I dunno why I said that.. Which is why I edited it right away.
Well here's what happened. I have a small account and after some risk-plotting, etc etc on TOS I decided to get into a condor 580/585/595/605...
I had a similar trade. Long 580, short 585. And yes, it will be profitable tomorrow
My favourite section by far. This dispersion trading doesn't seem suited for smaller accounts like mine. Anything less than 50K will simply...
I had a biased put condor way below for a tiny $1.56 debit. But i also had a straight call vertical... even with the IV drop, it'll net me...
BIDU just fell 10%... good devil!
Very interesting! I'll be reading this thread too. Any interesting links/ books etc on this strategy, anyone? I think I kinda get the gist of...
For AAPL, simulate that calendar using a 12 point drop in MAY and see what happens- just for good measure. Also- a 10% drop or rise isn't...
Wow, these markets are manic depressive right now. Got prozac?
bahaha!!!
There's several ways and depends on what you're asking for... For the one day move: Look at the ATM straddle value. For movement between...
Vega is higher for longer expirations. A few vol points will have a much more.severe efect on the long term options... I might have some...
Risky trade optionatrix This is a serious case against WMT. If it gaps down tomorrow your options are gonna be hurt...
It feels like you're in the midst of a correction, but then it also feels like it was a minor correction and that it might be over- this whole...
Not sure what to do here... totally lost...
1/3 ? In a straddle? If it was an extremely low prob credit spread with small profit, yeah I can understand... but putting 1/3 of your...
EliteTrader is the best place to trade options- hands down. Entering orders is as easy as typing it out Example: Jun Monthly ATM Call on...
I'm gonna miss you... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sZG-VvlErJY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
In all fairness though I do like how they allow you to adjust vol in the risk navigator. But gawd awful graphs just turns you off...
Good job with the gif. Bad job with the trade- as always.
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