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What was the original post? I assume it was some lame Christmas greeting which doesn't belong in the Option forums. Chit Chat is the more appropriate forum. :)

To hedge EUR and USD you would buy both. To hedge EUR you would buy EUR. To hedge USD you would buy USD. :)

They are probably using the absolute value of the option strikes to come up with such a huge number. Bought 1 GOOGL Dec 2015 790.00 call at $2.35, debit $235.00 Sold 1 GOOGL Dec 2015 790.00 call at $1.60, credit $160.00 IMO ..... The absolute value of the above transactions is (235.00+160.00)...

Options are Non-Marginable Securities, but stock is. The stock is probably eating into your margin. :)

Oldnemesis ..... Don't shoot the messenger. I'm posting what the market is telling us. You posted a 85/100 VRX debit spread for a debit of $573.00 - maximum gain $927.00 With VRX at $120.00 the short call has acted as an anchor - you get a base hit instead of a home run. The VRX 85 March...

Much better than those $50.00 credit spread ideas that you post. But with VRX at $110.00 what lesson did you learn? It's something I always mention about the pitfalls of Debit Spreads and how long calls or puts are vastly superior to debit spreads. :)

These are my favorite three: Buy Low - Sell High Buy High - Sell Higher Buy F*n High - Sell F*n Higher :)

I'm sure they do ....... otherwise that would be a serious limitation. I think your project is a popular one for the Raspberry and there must be YouTube videos on it. :)

The issues with debit spreads are Time Decay and the short leg which act as an anchor. I recommend just buying the long option and forget the short option. I assume your position isn't performing as well as you hoped due to Time Decay. :)

When it comes to expiry Friday and you are anxious to close a position it might be best to close it at market open with a market order. The next 20 minutes could be brutal. :)

Recent cases where the OTM weekly options produced 10,000% plus gains. GMCR Friday December 04 $52.00 Monday December 07 $89.00 Unexpected news - takeover bid CMG November 20 before 13:30 EST $600.00 November 20 after 13:30 EST $540.00 Unexpected news - e-coli :)

Close the option positions before expiry. No need to go through the exercise process, unless you want to be short/long the shares. :)

If the stock doesn't move as you stated in the OP the options intrinsic and extrinsic values will not change. Any change in the options value will be due to other factors. :)

Intrinsic and extrinsic are concrete values - in your example it's the bid/ask that would be the unknown. :)

Enter a minus number (-1) for the number of short contracts. Yahoo Finance then will update the P/L within 20 minutes or so. :)

IMO ....... The volume and bid/ask spread on Canadian options is not favorable to the trader. I would switch to SPY, QQQ or DIA options. Yahoo Finance is a good place to setup a free option paper trading account - no need to enter data into excel. :)

I doubt it ....... You never know how the stock will react to news. Most "inside knowledge" would be worthless. IMO ....... The poker/option analogy has no place in the Options forums on ET. Chit Chat would be the forum for a poker discussion. :)

Not folklore - it is a fact. US Customs - How much currency can I bring into or take out of the U.S.? IMO ..... It best to cooperate with border guards. :)

Canada as no restrictions on the amount of cash brought in or taken out. But any amounts over $10,000 CAD have to be reported. :)

BMO Investorline doesn't have cancel fees. I think IB will refund cancel fees if the 2nd order is filled - but I'm not sure. Check with your broker. IMO ...... Any cancel fees is a drop in the bucket compared to the potential lost profit. Your initial view on the option was correct - but you...