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What exactly was your spread ? Did you: Buy Sell Oct-6 39.50 put @ 0.99 Buy Oct-6 38.50 put @ 0.55 Or did you sell: Buy 39.50 Sell 38.50 Those are not the same. The way I do it usually not to get confused, I setup a combo Buy larger primium and sell lesser, and then sell the combo. This...

Thanks, well this is what I am referring to: http://www.eurexgroup.com/group-en/newsroom/vstoxx-outlook/New-U.S.-Approved-VSTOXX-Options-To-Launch-February/2774230 From what I am reading it says - “We’re opening up the market for all U.S. participants that want to trade the VSTOXX,” The way...

quantopian added futures recently, its free, but you can't download the data unfortunately, you can access it through their python based interface.

I am curious how VSTOXX compares to VIX could someone who trades it provide some insight. How does it compare to VIX in general, how does it perform during turbulent times, how well do calendar spreads perform. Do you manage Euro exposure. Just any experience with it would be helpful. Also...

I think GOOGL is the one you keep.

I personally try not to set monthly targets for myself, if I do I find myself chasing yield and thats how I get into trouble. I find it better to just trade what I like and just watch the pnl. I know its hard to do if you rely on this income, but thats what works for me and keeps me away from...

I suppose, but there is a lot of potential liability going forward, a lot of people have been affected and the allegations of them shorting stock does not help. Besides its not like its a super cheap stock even now its at 22 p/e. My point is if you add potential liabilities + image issues +...

I don't get who is buying this stock? I thought this thing will be trading @ 70-60 by now. The shorts got squeezed @ 90, but what keeps this stock @ 107 its been a week already. Strange...

Yeah I saw this today: SPY 9/29 Options The OCC is no longer accepting opening transactions for $0.50 increment strikes on SPY options expiring 9/29/2017. Submitted orders will be canceled by the exchange.

Thanks for checking this. OK, I think I have a bit more clear picture now. I spoke to a bunch of people who have IB accounts, and it does seem to vary. I think what they do is they check weather or not you are delta neutral on vol a positions or have none then your margin is regular. If you...

What am I avoiding ? No not a single margin violation. I am managing my margin very carefully. So you don't use IB, ok in that case the fact that you have no issues does not tell me much. But thanks anyway. If someone else who uses IB could check the above positions, I would appreciate it.

Well I suppose it is possible that they are stress testing only accounts with heavy vol shorts. Or maybe implemented some kind of concentration based margin. It would be nice of them to actually explain to me whats going on. Having said that one of my accounts only holds cash, and has same...

Actually it has to be cash, IRA shows 0. Could someone else check this please ? and SPRSTPD, you think you could check an option impact on your initial? Thanks.

Wow, is it a cash account or an IRA ? Thanks

Now how about buying atm vxx put vxx is @ 41.20 so looking at oct 41 put trading at 2.55. This order increases my initial margin by $232. Try it with any other option like spy and you will see 0 increase in initial margin. So this is the problem, there is no tail risk or any kind of exposure...

I am not posting my portfolio here, but I can do better. Here is what I get if I try to purchase 100 shares of XIV current price $92.63 initial margin required $18566. So again need 18566 to purchase $9263 in etn. You can check this by previewing a buy order of 100 shares on XIV.

Jack, in one account I own 50K in options, have about 50K cash. My initial margin is over 50K, so I can;t open a new position. So, again my portfolio: 50% in being long options, 50% cash, where is risk? where is logic ? Lets stop talking about hypotheticals here. Show me the risk ?

Do you even understand what tail-risk means ?

Thanks. I might give it a try, I guess I will have a busy week looking at all the options.