I would say that selling a calendar (short the back month) is the most obvious in a case like this. IV will probably drop after the news and a...
Arb, great to hear that you decided to put your deep understanding of the matter on paper. I was always glad to see you back on the board when I...
Just a reminder, the OP was looking for 'reminiscences' type of books, and then about options. As for factual books about options I'd concur...
Hi Arb, is this just a disclaimer :) or are you saying it is bad practice to short combo's? I've been reading your writings for several years...
Not stops on the options. Stops on the underlying contract. Ursa..
Stops on the underlyer? Ursa..
So you don't care about what kind of tool, as long as it is free or cheap? Are you dutch? Ursa..
I agree, its psychological. But BT is about as close as it comes to reality; I even once cursed the 'marketmaker' for running my stops, until I...
How sure are you? If you're 100% sure buy far-month calls now and sell them on 85, then buy puts. Or sell near-month puts and buyback at 85 then...
Yes I agree OptionVue is expensive and from the website I get the impression of a big, bloaty application that's not very flexible. Also it has...
I don't mean that the answer is obvious, but the question is. You might assume that at least 90% of all traders have been looking for a charting...
Yes, I agree, it seems to become something akin to OpenSource, mainly in the fact that it will be so adaptable and interchangeable, thus also...
Thanks, will do, Ursa..
Yes, bingo! Good title too "ATS Papertrader. And good business model; could become standard fare for newb IB-ers, like Quotetracker is. Ursa..
My 2 cents would be that although paper-trading is a good starting point, it fails to hammer home the very essentials of options and why they are...
Instead of asking obvious quesions just read the existing reviews and posts about this subject (there are plenty) and then install Quotetracker....
Frost, I admire your guts to start a project like this which will be very big an complicated. From a business-plan point of view you'll might...
Exactly, the factor of a target/stop of 5 does not mean the target will be hit only 20% of the time. That would be too easy. That would mean that...
Important stuff, much more so than many realize. I like the tape idea. Thanks 40yo Ursa..
I agree. All the bells and whistles should be extra front-end tools, just like the ones we use now from 3rd party supply. Even the order grid...
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