"The rational small retail investors won't invest in options at all. Am I right? " One thing non option traders don't take into account is the...
"The rational small retail investors won't invest in options at all. Am I right? " I only have one friend who is a successful trader. He makes...
"He's referring to long calendar spreads. Problem being, a high front month vol usually equates to a high decile across the term-structure. Vegas...
There are some publications that list the most over/under priced options. I don't remember the names but they frequently pop up on yahoo finance....
When I wanted to trade the S&P 500 I traded options on the OEX. Easy and liquid.
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This is the 3rd time this has happened to me in as many months with 3 different stocks and i can never get an answer as to why. Placed order with...
I don't think trading naked options is a bad thing. Usually on a vertical spread you've got about a 1:1 risk ratio ( risk $125 for every $125...
This has gotten way too complicated, where did the naked calls come from? Your original position wasn't bad at all. There is some risk of it going...
I disagree. This is the option strategy forum, not the risk management forum. The man didn't open a $40,000 position, he got there by averaging...
It's a covered call when you are long the stock and sell calls against it. If you are long Jan $5 2010 calls and short $5 2008 calls, the position...
I think criticizing the size of this position misses the point. His $40,000 position might represent less than 1% of his account, which makes it a...
I guess my point on my post was that in hindsight, I lucked out buying the stock and having it pop shortly before it went to zero because the...
Interesting to see this post because I just put on a position on ETFC. I kept it simple though and bought 2010 $5 calls and shorted April $5...
I don't know, anytime I've sold options at a loss I've regretted it. I've let a few expire worthless, but that was a decision made when I entered...
When splitting the spread I use the option modeler to give me the hypothetical price. I know from experience a bid to buy below that price is not...
Relying on IB's servers on a heavy volume day. Bought 50 contracts on the QQQ's the Monday after Saddam was captured. Market started to tank fast...
I know this doesn't help you but, I shorted tasr puts with an sp of 25 some years ago. Had them executed when the stock was at $8. I sat on the...
From Barron's "At Goldman Sachs, the options strategists are advising the firm's clients to fight the temptation to sell elevated implied...
"Look at china they produce but consume few things," Are you only talking about consuming imported good? They are a very small consumer of...
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