Recent content by dlcmh

I decided to investigate http://www.streetscanner.com after reading through the Comments on this site.... thread (http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=1962). The calculations are misleading, in that returns would ALWAYS show an overstated POSITIVE figure. Take a look at one of...

Thanks so much for the pointers, AA & CK....sure helped me! The only minus with the CBOE's trading tools is it doesn't offer a search feature which would allow me to look up a particular stock..I would have to look through all the bulletins. Too bad, I guess. Thanks again.

Gurus, What is the best way to determine the number of shares that is represented by an option contract? I'm looking at SEBL July put options and am thinking of initiating a 30 - 32.5 bull put spread. However, I'm not sure if the contracts represent the same number of shares. Please...

Thanks all for the helpful replies...this clears up a lot of doubts for me. Good trading!!!

Thanks def & dlincke. I suppose then, that I would not be able to make the exercise of my long put CONDITIONAL upon the assignment of the short put? The reason I ask this is because most options text say that the maximum gain of a bull put spread is realised when both options expire...

Def, Just to check my understanding on assignment/exercise. Assuming my short put was assigned to me on expiration (Friday), does it mean that I will only know about it on Saturday? Would I then be able to exercise my long put on that same Saturday? To anyone reading this, I would welcome...

Thanks for the reply dlincke. I guess the risk/reward of 200 vs 800 looks almost too good to pass up, unless I'm missing something here. OTM/OTM would be a better idea, except for the fact that the risk/reward tends to be something like 400 vs 100 most of the time. I was thinking of banking on...

I'm very familiar with the theoretical aspects of credit spreads, but would appreciate insights in to the practical side of trading credit spreads. Assuming it's now 2-Jun-01 and a stock is currently at 21.00. I feel slightly neutral to bullish about it and initiate a 30/20 bull put spread...