Do you use the OG scan for TLJ trades? If so, is it useful? Where in OG is it? daddy's boy
And a synthetic long underlying has no greeks (apart from delta of 1). daddy's boy
True, and everyone goes through this phase (well, almost everyone). Sorry, but I digress and should be in chitchat, no? daddy's boy
Arnie not like daddy's boy :( but daddy's boy still like Arnie (and I promise I won't bring up the greeks again). Thank the Lord options trading...
My 2 cents: Trading options is risky. Trading is risky. Not trading is also risky. And not knowing what one is doing is probably the most risky...
I was giving you the benefit of doubt :) daddy's boy
Hi, Long stock and short call (aka covered call) is synthetically the same as a short put (a limited risk strategy, lol) - in your case the short...
I think knowing one's time of death (ETD aka expected time of death) makes a difference. The difference depends on exactly how many days there are...
From a poster on 'optionsxpress.com' discussion board: "The "Tarzan Loves Jane" or "TLJ" is an Optionetics label for a double diagonal ratio...
"the option trader handbook - strategies and trade adjustments" by Jabbour and Budwick (wiley publishing) daddy's boy
What's going on here? Is optionsguy the same as tower or is mrspread our tower? Who has changed what??? Where are the children? I thought this...
Hi uncletom What tums means is if there is extrinsic (aka time) value left in the option then the buyer has little reason to exercise it since he...
But this is exactly what makes ET so much fun, a little bit of the old fisticuffs and learning through humiliation and sarcasm and a swift kick up...
Thanks momoney and Don - great food for thought. daddy's boy
That's very interesting. I suspect that there is a point beyond which any adjustment is too horrible to contemplate - a bit like a 'point of no...
Hi MTE Thanks for your quick reply. Your philosophy is the one I've been following for a while also. However I'm now finding myself tinkering...
Hi everybody! I hope you are all well and having some fun! I won't ask about recommended books, lol. Instead I want to ask about a topic I...
Well, you could purchase a slightly otm put with at least 3 weeks to expiry. This would turn your long stock into a synthetic long call. The...
I'm with TOS and OX. So far, TOS is by far the better of the two in terms of service, order placement and trading platform. daddy's boy
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