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Get back to us when you have at least $20k.

I suggest that you read Tharp's book Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, edition 2. Hokey title, but I consider it required reading. For example, the least important part of a trader's trading plan is the entry strategy. But most traders spend most of their time developing and fine tuning...

The call calendar costs more, which results with the put calendar having a better R/R ratio. Am I missing anything here?

>close thread. Leave it alone. It is like gathering around the water cooler.

You chart an option by using its OPR symbol.

Newbie mistake. Opened a calendar spread on MA. Did not realize how wide the spread was, and saw a paper loss of 50 cents on the very first day and got out. It was a still a very sound position. Newbie panic over paper losses.

End of Year: 1.Pretty much given up on IC and credit spreads. I just don't get it. 2. Learned about TOS, calendars and DD, an acquaintence of vega and volty. 3. Gradually decreasing my trading losses. 4. Learned a painful lesson in following "expert" on specific trades -- attended...

>I have been reading on these diagonals. It would benefit all the newbies like me(and a refresher to experts) if the experts can summarize this strategy. Check out Dan Sheridan's webinars http://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/webcast/archive.aspx

>4% per month What is the target for a specific trade, taking losses into account? e.g. do you close a trade at a 10% profit target

Please help a newbie. I'm learning calendars, and just recently started on multi-month. When there is a single month calendar, I know how to handle it, but please give me some ideas on how to handle multiple months. If the position is going bad, do you close out the entire position, flip...

1. Open a account with thinkorswim for 5k or less. Learn how to use their software. Ask for the Random Walk Trading commission ($1.50 with no ticket charge). 2. Each month do three or four one lot calendar spreads -- equities and index. To learn about calendars, see Dan Sheridan's webinars...

Zero interest is not zero interest. You get hit with a 3% transfer fee with each transfer. You can run but you can't hide.

Here is another one. Again, there may be some overlap.

Here are a couple of Word files which I have copied some interesting stuff from this thread. May be some overlap. Have other files on another computer, so I will upload later if I have a chance.

"What is the catch? Deposits in most countries are protected by a form of deposit insurance. Deposits in international private banks are not. It is therefore important to choose an international private financial institution that is strong. Millennium Bank is strong. " Instead of FDIC, they...

>bearish Let me correct myself == I meant to say that I now view the market as rangebound to moderatly bearish.

S SP Nov 1240 put B SP Dec 1220 put filled at 350. Daily SP stayed below CCI zero line for second day, looking bearish.

>Looks like you prob should've taken your gains from the dip. Right now I am in learning mode. I am focusing on what to do when things go wrong, using small positions, rather than taking profits. And the market has been very accomodating in teaching me that lesson.

>I was looking to reduce some -delta. I was heavy +deltas going into the employment report, so I liquidated my 140 calendar. Can anyone give me some ideas on a double calendar vs double diag? Margin and premium are obvious, but any other ideas? I've been looking at the euro, and I...

Buying an OTM call diag is safer, but possible decrease in volty as market moves up. I have a SPY Nov/Dec 137 put calendar on for the past couple of weeks.