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i'd think it was all about if the money is gonna keep getting printed.. which if you ask me i think its gonna be hard to knock obama out of office.. so the printing press will continue.. if you ask me it looks like a consolidating asymmetrical triangle.. you could look for volume confirmation on...

i have another account I trade on IB... so i'm not dead in the water.. but i'll have to transfer some money out to another brokerage... and i really have no idea where to go .. where are you?

thats like a venture capitalist of hedge funds... COOL!

i like how we have high jacked his thread just cause he told us he isn't paying attention to us even though he is.. haha..

i've researched portfolio margin a little bit... seems like to me your guessing as to what your margin is going to be considering all of your concentration, corrolation, etc.. the more basic things are easy to calculate.. but if you get into any kind of concentrated risk positions you don't get...

ok what i've been writing becomes extremely confusing when i'm talking about hitting the bid.... i without thinking mixed them up... and your right.. if people are hitting the fuck out of the ask with large orders.. especially out of the money theres a chance.. that someone might know...

Its a matter of liquidity..if you buy just a couple contracts you can get filled at the midpoint between the bid and the ask.. if you put in a super large order your likely gonna run up the price on yourself.... meaning you'll have to hit the bid in order to get a fill... look up bid size...

That make sense... I'm sure liquidity has a lot to.do with the it

http://www.theoptionsinsider.com/unusualactivity/

They would be hitting the bid hard.

this is damn comprehensive and straight foward! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks_%28finance%29

also how far out of the money it is and how far out it is till expiration it is i understand makes a big difference... there are companies that send alerts for unusual activity like that.. . or you can log the time and sales of the symbols you watch... i've heard mixed reviews about this...

i get ya buddy.. i'm locked out of my personal account right now for triggering the pattern day trader deal.. what was all the fuss about... why did yahoo drop..

you want my two cents.. stop selling options with the freaking vix at 15... exposing yourself long volatility to stocks that have good run ups to chase in a market that is near highs is sick......

by the way.. pick up a couple books on the whole thing... i've made the sugguestions many times to read more.. and i will do it again... read more.. this is where i would start considering all the books i've read about the matter.. Option Market Making: Trading and Risk Analysis for the...

the volatility Assumption..... you guys can correct me if i'm wrong.. i've done a bit of reading on this subject.. IE any book that has volatility on the cover... and the deal is... there are theorectial prices.. based upon the volatility of the stock.. which is realized or historical...

all these negotiations going on... homeboys is checking out your deal just to shop... window shopper.. hell sometimes thats a great thing.. see whats on the market... .what deals are being priced at..

True and most times the weak handed people that lose their head get out at the very worst times.. I thought you were mainly just naked calls

Any of u guys options traders????

So how does the leverage scale up and down with the trades... how could you find the risk controls... ie. How many options can I buy and sell .. what about when you have a good long short portfolio with determine risk.. IE a big options book... what are the changes in margin related to these