actually have significantly in excess of the amount of capital you mentioned that I use for risk capital. So the...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 18, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Oy!! That would make my unfortunate experience at, in turn, SSB, Goldman, and Lehman, where I was charged exorbitant commissions for poor...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 17, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  12. Prop firms for position options traders?

    Thanks Pabst. That's pretty much the impression I got from the boards. Still, despite my obvious niaivete regarding how the prop world works,...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 17, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  13. Prop firms for position options traders?

    I've been trading limited risk volatility-based options strategies with a positive theta bias for several years now. Given the positive theta...
    Thread by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 17, 2003, 23 replies, in forum: Prop Firms

  14. Options Software

    OptionVue can do what you want -- analyze a list of securities and, based either on a projected target price/volatility level, price range or a...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 8, 2003 in forum: Options

  15. Can Prop firms benefit well-capitalized traders?

    Thanks Lescor. Yes, I can certainly see the benefits to anyone, even a relatively well-capitalized trader, of being able to reduce the percentage...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 4, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  16. Can Prop firms benefit well-capitalized traders?

    Sorry Limitdown. I guess I haven't yet learned the proper etiquete of this site. It was an honest question from an individual trader without any...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 4, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  17. Can Prop firms benefit well-capitalized traders?

    Since leverage is apparently the main benefit of associating with a prop firm, it seems that reasonably well-capitalized traders (mid six...
    Thread by: Hello_Dollars, Aug 4, 2003, 10 replies, in forum: Prop Firms

  18. Where's the "Edge"?

    Thanks for the thoughtful response. I've no doubt that what you say is true. Indeed, I run into similar skepticism all the time regarding my...
    Post by: Hello_Dollars, Jul 31, 2003 in forum: Trading

  19. Where's the "Edge"?

    Hi all, I'm new to this board, but not to trading, having traded options primarily using volatility-based approaches with a fair amount of...
    Thread by: Hello_Dollars, Jul 31, 2003, 2 replies, in forum: Trading
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