It has been my understanding that: - If there is a pending dividend and the time premium of an ITM put is less than the dividend then there's an...
I own some ratio put protected stock (more long puts than stock). I want to keep the stock and roll my puts down 5 points, lowering my cost...
I have an IWM annuity situation that I'd like to hedge. My cost basis is $149 and the IWM's current price is $166. If IWM is above $149 on...
I've used options for 30+ years but I've never experienced this situation. I have 3 different worthless long and short OTM Jan puts that I...
I did a lot of equity pairs trading in 2008 and 2009 when it was a no brainer, providing outsized returns due to volatility. Since then, not the...
Interactive Brokers just announced that they will be introducing IBKR in October with no commission trading. The fine print says that orders...
I collar many of my equity positions and I am comfortable and adept at managing and adjusting the positions as price changes so I'm not asking for...
I own multiple legs in a hedged equity position and I'm wondering if there's an alternative to this problem. One of the legs is a long $75 put...
I have a multi-legged option/stock position. As part of it, I owned some ATM $90 ITM long calls that were at $4.20 x $4.70 with the stock at...
After 20 years or so of letting my broker route orders, I'm wondering if it's time for me to figure out what I'm doing. :wtf: For two of my...
OK, it's my turn to step up to the mike and face the ET audience. No tomatoes, eh? I think that I have a fairly decent grasp of utilizing...
I own some $16 puts which have gone ITM and I would like to roll them down but the exchange(s) haven't added 1/2 point strikes yet. Yes, I know...
For many years, I have used the OptionXpress web site during off hours to evaluate the potential performance of different option positions...
When an UL that I'm willing to own is near support (neutral outlook), I often sell a bearish call spread on top of a NP if I can get at least a...
For 10 maybe 15 years I've used a web site called ClearStation that provided quotes and broke all listed stocks into sectors and sub-sectors....
FTURES magazine ha d a brief article about these, suggesting that their useful for expectations of short term IV spikes (buy near month strangle...
OK, this is one of those "I've got a friend" stories... My firends (married couple) inherited some money which while pending estate settlement...
Suppose I start the year with X dollars in my account. Over the course of two years I pull out profits 3-4 times, ending with Y the first...
What's the deal with the delisting of several of the HOLDRs? OIH is being replaced by the symbol OAJ... but I'm not picking up a quote yet???...
Anyone know of a web site that has somewhat timely info on trading halts? I had one but it's now a dead link. TIA
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