It's amazing to me the depth of the "the dirty little secret" i.e. the mutual fund industry is really the world's largest skimming operation.
No big deal. If you wanna short based on THAT go right ahead.
If you have to ask, I strongly suggest paper trading options first. Yes you can sell options naked. How much cash do you need? I can vary....
Talk about taking the wind out of the DNC!
Gamma scalping is a little different, and is when you think volty is low. Buy a straddle and as the spot moves - you have to trade the underlying...
How uninspired does the Biden pick look? I am watching her speak right now, and I have to say it's the first time in a LONG time I actually feel...
To me, the skew is no different than the line on Utah v. Michigan this Saturday, to open the UM seaon. Or pick any other game. The line is not...
Yes, covered calls in of themselves can't be leveraged but the margin requirement for a CC can be quite small. For instance, years and years ago...
You almost nailed what I am doing on the SPY. There are a few of twists though (how close to delta neutral, how close to premium neutral, etc)....
Personally, I HATE covered calls. I just prefer short puts as opposed to CC's, but that's me. One simple sale. It seems the covered call...
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If the XLF goes to 10 in 1 day then the answer i yes. Otherwise it's 2x the daily percentage move. A stock can lose 4% day for eternity.
Best version of a strawman I've seen in a while. Textbook-worthy.
I meant to say "but now is at a 100 contract clip per $1mm, which still indicates some leverage" $200 would have been Niedderhoffer-esque!
It's certainly more than miniscule if you are not leveraged (cash deposit to fully cover a possible assignment). There's about 2% premium for the...
I don't know exactly what they were doing, so it's really speculation on my part. My guess is they were rolling the puts over every month, but...
You don't HAVE to be highly leveraged with options. And rolling over to the next month has nothing to do with Martingale. It is a consecutive...
I think your point is that it is less risky to sell consecutive monthly puts just OTM, provided you are not using any margin, and cash can back up...
Buying options is as risky as selling options. Slightly different rr profile though. The aggregate is same - how could it not be? Q, what is a...
LOL. Really! It's funny because there's a ring of truth to it (as is the best humour)
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