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agev==vega (got it...) ~B

Take a look at ivolatility.com -- but unlike the free Spread Hacker of ToS, you will have to pay for their services. ~B

But, "02 How do you calculate commissions on spreads? For spread trades your commission will simply be the number of legs in the spread multiplied by $9.95. Each leg represents a trade." ~B

Wayne, Mav, at-el, There is was a chatter going on a yahoo group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Option_BWBs_and_Collars/ that suggested that Scott Kramer might even be JL Lord, the mysterious author of the highly priced book(s) on such subjects (see #1317—1326). I read along that...

Jeff, I completely agree with you. I have no delusions whatsoever regarding advisories, except as an occasional curiosity --please see my previous post here (#29). I merely wanted to suggest the poster an alternative which I think is much ‘cheaper’ and more appropriate as an educational...

Check out www.redoption.com --the advisory arm of ThinkOrSwim. It is an ala-carte, subscription base service at $20 per month per advisory. Good luck, ~B

Thanks for the overview. I do have an Access toy which I am playing with, using EOD data, but evidently my karma does not include being a programmer-- regardless of the challenges one might find in that learning curve. I am now at that stage of my life where other people pay me for my expertise...

try thinkorswim QUOTE]Quote from mktmkr: can anyone recommend a broker that provides a good risk mgt. software...like Microhedge...without the monthly fees...just starting out and would like a way to view a complete options matrix with all available strikes, bid/ ask and size, also very...

cool! Is this a home built Excel scanner? If "commercial", where can I get it from? (I have Hoadley's add in.) Many thanks, Bben

Mav, First, thank you for being here—and keeping us all honest. Do you know if the SEC will follow through on plans to allow (a total) risk-based margin on retail accounts. A WSJ article by Mohammaed Hadi, (from sep 23rd) mentioned these plans, but I haven't seen anything passed that...

Yip, Thank you for your response. I promise—I will not learn from you. :cool: However, if you plan for your ‘strategy’ to exploit some temporary market inefficiencies, please remember that there are literally thousands of professional traders, well equipped with power computing...

Yip, Why don't you share your 'strategy' out in the open? ~B

Eliot, Here is a link to a posting by Michael Catolico (in a similar Yahoo thread), which I think says it all, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/OptionClub/message/5362 Regards, ~B

Let them have it TS-- starting here first http://www.arbtrading.com/kelly.htm or here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion:) ~B

ToS, ToS, ToS.......... ~B

more to read here: http://www.thestreet.com/_tscs/comment/wrongtactics/12191.html

Would you like to look at the red of my portfolio instead?:) ~B

Here is an interesting reading http://www.billcara.com/archives/Role%20of%20spec%20in%20energy%20market%20Senate%20Report.pdf ~B

Tim My bad.:mad: The correct numbers are: 06/30/2006: BTO: DEC/SEP 61/58c and 53/56p @ $0.05 (debit) 08/11/2006: RLL: SEP/SEP5 58/57c and 56/57p @ 1.55 (credit) --sorry about it. Ben

I agree. So far, it is playing well. Here is what I got on XLE: 06/30/2006: BTO: DEC/SEP 61/68c and 63/56p @ $0.05 (debit) 08/11/2006: RLL: SEP/SEP5 58/57c and 56/57p @ 1.55 (credit) I am now considering rolling SEP5 to OCT—and of course there are a number of possibilities. For...