Almost immediately, however I've found this is continuous learning. The moment I let up, bang, there goes another loss. Every night after dinner,...
If you know for certain the stock is going south, you can buy a long put without fear of the vol crush. Depending on how much, and the speed on...
Where's the vol?
If you live near the Canadian border, you can relocate and play on the TMX. Your $10,000. U.S. is worth $12,920.50 CDN. I know it's not the CBOE,...
I've probably have read about 20 books in the past 10 years and found it helped to give me a solid base for trading (completely self taught)....
From your menu, I'd pick 2 x 27 side by side. I personally use 3 x 20 side by side, no neck strain
With the amount of money you have, I'd be trading long straddles 1 or 2 days into earnings, and exit when the announcement is out. This way you...
I'll use CNR.TO, earnings release date is Monday, Jul 20, after the bell. If you're ok with the iv and vega, then buy an equal number of puts and...
You can always try a front month long straddle or if you're tight on money, a long strangle if you think you know what week this jump is going to...
If you bought a DITM call, 9 months out, I would just ride that and each time an earnings came around, the day before, buy, in that earnings...
The best I've found for iv and hv, so you can do comparisons any which way is "The Options Industry Council"...
Hi, I’m in my 3rd year of trading options, and have had reasonable success, however I keep coming back to this thing about options being...
Hi George, How about Brampton, Canada? I'm an option swing trader, and have been full time for just under 3 years, 7 years previous as a hard...
Hi, I don't see any green button at the top right, or anywhere for that matter, that says "start a new thread" Please comment.
investopedia.com and make sure you understand implied volatility. This way you'll save yourself a lot of money. I'm in my third year, and though...
Jim, If you find a broker that charts the "lowest implied /historical volatility" for the TMX as IB does for the U.S. markets, please let me know....
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