I pay zero attention to volatility. When I was trading equity options, I definitely was paying attention, and I took some losses that...
My biggest draw down did not exceed 2% of my total capital. The usual draw down is about 0.8-1.5%. I usually sell for about $1,000 of premium....
I'm not recommending he do it. I'm just detailing how I do it. Whatever one wants to do with whatever I say is totally up to them and them alone....
There are no symbols of a futures option but there is for the futures contract itself. For example, here is a trade I did back in June, which is...
You have to open a margin account (which if you trade stocks you probably already have) and then a futures account. Really, all they're doing is...
The Bible is not a textbook.
There are too many to list. I trade them all at some point. The sectors I guess would be, energy, agriculture, softs, and metals. You can find...
You didn't debunk evolution. You just showed a complete lack of understanding with it. Who says anything has to be planned? You? What makes you so...
Selling far OTM futures options on various commodities for time value. I choose my risk and know exactly what I am getting. Something you don't...
Why should we buy corn if they just announced a record planting season?
That's why I hate selling equity/index options. You have to sell close to ATM to get any reasonable premium. That's why I sell futures options.
50% is my target. Maximum risk on a particular trade is a 1-2% loss. Expected gain on a trade is the same. I make money by simply making more...
What you want is a long-dated option with a delta as close to 1 as possible. This requires a far in-the-money (ITM) option for the high delta. So...
Why do you think I don't trade the VIX!? I did said this is what I would do if I traded VIX options :P
This takes the cake in radical libertarian racist idiocy. You should be ashamed of yourself.
He's not interviewing for a job here, jeez, give him a break.
I am bullish because the S&P 500 failed to break below the 200-day moving average. I would be very bullish if the S&P 500 broke out above 1371....
Not all, but a huge sum are. Sadly, the proportion is high too, compared to Europe or developed Asian countries. America's average man or woman is...
Your logic is correct until it isn't. The market and oil can certainly rise together as they have done in the last two years. That should be your...
They can say the same for greed. What's optimal is a balance between greed and empathy.
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