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I guess if you are the best country in the world, then deficits may not matter much ? The ultimate thing is to have the most advanced technology in the world - and also other technology which every one wants to buy. If you want to create things that no other country creates - that gives value...

If you read the question correctly,you will find this question is not the same as previous ones that I asked or were answered.

Hi guys, Is it possible to close a credit spread before the last day of the contract in profit, because both legs move making the spread to not change much ?

What is the preset element ? How is it that the price agreed to is consistently formulaic - like the IV increase increases option prices. A stock price may be simpler to valuate - plus it is issued by the organization. where as the option are purely generated in the market.

Hi guys, I have a couple of questions about options: 1. Is the options volume made of volume created by traders ? i.e. shares have to be given by an organization. But options are made in the market ? is that correct ? 2. If the above is true, how do market factors such as IV, delta, theta etc...

I am getting this when I click Close on a bull put credit spread. Why is it a sell instead of a buy, I do not understand.

Is this something I can get with existing IB account or would I need to raise a new Lightspeed account ? I presume it is new account required ?

Hi, How to close a vertical credit spread ? When I do it on IB TWS - I right click on the position and click 100% then it puts that spread in the order book as a Sell. Should it be sell or a buy to close a vertical spread ?

I am trying to check a strategy hence the question. Is SL essential when I have a put (not from anyone requiring me to have it, but as such) ?

I mean just as a general trading strategy rather than a requirement by the platform or dealer. For example if I buy 1 ES contract and have a put to hedge the same, do I still need to have an SL order ? (Because typically traders are advised to have a SL as a standard practice when trading)

why is it down -830 or so when the avg price (purchase price) is 2569 and last traded is 2655 ?

Do we need to have an SL order for an Emini Fut contract for which I have a Put purchased ?

What I mean is will it be considered the same by the broker ? In terms of providing similar margin for the short call as they would do in a combo ? Or will it be risk and profit profile of individual short call and margin that they provide ?

Hi guys, "Yes: liquidity will drop much quicker ITM than OTM as you move away from MKT. " Do you mean the other way i.e. liquidity will drop quicker OTM than ITM ? If I build a strategy manually - i.e. do not submit it as a combination order, is that ok ? Will it still be considered a...

Thank you. Appreciate your explanation about the trade and whether it is a good trade and the other details you provided.

Thank you Robert. Please assume same month and other items - the only change is the number of contracts traded. Also, I am just looking to understand the prices etc. at first rather than deciding if its a good trade as of now. Just looking at various combinations to get better understanding of...

Hmm not sure why the spread has changed. I don't think the market shifted. It was just a second or so because I just changed the number under RT (in the second trade, the first pic) from 1 to 2 and clicked the profile button again). And the first pic under the second trade shows the same bid /...

Hi Robert, Still beginner in the option strategies and trying to learn on paper trading account as of now. uep, Math I thought was simple till I saw this and got confused a bit of my understanding. Agreed with your suggestion about assumption of max profit. Please let me know if the below...

Hi guys, Why does the profile change when I increase from 1 contract vertical spread to 2 contracts of vertical spread (why did max profit more than triple ? though the trade size only doubled): 1. 1 Short and 1 Long Call: Trade Profile: 2. 2 Calls short and 2 Calls long: trade...

Hi guys, I have some questions about the liquidity of the options trades and the impact of this on the Risk on the trade. 1. What is the risk of issue with liquidity on a vertical spread that has been opened ? Is there any issue if the short cannot be closed due to liquidity if it goes ITM ...