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Are these earnings/news play? What is the duration?

@destriero what is your work flow? Calculate the swaps in excel or something and then model in TOS?

Because you had a bias to the upside?

How does the third expiration play it's part?

It requires three expirations, interesting! I will be following closely.

When did you start this position?

Wow. Excellent results. Assuming that you are banking in on the realized volatility due to news, when do you put it in and when do you take it out? Thanks.

I see what you mean. Very helpful. Thanks you.

Thank you both for the explanation. Learnt something new.

Pardon my ignorance; but what do you mean by "COB"? Also reverse engineered by whom, the brokerage? I am also intrigued by the number of strikes by looking at your screenshots. My rudimentary readings into swaps suggest that you need a lot of strikes. You seem to be managing to structure them...

Thanks for the clarification.

That is very impressive. I need to learn about BP effect under PM. Regarding the following excerpt from Eifert's text that you posted, a short position in one market and an opposite long position in another market that allows you to generate returns based on how those values move relative to...

Sorry. I think I realized what is happening as soon as I posted that question. BP is not additive.

@destriero this thread inspired me to investigate variance swap. Thanks for inspiring us. Quick question. Why is PM account required? Without knowing much about modeling swaps, aren't you long a swap and short another one?

This one post is like a roadmap for a beginner. Thank you for your generosity and time, especially during your vacation. I am sure I'll come back with more questions. Kudos to your system's success on the YTD performance. Thanks.