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If it is all ending this year or next year why are you wasting time on a trading forum? Get a bunch of credit cards and go to town. The joke is on them.

I have a real account so not sure if demo is different but I will tell you TOS is kind of flaky with data over the weekends. Also, the farther back you go the more incomplete the data is. I will tell you that I have found the backtrader and on demand lacking when it comes to accurate...

This is one of the most important things about calendars. I hear so often that when vol is low you buy calendars but the truth is you need to know the skew between months. Vol could be sky high and the calendar could still be a good bet. Just make sure you know the underlying reason if...

This trade is called a wrangle I believe. There was a thread on here by Maverick that discussed this trade and some ideas on the setup. I don't believe he adjusted it however.

Maybe don johnson's winnings have more to do with luck than probabilities/edge. In a pool of millions of participants you are bound to have someone who defies the odds and wins. The mistake is to assume it is repeatable by others.

Create a website and post what you see coming and then you can sell a newsletter for years to come pointing to how you have cracked the secret market code. Buy puts and sell a bunch of calls to finance

Probably more important than knowing the greeks is understanding how they will react when price/volatility changes. That plus the fact that what you are seeing in your software is a guesstimate of the greeks you actually have.

I wouldn't call entering $100 trades eating like an elephant. You may want to start an advisory service, but thinking what you have here is a viable option method for a portfolio is ridiculous. Using your analogy I would say that you ate like a mouse, and your mouse ended up getting diarrhea...

I wouldn't touch a live account until you have some experience paper trading. As for opportunities, you have to figure out what your assumptions are and then make a trade based on that. (ex. volatility high or low, expect stock to move or slow down, earnings play, etc.) I think the easiest...

:) I have to say, you are one of the best contrarian indicators I have come across. Thanks!:)

If you are looking for software that models out positions and gives you the ability to simulate trades (although not 100% realistic) than Thinkorswim is the way to go. I think you can open an account and papertrade without having to put money in (or at least you used to be able to).

If you would like we can publish comments at the very beginning of your trade. After posting that P&L, if you don't understand why you are a target for ridicule then maybe the internet isn't for you.

I think he was showing what he would do with his massive winnings if it did go up 1.5%

Quick, take the rest of the allowance you get from grandma and buy more calls at .01. Then if they go up you can come on here brag about doubling your money and get all the likes you want.

But how much are you willing to risk to pull out that $.25? What if it is .50 against you? I do know some intraday traders who make returns that I wouldn't think possible, however they constantly pull money out and leave the account at a minimum level. Reason being is that they know they can...

There is a difference between trading a small amount of capital and trading millions/billions. Could your guy that trades 3 contracts do the same with 300 or 3000? I find that as I go, preserving capital becomes more important and I am willing to risk less and in turn make less.

By calling them all different names they can see if any show a positive return and then launch the advisory service. bigdawgbutterfly.com Turn the options market into your own ATM machine!

I am going to say that Ringo is actually close to a double top and the next dog will be shorter. Stop at half a dog head above Roma, target below Rio's chin.

Post of the day!

I must have missed the first thread, but what are you hoping to accomplish with this trade that you can't get just shorting an atm straddle? You are neg. a lot of vega what is your plan if we drop and vol pops?