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I agree with botpro. Destriero should stop acting like a mod, he's just a small cog in the ET wheel like the rest of us. :)

$12.00 x 1000 = $12,000 $9.00 x 1000 = $9,000 $21,000 / 2,000 = $10.50 EDIT: Another useful formula is the percentage change between two numbers. I always have to Google that one if I haven't used it in awhile. :)

oldnemesis ........I suggest you collaborate or get tutoring from botpro His Continous hedging as a rachet device to lock-in profits thread has some ground breaking ideas when it comes to option trades. You will benefit greatly with his advice. :)

Risk/Reward - 10/1 :)

The 2-year chart shows lots of opportunity to be long and/or short - the only losers would be the buy-and-hold crowd. :)

Re: Registration of shares in IB's name Could the reason be that it makes it easier for IB to sell them to short sellers? One of IB's advantage is its inventory of shares to sell short. :)

Let me Google that for you Hint: Check out some of the results :)

No Free Lunches :)

2 years is still recent for an IPO. Do you consider the low stock price to be an indication of failure? :)

Isn't it business as usual for GoPro? They are still the number 1 POV camera. Just because the stock tanked after the IPO doesn't mean the business has failed. :)

In Todays News A novel way to deal with the homeless: 1-Way Bus Ticket Out Of Province/State :)

The initial debit is your "hedge". Don't enter a trade you lose sleep over. :)

You are not taking into account: The Risk/Reward ratio of short positions vs long positions. That the market is irrational and moves in an unpredictable manner. Credit Spreads have a terrible Risk/Reward ratio and 1 bad trade can easily wipe-out 10 good trades. :)

No ........... The homeless will vandalize that place to make it unlivable. Same reason why there is a lack of public washrooms. :)

A quote from an earlier thread. :)

No, they were the regular options ...... It was about 2-strikes ( $10.00) OTM with 1 day to expiration - hence the $0.80 price I paid. I sold at $0.10 on expiry day. GOOGL opened at about $735.00 on Friday and had a range of $10.00 throughout the day - but not in my direction. GOOGL ended up at...

The chart bounced of the lows/support a few times so I would be bullish :)

Good work botpro, it's obvious that you know what you are doing. Keep up the good work. :)

So when you Naked Short Sell options you are literally selling naked? :)

Yes ....... But in your formula you used the value of the OTM Put - $0.25. Is that figure the bid or ask? EDIT: I highlighted it in red when I quoted your post. :)