At TD the platform updates prices and P/L realtime for trades in after market, but they do not trade them, said afraid customers would get stuck...
Any folks here with a lot of experience on SPX daily options? Trying to figure this out, the debt deal vote today? Or is this normal? I think...
I mostly use E-Trade Pro, great except if you have 5-10 different spreads on a stock, which I do fairly often, it will ignore how you bot them as...
I have used diagonal spreads for years, think it is the best way to play something. Wrote an article on CEO.CA about it today. You Can Play...
Hi, as some background have done great for 2 months till this week doing diagonals buying say three 1-2 month out XOP and selling two 1 week out....
Hi, have switched from SPY to SPX options in last week and so far everything wonderful. 1/10th the comms, better taxes, getting great fills,...
SPY has Mon/Wed/Fri options. I find them handy. This http://www.cboe.com/products/weeklys-options/available-weeklys says LIST OF AVAILABLE...
Hello, Many consider me the most knowledgeable person on shorting mechanics they know. I don't know anyone that knows more than I do on shorting,...
My biggest frustration is that I find option backspreads that have only $100 risk, positive theta maybe $300 possible upside AND place them. Then...
I saw a reference to this, now can not find an article on the subject. The concept is simple, the DIA options have lower IV than components and...
Whereas there are German ETFs on long bonds, cannot find anything on French ones. My take is they will go the way of Greece in 1-3 years. OAT...
Or anyway to tarde? There is just one french ETF which is for stocks. I want to bet aganist french 10 year bonds because their gov seems to be...
Posted here about a month ago as Hoadley only takes 5 legs and I do 8 sometimes. Got some suggestions, Options Oracle and TOS. OO seems down...
By and large like it, many great features one concern and its a big one. Its the profit chart, if it something simple like a covered call the...
Hi, I have used Hoadley for years http://www.hoadley.net/options/strategymodel.htm And got the pay version. Its good, but you can get only...
Have noticed an improvement, their support was so infriuating in past if HS knew how custmer felt they would put them on no fly list. On the wall...
This is a different way to look at things besides IV. Lets say a stock is 51, and a call 50 Cal Sprd is 1.75 shrt 2.00 long. That is .75 prem...
Hi, Today with NLY at 18.05 put on a trade with Jan 2013 long 17.5C for .95 and short Aug11 18C for .35. So .40 time premium on 16 month...
I have emailed TOS on this and they seem to say no, but hard to believe. Their Spread Hacker looks amazing, but it is just spreads. But I just...
This is off shoot to Best way to profit in Crash with options post. BTW got some good tips from that, thanks. In going to implement it, see...
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