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Calls are slightly ITM.....fearing they will go deep ITM in the next 2 weeks. Also don't want to pay tax....I have huge gains on this stock.

Are you suggesting the use of margin here? (temporarily)

Let's say I received $1,000 premium from selling OTM covered calls on stock I already owned. No other cash in account. Let's say these calls go ITM and now cost $1,500 to buy back. Since I only have $1,000 in cash, can I first sell a small number of shares to increase my cash, then wipe out the...

Yes I am long the stock and short the calls and pondering whether to buy them back. I have thought about rolling up, out, etc. But what if instead I sell some stock while still being short calls, but immediately proceed to buy to close those calls with the cash from the stock sale? What is the...

I sold some covered calls for insurance protection (bad idea, I know). Now I am thinking about buying them back. The question is, can I sell some of the stock to use as buying power to reacquire the calls, i.e. can I go naked for one second then immediately buy back the calls? Or should I use...

Do market makers use Livevol?

Reading Natenberg now and he seems to imply (without specifically stating) that delta neutral trading is a more successful strategy than directional trading. Do you agree? Do you use both strategies simultaneously? I will venture into delta hedging soon and would love to get some advice from you...

1245, this got me thinking. How many of the strategies in Natenberg are NOT worth the time anymore? I understand 2012 is a different era but I was also under the impression that this literature was timeless.

Has anyone had any success with this arbitrage strategy? Reading Natenberg now and back in 1986 he said these imbalances only lasted a few seconds. So, they have to be nonexistent today, right?

For IV30 vs HV30, if the difference is positive, that means the option turned out to be overpriced, and if the difference is negative, that means the option turned out to be underpriced, correct? Assuming the above is true, how does HV play a role in option pricing when IV is always the...

Doobs, have u switched over yet? Really curious to hear your impression.

I'd love to see what some of you guys have as far as trading setups are concerned. How many monitors? How many computers? Mac or PC? Looking to put together a setup myself, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I really like Livevol. Have you seen it? Also, I never used margin before, so for now I am going to take it slowly and stick with Reg T.

I think Livevol told me that IB uses smart routing and Apex uses DMA. What exactly does that mean? They made it sound like professionals use Apex and non-professionals use IB. I am just a retail guy, but if there is an advantage to Apex I'd like to know about it. Portfolio margin at Apex is...

I am planning to make the jump from TOS to Livevol X. Livevol X offers clearing through IB or Apex. What is the difference, advantages and disadvantages between the two? Is there any danger in moving my account over from TOS?

Excellent. Looking forward to your review. Have you noticed the difference in the data between the two (LVP and TOS)?

That is a great track DH. Hope it brings me success! There are few things in life I'm really passionate about. Trance and options just happen to be two of those things.

This is LivevolPro's execution platform and includes LVP for free instead of paying $250/month for front-end analytics. Commissions are .65, no ticket charge. I am currently using TOS for execution, so I can see the obvious advantages, but can anyone share some insight?

I hear people use this term often but what is really considered dollar cheap? 1% of stock price? 3%?

Why were you not impressed with Livevol? What do you prefer?