Hi everyone! You hear it all the time on this forum: such and such strategy is absolutely out of the question, unless you're a market maker or...
Hi folks, What is the following strategy called, if anything? XYZ underlier, $100/share: - 2 calls @ 110 + 1 call @ 100 + 1 put @...
Hi traders, Would there be any use in buying a straddle on say FAS, whose ATM puts and calls have an IV of about 76 and shorting a straddle on...
Hello friends, Can anyone name a site or software that performs real-time screens for option trades? I have discovered www.avasaram.com, which...
Say folks, what is your preferred strategy for buying volatility where IV is already at the high end of its range? I know some guys favor...
There are a number of scanning services, such as Optionistics and Avasaram, that offer lists of the current best butterfly opportunities, and...
Hi friends, Can anyone here kindly recommend any sites or books presenting example equations on how to neutralize the Greeks in options...
Hi, Jeff Augen, in his books on trading option volatility short-term, recommends differentiating between the intraday and overnight HV. He...
Hi traders, I'm looking for a charting platform and/or API trading interface to use for "basket trading." So far, I haven't been able to...
Hi folks, Would any of you kindly share your current top picks for day-trading stocks? Which stocks do you think are best for day-trading...
When looking at the options on the 3X Direxion funds structured products (e.g FAS, TNA, etc.), I notice that the percentage change is often...
Can anyone recommend any sources for stock picks in non-US jurisdictions? I don't mean ADRs trading here in the US, but stocks listed on non-US...
Hi, At the risk of beating a dead horse, as this subject has clearly been covered at length in this forum and elsewhere, I wanted to run a...
Upgrades and downgrades of stocks always make for great catalysts of price action. What's the best source for timely reporting of upgrades and...
Hi traders, What recourse, if any, do we have when we need to liquidate an open option position, but the market maker doesn't show up to work?...
Hi folks, What ratios do you think make sense for hedges of the equity index futures? ES:YM = 1:1? TF:YM = 5:3? NQ:ES, 5:4? Any tips on how...
Hi folks, Why do we Spread Trade? Is it really less risky than trading outright positions? Due to the lower volatility of hedged positions,...
I am new to automating systems and was wondering if anyone could share any tips on integrating "divergence" into an automated trading methodology....
Hi, Can anyone here explain what the Damiani Volatmeter is? I know it is supposed to act as a filter against choppy markets: when a certain...
Is there any particular insight that time charts have to offer that isn't included in tick, range, and volume charts? I use tick, volume, and...
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