Recent content by OptionPoncho

Do you use TWS for option order entry? I a moving from TOS, but I cannot seem to wrap my head around the obfuscated interface for spread entry, and for the life of me cannot find out how to look at my positions in terms of a risk graph (P/L graph). I see the singel position hart, but nothing...

Yahoo is missing several strikes; not sure what the problem is

I am looking for an alternative to TOS, and have spent many hours looking at a variety of platforms, but always come back to IB and TradeStation. There are many things I like about IB, but the option trading tools seems a little difficult (I cannot find out how to view my 'risk graph' for a...

I think KINGOFSHORTS has a great response earlier. If the goal is to get rich quick -- I guess it's possible, but statistically not probable unless backed with data (data exclusive to you or the minority of people) I know some who define their trading strategy, not on what they will trade...

Sure - anything can happen, and there is always a first time for everything. and like is always said -- past performance is no indication.... That said - there are allot of special situations on or near expiry to capitalize on. It is not my primary plan, but when the opportunity exists, I...

It's not rocket science or anything.... As a slight variation from Augen's book which focuses on expiry day. Grab historical quotes on the typical pinning suspects..grab expiration day minus say 5-7 trading days...so for each expiration day you should have about 5-7 days of history...grab...

The movement on expiration day is part of the book, but he also covers 'pinning' statistics, proposes ratio positions to take advantage of greek dynamics that fall outside of the pricing model, etc...etc...it's a very short read and IMO pretty good. The concepts he mentions in the book...