Done @ SCHW. I mostly trade equities.
I would have to ask the same question... Never had that problem. Three days ago did a credit spread on low volume, wide bid - ask spread...
I ran the numbers through Prime Options Calculator v 3.5 and they agree with the examples given above. If you go out to the Jan. 2012 options...
FINRA 04/01/2010 WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE FINDINGS. THE FIRM CONSENTED TO THE ENTRY OF FINDINGS AS SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: DURING THE...
As for your first question, and as far as in ANY stock or option trade, long or short, spread, bull or bear, debit or credit, or the...
Vertical spreads are more frequently referred to as bull or bear spreads and as credit or debit spreads. Specific points your pondering: 1)...
The order should be entered as a two leg order. In this case entered as a limit net credit. This will not guarantee that you will get the full...
If the market is oversold than I would tend to look at neutral to bullish plays, if the market is over bot then I would tend to look at neutral to...
I use this as a short term over bot over sold indicator for all my options trades. Reprinted here with permission.
I would have picked E. I don't know what ANY option position in IBM would have on a long position in YHOO
Agree. Plus once you calculate the lower return vs. the lower requirement, the percent gain is not that much different.
calculations a) and b) are for uncovered positions only. Ther could be a case where the short uncovered is so far out of the money that the...
Yes...in your example. a) and b) Are the excgange margin requirements for Equity and Narrow Based Index options for short "Uncovered"...
The requirements on the call Credit Spread is the point spread, just as you calculated your "max risk" or the -10,000 that would be the amount of...
No Corporations pay taxes, never have never will.
It's only a Free Ride if you don't have the money.
Your assumption that the stock is worth $4600 on the put exercise is incorrect. That may be the price it was "Put" to you but the market price...
What about the: Long Call Condor Short Call Condor Long Put Condor Short Put Condor And what is called the Long Iron Condor , Long the...
The AIG2 have a new deliverable per contract: 1) 100 American International Group Inc. (AIG) 2) 53 Warrants (AIG WS) to purchase 53 AIG...
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