I wonder what Al-Qaida did with the associate? $20 million in one year is a lot of money to lose.
If you are using Yahoo Finance for quotes and Interactive Brokers for trading just add $0.01 when buying options and subtract $0.01 when selling...
But at the end of the day it's all in USD. The account is funded in USD. Account value is in USD. Withdraws are in USD.
[img] OK ..... I see now.
[img] EWZ - 1 day chart - 9:30am to 1:00pm EST You call that a gap down? Perhaps you are looking at the wrong chart.
A QQQ straddle should be less than $100.00, and you would have a two day trade. QQQ would not have to move much for a profit. PS - I prefer a...
Since QQQ is 12% AAPL I would enter a QQQ straddle. Risk is only $125.00, and will be lower tomorrow, this would be a good live trade for a...
I still believe the above is the simplest way to achieve a SPY/GLD position using gold as the primary currency. :)
One ounce of gold = $1540.00 Buy $1540.00 SPY Sell $1540.00 GLD
$1540.00 = 1 ounce of gold. Buy $1540.00 worth of calls?
Thanks ...... I stand corrected. Doesn't seem right though, I think they have it backwards. Straddle definition is "To stand or sit with a leg on...
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Thread title: July 2nd, 2012 Post content: July 2nd, 2011 and July 2nd, 2012 Which is it, 2012 or 2011?
falconview ...... You are over analyzing what is a very simple option position - Long Straddle. A Long Straddle is nothing more than buying a call...
Below is a screen shot of the live QQQ 55C/54P straddle trade as it progressed. [img] QQQ 5 day chart Red dot: Enter trade for $32.00....
The GOOG straddle could have been closed at $660.00 if held to end of trading. Buy at $55.00, sell at $660.00.
You would only get a +400% return, todays range is $4.50 to $5.10 http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SHLD110618C00070000 Some sucker actually paid...
Good point ....... You have me convinced now that a 10 year chart is very useful, especially for a tech stock such as RIMM. After all technology...
UPDATE: Sold the QQQ Jun 2011 54.00 puts @ $0.25. Will let the calls expire worthless. Loss about $8.00. Looks like the QQQ will continue...
10 year chart is no good. Lots of stocks trade like that over 10 years.
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