Buying the short call is most likely a good idea if it has a fair amount of time remaining. That will leave you with a long call at a lower...
Andy, Regarding adjustments, see my reply to you on the other topic that you started:...
Knowing what's best to do is based on knowing what the future will be. Since you can't know that, you have to decide based on the current numbers...
Gravestone, Good, well thought out post providing the pros and cons of buying high and low priced options, It would seem to me that the long...
Andy, Just a follow up to the question that we both asked previously. For long straddles (which I'm dabbling with and adjusting with stock),...
It's a proposed merger of equals between GSF and RIG. If approved, RIG shareholders will receive A) 69 shares of "New" Transocean Inc....
"We passed zen." we? WE? I think not! I'm zenophobic!
Or maybe you could just let the market do all the heavy lifting and just trade on the news?
Is this a zen moment?
Margin requirement is set forth under Reg T by the FRB. For naked options, it's purpose is to require more margin as a position gets closer to...
Is car insurance really worth it? Is health insurance really worth it? How about life insurance? It all depends on what your needs are. As...
[StockA price: $42 Nov 50 Call: $0.30 1) Margin requirement is $450 per call (option premium can be applied to the initial margin requirement...
Actually, you made a very specific statement. Why not back your statement up with something more specific rather than starting a pissing contest?...
Unless you one of the few with special talent, buying cheap OTM options is a losing game. Newbies are attracted to it because of the potential...
LOLOL. Yes, the internet is a wonderful place
It's a trade off whose results depend on the size of the move. If you compare a samme dollar investment, the ITM has a better chance of making...
Didn't the author present some sort of case for diagonalizing the position? The only advantage that I can think of is that if the underlying...
iloveoptions, I think that I just have to keep at it, trading small and increasing my feel for what I'm doing. For the most part, I'm trading...
Comparing a 170/175 bull spread with a long 175 call is apples and oranges. Different long strikes introduces another variable, namely amount...
I'm not going to touch this one until you get your numbers right. The put is ITM. There is no out of the money amount. FWIW, the margin req....
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