shocking deterioration of quality there. stunning how bad it is now.
so when uncle ben announces 500b tomorrow, we hit 1250, right?
every one of us knows the feeling. hang in there. trade small until u get your confidence back. btw i noticed a couple of times u initiated...
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this dollar strength today may limit the upside here.
Closing thought for the week -- Let 1987 point the way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
this thing is going to 82 for a test. stunning bull move.
Out half 59.25 for +14. Looking to convert remainder to syth short straddle for a strike touch prior to election day.
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What exactly *is* T-day anyway? My naive guess would be that it's a Tuesday or Thursday?
https://www.cboe.org/hybrid/pennypilot.aspx Also, if you're doing options with ThinkorSwim, they maintain a 'Penny Increment Option' list...
A real-time scanner you spent a fortune to subscribe to tells you that some issue you never heard of has options with 950% front month vol and...
l tend to leg into my iron condors, so the benefit would be realised once the full iron condor is formed on the call and put side right? Yes,...
some strategies are ridiculously prohibitive with ordinary margin, e.g. reverse calendars (the back month is considered a naked short for margin...
"Hi my name is Wild Bill MegaDeth, can I short thousands of OTM options at your firm? No? Aw come on. Why not?" Sounds like you are every...
scalping butterfly gamma is like chasing a turtle with a lamborghini. prior to expiration week, paint drying is more interesting to watch.
buying the synthetic straddle is almost certainly no cheaper than the natural and has similar theta burn.
no need, he's located in a dark pool at 85 Broad St, New York, NY.
people who are long typically don't care about hedging upside movement.
otm butterflies are +vega. inside the wings they're -vega.
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