Recent content by gypsies

I concur that Remote Desktop is fantastic in general, and use it both from work to home, and from home to work everyday, as well as from my laptop when traveling. However it was beyond slow with the TOS client running on my machine at home and did not function well, it could not keep up with...

I have tried that, and it just doesn't work well at all. I called for support and the tech I spoke with agreed, that it doesn't work with things like Remote Desktop.:mad:

"In time" means it varies by time of day, strike price, and day of the week, Monday's are lower due to time decay than the previous Friday for instance. If you make an assumption that you can get about 30% of the spread, as of last Friday night on the Apr SPX options, I calculate you can get...

I have found that the optimal spread varies by when the calculation is made in time. I use a simple spreadsheet and use the rate of return per risked dollar the best measure of which spread to use. They are rarely $5, usually $10 or $15 based upon my criteria. The negative to $5 spreads is...

I agree Phil... and below 1210... LOL

Hi Phil: I understand the trade and about purchasing and selling, and you did indeed PURCHASE Sep 1165 PUTS, and you SOLD Sep 1175 PUTS, but that is not really the issue at hand. You answered the question from a clear and logical perspective relative to the September timeframe. What I...

Phil: Does your purchasing of Sep PUTS indicate you think we are at a low for the current pullback, because if not, we could probably get more $ when it does reach its low... It this correct?

Hi Phil: 1st time poster, but have followed your trades and other web contributions and want to first Thank You for your hard work and the sharing of your knowledge with us. I also have a 1260/1275 BCS leg in a Condor. And have watched for a good point to perhaps rollup or adjust this...