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us cap and tax laws and world climate/un wealth transfer tax will at least triple cost of all energy. smart money getting in now. why do you think xom bought out xto. imo

For credit spreads one exit rule I found is as follows: If the UL starts to move against the position in a strong way, counter to the original T/A, then consider a loss exit if the spread price becomes greater than 2X of the original price, (credit received). Thus trying to avoid a total...

Trade idea SPY Date: 12/21/09 Price: 111.33 Almanac: End of Yr. favorable Strategy: Bull Put Spread T/A Support: 109 Time forTrade: 4 wks BTO: JAN 104 PUT @ .47/.49 STO: JAN 106 PUT @ .67/.70 Net Credit: .18 At Risk: 1.92 (2.00-.18) Margin Gain: 9% Probability: % OTM: 4.5%

.....good thread, deserves a bump....

As some guys on other threads have said, and I put together, I am a simple, cheap guy. I dont want to do anything complicated or expensive. I trade SPY because I have a better understanding of it than the futures options and their euro-type option expiry. Just my quirk. Commisions are a...

akivak, I appreciate the info you have provided. I have also used some of these sites and found them valuable. Also a lot of them have free info that they share, or you can subscribe for short or trial periods. I am now mainly doing BPS on SPY. Still concerned about down-side risk, have been...

Debit spreads can sometimes present a confusing situation where the UL moves the way you want it to go, but the spread movement lags, and again you have another reason to curse the greeks.

......bump.....swag method of market prediction.....:) .....:D .....:confused: ....

Quote from TheoHornsby: Your numbers are a pipe dream. Selling low premium iron condors will never achieve those numbers. If u want to anyone to beleeve otherwise, start a chain in the JOURNALS forum and demonstrate it with real time trades or at least EOD...

AA @$14.43, trade idea 12/11/09 outlook, bull to neutral time frame, about 6mo or longer strat, DITM longer term (LT) call, build a position, collect premium, reinvest in the trade t/a, (later) problemos? how will div and e/r affect the trade? e/r 11, jan protection, (later)...

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My thread for trading ideas. Trades are mainly options on momentum stocks and ETFs. Trades are either BULL, BEAR, or NEUTRAL and short term, usually not longer than 6 months. stocks watch list: AMZN, AAPL, GOOG, GS ETF WATCH LIST: SPY, DIA, QQQQ, IWM PGJ, GLD, GDX, SLV UUP...

found this on "some guy's blog":) trading-index-options-vs-etf-options http://blog.mdwoptions.com/options_for_rookies/2009/04/trading-index-options-vs-etf-options.html

What kind of spreads and what underlys? I am mainly doing BPS on SPY.

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Mark, what are the reasons you say not to trade spy or iwm? (I have your book) I have been doing BPS on spy. Thanks

Link for Sheridan pdf http://files.sheridanmentoring.com/download/documents/articles/JS_CALENDAR.pdf

Jones, Thanks for the link, I also found this which looks like an old jones thread. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/printthread.php?threadid=131673 Also this looks pretty good for some rule outlines, http://www.traderczarek.com/home/calendar-alchemy (no connection)

acen, I wanted to scope out your position so I could try to understand it. Please check for accuracy. (Only wanted to get close on the prices). As I understand it, this is a suggested strategy position and would need management based on option expiration and underly price movement...

seo, or spindr What about a AAPL (@$199.91) BPS BTO JAN 190P $530 STO JAN 195P $700 Cr./M $170/$330 (52%) 7 wks. or BTO JAN 185P $385 STO JAN 190P $520 Cr./M $135/$365 (37%) 7 wks. Am I doing this right? It looks interesting.