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I talked with Bob, he was very helpful and will run teh trade for margin tomorrow. He explained it was software outside the brokers that determines margin and that (my account IRA) portfolio margin accounts will get close to correct margin.

Robert, funny Lightspeed asks, one have not tried, and wondered about. You could have huge competitive advantage if Lightspeed did calculate correct margin. Been telling other brokers same thing. Simple backspread diagonal 2 leg. As in buy 10 29Puts Feb 15th, sell 4 30Puts Jan 15, with stock...

My biggest frustration is that I find option backspreads that have only $100 risk, positive theta maybe $300 possible upside AND place them. Then get hit with $800 of margin loss. Have IB, Fidelity and Optionshouse accts. Sometimes they get it right, but 80% of time charge me many many times...

Thank you folks. Yes saw dispersion articles, and realized they were going the other way. Maybe its bad idea. Was thinking of selling just the highest IV 15, but then again it could be the reason no one writes about it, it it does not work.

I saw a reference to this, now can not find an article on the subject. The concept is simple, the DIA options have lower IV than components and are of course highly correlated. So buy DIA calls and sell equal dollar value of stock in BA, etc Calls. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts on it?

Thanks had not seen that article about OAT. Also Nym, I would not want the physical, want leveraged trade. The futures do not go out all that far, think March. Would prefer a year out, so will have to roll. My bet is Frecnh debt will sour.

OAT is a tradeable Futures on French Bonds, I may do the trade. Thanks

Thanks, excellent

Whereas there are German ETFs on long bonds, cannot find anything on French ones. My take is they will go the way of Greece in 1-3 years. OAT seems to be futures on F bonds but can not see the length of the bonds. Any help appreciated. Darp

Or anyway to tarde? There is just one french ETF which is for stocks. I want to bet aganist french 10 year bonds because their gov seems to be going the way of Greece. Any ideas? I see OAT in IB which apppears to be futures, but do not know time on bonds. For German bonds plenty of ETFs...

Hi Atticus, Thanks for the warning. I have not yet read the news, nor found out yet why RMBS dropped so much. Was going to do that before entering a position. Know some about RMBS in past but have not had a position in it for over a year. Cheers

Hi Free, I sorta started this by suggesting LNG for selling puts then converting to owning stock and selling calls aganist it. I liked the fact at 6 not far from zero. It has done nothing but make money for me since, the stock is 11 or so (too hi IMHO I am dropping size 50% by letting half my...

Posted here about a month ago as Hoadley only takes 5 legs and I do 8 sometimes. Got some suggestions, Options Oracle and TOS. OO seems down last 2 days will not load any chains for me. But liked it. TOS just got acct for testing 2 days ago. Its a very heavy learning curve, and I am a...

By and large like it, many great features one concern and its a big one. Its the profit chart, if it something simple like a covered call the profit chart makes sense. But with 7 legs on a calendar spread often it is not, it starts off with a $300 profit or loss day one (just examples). I...

Another thought on this. Beyond making a living, there is another aspect. Can you do with options something you want to do with stock, better? JMHO yes, most of the time. Example a few months ago decided that INTC has a bright future. Did not want to tie up a lot of capital and during...

Hi John. Am surprised RMBS has that high of IV (110%), the HV is in 40s. Yes combined with some research RMBS does look like a candidate for same strategy, does the IV really stay that big or is it earnings soon or some pending news? On LNG it is 103% IV and 97% HV. My thought on it is...

Thanks Falcon, will check out the forum.

Falcon, Have used OptionsOracle some more. Indeed its amazing its free, its has gads of features. Its very professional software, I was wondering if you were part of the group that created it, but see you are not. Whoever did it, thanks. Only have encountered one problem which I will...

Falcon. The Option Oracle looks good, have put in 10 positions. Thanks

Falcon, Thanks, looking at it. Do you prefer standalone or web? aslso see there is options oracle there, which do you like most?