Con1991, Can you confirm that you actually mean $10,000? The max risk on that spread is $10K, not $100. I keep seeing the multiplier not being...
Since you set up a strawman to be burned: 1. OP said SP500 returns, which would include yield. 2. Tax treatment of SPX would neuter it at...
Are you saying that smaller banks are over leveraged on commercial Real estate?
I have two related questions: 1. For Euro style options, what keeps the premium up to date with the price of the underlying? In American style,...
I am looking to trade long term calls on QQQ, but the Dec 2024 calls haven't been listed yet. (Like the SPY Dec 2024's have). Is there...
If the Fed runs out of treasuries, it can't dump them. I don't think (and would be amazed if) the Fed could short treasuries.
Suppose the Fed raised the FFR to 20%. No bank would bother borrowing from the Fed, and instead borrow from any of the other banks. The EFFR...
This is kinda where I'm confused: It doesn't seem possible to raise the rates without having a huge balance sheet. For example, in 2007, with...
Tl; Dr: How can the Fed raise interest rates if it has no assets on its balance sheet? The Fed sets the Federal Funds Rate, which is the amount...
Graphs with axes that don't start at zero are often misleading.
Let's say I have -1 SPY@450, +1 SPY @445. If SPY goes down too much, selling the 450 leg and buying back where? Selling below 445 makes the...
When you have a [bull] Put spread, and the market goes against you, what ways are there to salvage the trade?
Some things - Trading notional amounts less than a single ES contract starts to get expensive, since the MES contracts have a high commission /...
Using debt to finance education seems to be the mistake here. Debt is too low risk to represent what is being bought. I wish for a world where...
This is the margin I am talking about primarily. I don't understand why you say this. In order to stress test my strategy I need data on...
In bad times, I noticed several places increase the minimum margin requirement. I am exploring a buy-and-hold strategy, but it depends on not...
There is only one signal for the market, and he just got re-appointed. The next "bull" signal will be Dec 15th.
My goto is credit / debit spreads. Dec 2023 SPY 250/150 Put credit spread is a $5.73 credit, which is about 2.4% return on capital. Very easy...
I see mouth, but I don't see money.
"Past Performance is not indicative of future blah blah bla".... but historically December through February are strong up months for the SP500....
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