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Hi to see how the underlying is behaving i use to open the underlying chart. An then, yes, I use a dart or a coin to make my trade. But seriously , how you use the chart, Are you doing technical analysis of the option chart ? I don't know what extra information can you get by following these...

I agree with tommcginnis. Please can you explain how are you using the individual option chart . I am also an option trader and I am not using this chart at all. New ideas arw good.

Yes, thank you @Traderjohnsblog . I am a beginner and have a lot to learn. And some participants here are very helpful. I have margin calls when my itm puts are assigned but that doesn't increase my risk. It is not a money management issue, in my opinion. @ironchef If my post sounded a little...

The pattern day trader restriction is a problem but will end in a few days. I didn't know that finra rule but now I do and won't happen again. @lawrence-lugar @Traderjohnsblog Well you are supposing so much. I didn't say nothing about my strategies or my options understanding. fundamental...

Hi After 8 months of my first trade I can say that this game is not easy. hahaha. But I like it, sure as most of you. During this months I had experimented a lot of trading issues , fat fingers, beginer mistakes, autoliquidations, and so on. This week I had a couple more problems. My account...

If you could not use the cash it will make no sense to sell a box , and that is why I have never sold a Spx box. Now that I realized that it is possible to use it I think it is a very interesting way to finance other positions . But I don't understand Why IB, or other brokers, allows that...

Yes now I realize it has to be some margin since I buy the stock on margin. So at least the amount that I pay becomes margin. I use to do credit strategies where the margin is the maxim risk. An upward change in the interest rate will traduce in an oportunity cost, but I don't se how can...

When you sell a box you receive the difference between the strikes less the interest. But my question is, can you use that cash you receive to trade other positions ? I thought that the cash was converted in collateral and wasn't able to be used to open new positions.

Hi A conversion, long stock and short synthetic stock, it is a debit strategy. I am confused about a coupple of things, margin requirement and the impact that the strategy has in the Equity with loan. E.g. A conversion in Xle for which I pay 72.00 _ My Equity with loan increases , what is the...

Hi Two questions about brokers and settlement. I only have experience with one broker so I don't know if is the same with other. Imagine I have a bull call that now is deep itm and today is the expiration day. E.g. call 10 and short call 15 with the underlying at 25. I know my short call...

Yes, is an itm call. I mean, How is it posible to get the stock immediately in my account. The other part doesn't know he has been early assigned. This is made by the clearing house at 2.00 am east time. Or at least I thought it was that way. But IB has told e that is posible to configure the...

Yes @tommcginnis it is a question for the broker. But usually I get better and quicker answers here. I am pening a chat with the broker. @beerntrading I didn't explain myself correctly. My short positions hasn't been assigned now, but in the past. I wanted to say that I know how it works when...

If I decide to exercise a call, How it works? My short positions have been early assigned and I know how it works, but no if I want to exercice. I have found this information but I don't know if is correct. _There is no charge for exercising an option, which can be done at any time simply by...

Well, your response might seem a little aggressive and out of place, but actually it makes sense. You are saying that they have thouhgt of everything and there is no possibility of scoring an easy goal. The market is efficient. I don't know. Maybe other answer might be more enlightening and...

With american style options. Calls and puts itm with delta 1.00 The dividend increase put premium. But what happen with call premium ? Well, if a call is priced under the intrinsic value of the spot it would be easy to buy the call and exercise it the same day. So the calls can not be priced by...

Yes it is interesting all the discussion for a covered call. It is as conservative as buying the stock, so not very conservative, in my opinion. Covered calls are for stocks that you think are in a lateral movement .If you think the stock is in an uptrend it is better to buy the stock...

Hi Thank you very much for your response. I need to think about it. I will assist the vid you recommended I am surprised of that kind of calendars with so short expiration . I've never thought about that. Do you use some screener or software to find low volatility? Have you tried to implement...

Hi I've been out for some days and now I have a lot of work reading all the posts. I have never made calendars. How is the way to do it properly? buy the back month and sell the front, I suppose. But how far the back month do you choose? and the front one, are you using weeklies ? And when do...

Maybe not in this exact moment but yes in the past few days.

Hi The /ES has been in contango from a few days ago. And I think that is very unusual. Futures fair price is spot - dividends + interest which may be the causes ? Do you think there are some strategy with options that could take advantage of that? Thank you.