Recent content by l0kl1n

I am new to options and am confused about spreads. Yesterday, I put on a GRPN Bear Put Spread by buying Feb 22 puts and selling Feb 21 puts for a net debit of $0.45 per. My (apparently incorrect) understanding of how a vertical spread worked was that if GRPN traded below 21, the spread...

I am sure that, with enough code, you could get any software to calculate it (Ninja, TradeStation, etc.). I use this data from time to time and the easiest solution for me has been to simply export CSV data from my platform and run a pivot table in Excel. I don't need to access it...

Ya, I agree. I've spent ages looking at covered-calls and variations for some "income" type returns. It always felt like if I could finesse some variable just right, I could put together a portfolio that could earn a nice spread over bonds (etc.) with acceptable risk. The problem I could...

I am not as tied into EFS as you, but I use eSignal every day. 11 is a step back, but I am not taking it very seriously at this point. The only explanation for it is that there was some internal deadline to release and so they released a beta product to satisfy their (new, by the way)...