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    Vol-trading for beginners

    Yup. So I was backcountry snowshoeing/camping the last two days in the Mt Rose Wilderness and my oldest texts me that his net liq shows him down $11K on a two lot NQ straddle. He had shorted the 12,700 combo last night with futures at 12,450 (good call). The calls were marked correct but the...
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    Making a 2-way market with options

    Nope. You can't maintain a two-sided mkt and get margin treatment. It will have to be two distinct accounts.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    Flat position/port. I am going to go hiking. Back to the topic of the thread over the weekend.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    I don't trade them. I used them in my sheet for skew valuation, but use something else now. So no. I'll get back to the thread over the wknd. The vol has kept me busy. Decent start to the day. 4/4 for the week.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    Good day as I was not materially short price and/or long vol.
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    When will SPY split?

    They will never split the SPX or SPY.
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    Justice Clarence Thomas Dissents From Supreme Court On Election Case: ‘We Need to Make It Clear’

    lol you lost, move on. Make it clear... unless GOP wins. 20:1 more GOP election fraud in 2020 election. Double voting and dead GOP voters. GOP legislatures in every "contested" state. They wrote the laws...
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    You want to be mired in crap shorting wings and die broke? Or do you want to become a level 42 vol-boss in Valhalla? ;)
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    I have no interest in marketing anything and you're not in the target market, as it is. I am planning a meeting of the chat group in LV which is separate from this thing. The second week would be trading from the conference room. I'd show trading on a seven figure account, so maybe it's worth...
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    Conference space is going to run $35K for two weeks. I am charging $20K per head. Guest speakers as well. Half back after second week if I am not profitable.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    I am "hosting" a meet and greet in late Sep in LV for ppl on my chat and for those interested in a seminar/white board thingy. First week of instruction; second week of live trading.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    I am generally short delta when short vol on index. I manage my delta pos in futures. IOW I am long some quantity of futures at inception.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    ($17K) at flat vol. ($25-30K) with a bump of 3 handles. IG Markets Dow CFDs are up on the House passage.
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    Cancel culture has gone too far

    Sorry, but I had to. Watch the full clip.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    The short 40K SPX vols is a lot of impactful that 2-3K deltas. Vol trades inverse to price so the 40K vols should earn more than I lose to deltas. I made a lot on Friday trading D1.
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    What's the least risky options writing strategy?

    What was the IRR on that awesome GME short?
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    What's the least risky options writing strategy?

    I was riskarb on usenet (MIO, MIS, MIF) from back in '96.
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    Vol-trading for beginners

    I was short NDX vol and moved into SPX on Thursday close. I am short 40K vega and short 2-3K delts.
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    What's the least risky options writing strategy?

    The error is @Saltynuts thinking he's not a rank newb. Dunning Kruger applies.
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    What's the least risky options writing strategy?

    Thanks, I'll look into it. Maybe you should read the thread.
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