Recent content by Joeydisco

Thanks. I am aware of what the Greeks are and how they effect options prices. I am a beginner with regards to options trading and am just unsure as to the manner in which option contracts are sold. Don't worry though, I have zero intention of starting off writing naked options contracts.

Thanks for the responses. So when I buy an option contract after originating it, is it then cancelled completely?

Thanks for the responses. So does buying back the option just cancel the contract completely?

I have read that the vast majority of options expire worthless. The usual figure quoted is around 90%. I sense that these sort of odds favour the option seller. I have a question regarding selling options though. Let's say I sell options and collect the premium, is it then possible...

Hi, I'm trying to find a site that offers historical implied volatility charts that can be fed into Ninjatrader. E.G. A chart that details the average IV of atm options of a security such as AAPL or a currency pair over a set time period. I think ivolatility offers these sort of charts...

I purchased Hoadley after seeing that it had access to LIFFE traded options on the demo. I then discovered that in 2010 it stopped connecting to LIFFE and it appears to have no available data-feed to gain data on UK equity options(with the exception of an account with Interactive Brokers, but...

Hi, Compared with the prices of shares, do you think volatility also follows a random walk? Or do you think future volatility is more predictable than future price? Thanks in advance.