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Are you playing only with stocks options? Have you ever tried commodities?

USDA supply / demand and production reports on Jan 12th morning. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates as an example, here: http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/latest.pdf Reports were a way bearish, that's the reason.

Errrr, what my (or anybody else) seminars are you talking about??? Read the whole thread again. I didn't even suggest any seminars. Let's stop offtoping.

atticus, As you've may noticed, I didn't argue with anybody in the thread. I've thanked for the opinions and said that MAYBE it's something else in the position. But, again, I've built 1-3-2 on my own and said that it looks similar. Period. I treat all the members here with respect, so you...

Well, the puzzle is going on :) I've asked the author in comments straightly if it was 1-3-2 spread and he gave pretty simple answer "no". He's not a dude keeping secrets for the paid workshop. He just wants to keep some intrigue before revealing, I hope :) So if there won't be any...

So here's my risk profile for RUT and +1 -3 +2 spread. White line set to Dec 12 and have no common at all with that cool profit in the original. Update. Sorry. In order to get similarity I have to build spread on JAN12 options, because author could open his spread in November on DEC11. So...

Thank you all for the input. Well here's another screenshot (sorry for the quality - got no better). This is PnL profile with some time improvement - December, 12 (and previous was with November, 30). See next post (have no idea how to attach more than one file here on ET).

Hello, option gurus. Some of you has years of options experience. I want to ask you to share your thoughts. I've got a teaser video screenshot, where a pro option trader gave a view on his new position. It was some spread transformed into something new with this PnL profile (attached)...

As said above, you have to wait for your option to expire in order to get the full premium into your pocket. Say you sold the option with 100 price quote and get $100 premium. If you want to get out right now, you'll buy it back with the same 100 quote (even more due to bid/ask spread) getting...

Please let us know what will happen on Monday. This is a tricky situation, and since there're many options traders on ET it will be useful to know consequences.

SPAN margin calculation is restricted information. You can look at real margin requirements in your broker platform. Regarding to your CL one contract positions you'll get this (while CL is $88.55): 1) Long NOV put 85 requires $2,668 in margin 2) Short NOV put 85 requires $7,207 3) NOV...

I would highly recommend TOS platform. I've got live account with TOS and love functionality of the platform. You can open demo account and get all the same except live price data (it will be delayed for 20 min, which doesn't care for options trading). You can get quotes for any options, make...

It depends. Actually I can argue with this. Selling options means shorting out-of-the-money options way above/below current price. So literally I can't imagine such price movement that can kill your account. In case of sharp volatile actions you always can 1) take loss, 2) roll your position...

Yeah, I had a few words with him too while dicussing the course value. Then I got lucky and bought the course for $100 while it was discount action. :)

It's been discussed here, unfortunately with no input: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=221375 Actually the course is worth the price, especially when you can get it with 50% discount.

Main misunderstanding in your thoughts is that you can buy back the loosing leg taking loss and almost compensate it with the profit of the opposite one. Absolutely not. In case of a sharp move your loosing leg will be much worse than opposite due to volatility increased. Say you sold call...

AFAIK Liberty Trading Group is not a broker but a fund management company. They only propose $100K+ accounts for their trust management. Cordier (CEO) is a known expert of option selling.

Use ThinkOrSwim platform (demo is free to download) with option charts of any underlying. Look at www.thinkorswim.com

I guess the best idea to share your discs (and knowledge) is to upload content to any file sharing services (or Dropbox / SgarSync) with password. I bet you can easier find 10 people ready to give $60 than one ready to give $600.

Search for "thinkorswim" in Android Market. Or click straight here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devexperts.tdmobile.platform.android.thinkorswim TOS has very powerful mobile platform including Android.