Recent content by Walshdil

TD Ameritrade will also not let you file a "do not exercise" form. You have to contact them before close and request DNE on specific contracts.

I believe 50 shares of SPY = 1 /MES contract

I've only been trading options for 3 years. Every time I read something option-related and don't understand it, I ask. So please don't be offended by the following: Are you basically outlining the tax benefits from exercising an ITM option vs. collecting the profits made on the contract?

I was shocked by the same thing. Have not found an alternative. More so hoping TD realizes the micro commissions are ridiculous and lowers/eliminates them. I would be grateful if anyone has a better broker.

Fair enough, I guess.

I hope your right.

Faster quarantine? LMFAO. You speak as if the quarantines work.

I've been using ThinkOrSwim for about 4 years. I trade full time. Only a couple issues in the past but support always made things right. You can easily have a cash account for stocks w/o margin, and the platform also offers Forex.

I guess I just don't understand what your saying. No offence.

He should of just bought SPY puts and he would have made 10 billion. So annoying when hedge funds think they are smart and use default swaps on credit indexes.

wtf lmao.

Nice. But it only detects it. Doesn't cure it. So still at square 1.

Any reason why the exact currency pair CHF/NOK is being used for this trade thesis? Other than it "skyrocketed". Currencies are not stocks, so I'd like a little more info as to why this pair and how the "corona stuff" passing has any impact on this specific currency pair. For example: I could...

Or get think or swim and you'll be fine? I never understood why some traders go out of their way to intentionally have complicated, faulty setup, just so they can differ themselves and feel like a "pro". No matter your charts, broker, setup, your still a retail trader so just use what everyone...

Wasn't a gamble. I scaled in to the position beginning in November. I expected a correction, but thats it. Coronavirus and Oil obviously helped, but I had not anticipated either. I felt the VIX could go as high as 45 due to historical levels, which is why I chose the 37.5 and 40 strikes.