Recent content by drader77

I've dabbled in stocks and options and have done ok. I like the liquidity of the most heavily traded commodities as well as the options on futures. I also like the leverage available with futures contracts. I appreciate your advice. I like my job and am not trying to quit to trade full...

Well said. Thank you. ; )

That's awesome you were able to able to come back from losing 140k to make a living trading. What books/information did you find most helpful in your education as a trader?

I'm really encouraged by the replies to this thread. Thank you! Do any of you have recommendations for what should be the top priorities for "due diligence." I have a background in math so I'm not scared of diving into that area of the self-education pool. I just want to be practical in...

Thank you!!

I am interested in trading commodity futures, but I question whether it is realistic for an individual investor to compete with pro traders who have decades of experience. I have a genuine interest in this investment vehicle and not interested in a get rich quick scheme. I am willing to put in...

How are you guys going about screening for underlyings for applying options strategies? Do you have your favorite strategy and then use screens to find setups for that strategy? Or do you have favorite stock(s) that you exclusively follow and just apply whatever strategy makes sense at...

I tend to be more of a directional trend trader of stocks than a swing trader. I want to make a transition to using options to take advantage of risk reduction and potential leverage capabilities they can provide. But because options have an expiration date, what would be some of the...

I would really prefer to do the calculations as you suggest in Excel. I just need a bit of a nudge in the right direction as far as the formulas/math is concerned.

Thanks to all of you for your replies!!

Maverick74 I really appreciate your thoughtful posts. Can you recommend some books or other resources specifically dealing with the real world math you speak of? There are a ton of books out there ranging from stochastic calculus to derivations of the BS formula. It would be great to...

As a newb to options, I'm kind of playing around with the core concepts such as time decay. I want to be able to use a formula to calculate how much a particular option will decrease in value due to time decay at some point in the future. The reason I want to do this is I want to quantify...