Recent content by z32000

if you don't mind, can you please explain what happens on the screen? so say I click the transmit button when shorting an option... it would say for example "-1" (in the position column in red) and my net balance will still be the same. so say the option is going my way and my net...

actually I have used the paper trading account with IB. When I short options, I've never experienced a stock being "put" to me. Maybe there is no way to truely realistically simulate this...I'm not sure.

Correct, English is not my native language... I find that i learn much better through these forums. Believe it or not, but I do and I am right now. Everyone has their own style of learning.

can you please explain what do you mean by, you can be long volatility? are you talking about the volatility futures/options? also, when a stock is put to you....what actually happens? does it literately disappear from your screen and cash is put in it's place instantly?

can you please elaborate on what you mean by this is BS? not that i have all the answers, but wouldn't an assumption of linear volatility be the only way to compare the value of each option? However, Black Scholes is really bullshit (yeah yeah, so they go t a nobel prize...) since it...

actually, i've read quite a lot of books on options but it really all depends on your learning style as far as which method works best. So many books go into depth on how to execute a specific style of option and all the different methods....they purposely fill up an entire books just to be...

can you please elaborate on vertical spreads? correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't the main advantage with options is the ability to rebound even when the options was at one time equaled to 0? now if I was to buy both a call and a put, the both won't necessarily zero each other out since time...

is there a simple way of figuring out if an option is overpriced or underpriced in IB live? I have heard of the black scholes formula... is there a program that runs side by side with IB that can tell how good of a deal an option is without having to manually calculate the whole formula every...

if I sell an option (covered), can I lose more than the premium or not?

when did the last recession begin and end? and if the stock market can still be going up in a recession, what's the significance of a recession to us traders?

yes, that's a good point... so in fact you do need a lot of money if you don't want to get stuck with margin calls.... am i correct?

if I were to short options (not going long) and still remain safe (i guess I need to be covered), do I need a lot of capital upfront? say for example, the SPX options are $3 each... if I wanted to short 100 of these options... do I need $300 plus (full price of SPX multiplied by 100)?