I would agree that AAPL looks bullish from here but I can't for the life of me understand why you would consider 1-2 strikes OTM with a variable...
The few VN quotes I've read (including the alleged post on this thread) scream "mental illness". I'll grant that they may not accurately...
Also look into "frequency regulation". As the grid becomes increasingly powered more by renewables such as solar and wind, which are inherently...
Understood. I'd keep it proprietary, too. :D
Yikes. I never really looked into how competitive they are on margin because the vast majority of my trades are directional in nature (long call...
optionsXpress is showing $1600 margin requirement on that trade. ???
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Is there a quick & dirty way to estimate total portfolio theta?
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You really should not be lecturing on Options 101. We all understand it was a credit spread. What many don't seem to understand is that closing...
You are short 120 SPY call contracts. Each contract represents 100 shares of SPY. If assigned, you will be required to deliver 12,000 shares of...
Your broker isn't obligated to exercise a long call that's OTM.
Really? Explain to me what happens if the short call expires ITM but the long call is OTM. Your broker would sell short 100X shares (per...
I just want to know how you have the balls to risk going short over $2M on a $50K account. I almost always submit close orders on spreads before...
Understood, oldnemesis. Thanks.
Rarely. But don't let that stop you from being a troll. <smiley face> Isn't it funny how assholes think a smiley face absolves them of...
Gosh, it's almost as if you don't listen. Take your bullshit somewhere else. Debit spreads don't reveal their profit until expiry. If you can't...
Yes, you do need to hold to expiry to make a good comparison. Debit spreads are hedged instruments, and tend not to show much profit prior to...
There is no "outcome" until expiry. You have to hold spreads to expiry -- their value can snap quite a bit at the end of life. This is a useless...
The debit spread also has a lower breakeven point, for starters.
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