Recent content by nln1972

I am using margin. Multiplying out this deal as a hypothetical though, I see the risk as $10/share, so $1k, excluding costs. Let’s multiply that by say 15x stocks = $15k. I do 10-20 week, depending on whether I can find stocks where the 2SD is near a support level. So, week by week, I’m...

I wasn’t clear sorry. This is my real account ($90k). I also keep a separate account for a collection of ETF’s, ring-fenced outside of IB.

So here's the spread I've been doing for just over 2 years now: - Identify 10-20 stocks where the 2 S.D. put is close to a support level - Sell a weekly put for each stock, one week out, typically for ~$0.40 (usually a 95%+ win rate) - Depending on the stock this can be between 5-15% OTM - Buy...