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RE: on page 1 -- ratiotrader's post. Nice picture. Ratio, you are saying man doesn't need God, man can be God or even man is better than God ?

I see. I am also curious you have 45 minutes to calculate support and resistance in the pit. Didn't you have automated software or at least a programmable calculator ?

the1, I am very interested in how you got to sit next to "an old guy who had been trading for 3 decades going about his business" when you were doing yours ? Were you his student, protege ? Were you professional traders at Goldman sitting in a big room trading FX ? Did you own a seat at...

It works if you know what low is ? If stock X is at 10.00 and has been trending $8,$9, now $10 based on good earning news that just came out. Is $10 the new low, the base on which you see it go to $12 or $13 ? Was $8 the low, but you are buying against the uncertainty of downside risk...

some exchanges use something close to the Black and Scholes model. Worth reading if you want to see. http://www.derivativesone.com/kb/black_scholes.aspx

Thinking about upgrading to either one. Pro's and Con's ? Who's better for daytrading stocks. I usually close positions intraday and trade channeling stocks. Don't hold position long term. Have been using Fidelity's Active Trader Pro which does a fair job but not beyond. I used it because its...

Thinking about upgrading to either one. Pro's and Con's ? Who's better for daytrading stocks. I usually close positions intraday and trade channeling stocks. Don't hold position long term. Have been using Fidelity's Active Trader Pro which does a fair job but not beyond. I used it because its...

One possible rescue plan is to sell another credit spread on the opposite side. For example, your credit call spread is losing money and approaching in-money$. Sell a put spread for same month same security. The idea the credit$ you get for the opposite spread will help pay for the loss on the...

try www.optionsxpress.com, or set up watch list with your broker's online web trading program, or get Tradestation, eSignal.

I dont know of any way to make credit spread works in the long run. You are tempted to sit out the shorts until it expires and in the mean time your losses are mounting. At the last moment your emotion got in the way and you take a steep loss to close. Anyone have a real solution to this ?

Not knowing your strategy in detail or which underlying you are targeting prevents a more definitive answer. However trades at or just after open are notorious for reversing trends and flip flop several times. For me in my earlier trading the open is almost always a losing deal even in the most...

To OP who said he originally not familiar with options trading and wanting interesting ideas. There have been many including my own submittance of end of expiration play. Then OP declares "there is no interesting ideas found". Does anyone feel used and then kicked in the face ?

To me the title makes no sense. VIX is up when people are fearful. It is reflected in the price of hedges ( S&P option prices are used in the calculation in this case). VIX is up when there's prevalent fear. VIX is also up when the market is mildly optimistic. VIX reached 30 today, generally...

makes a lot of sense.

I posted on another thread and think it might be interesting to add it here too. short near money calls/puts in the afternoon of expiration day. Sometimes within last 30 minutes. Gotta to watch and be ready to buy back - take loss immediately. The idea is your short opts expired worthless...

short near money calls/puts in the afternoon of expiration day. Sometimes within last 30 minutes. Gotta to watch and be ready to buy back - take loss immediately. The idea is your short opts expired worthless. One gotcha, if the company whose opt you are shorting has earning or big news next...