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In theory that sounds good .... but reality is different. Covered Calls and Cash Secured Puts are neutral to very-mildly-bullish positions. Very rarely will a stock trend sideways in a way to make those two positions worthwhile. The stock is more likely to move up leaving you in the dust, or...

So you are buying a stock into weakness? Should be buying into strength, sell into weakness. :)

Only $520? My guess you will be disappointed and probably only use it once. I wonder if the footage in the video was even made with that device? I was looking at a cheap telescope and the package had the disclaimer that the photos on the box were not taken with the telescope inside the box. :)

Re: Covered call vs cash secured put? Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Both positions are almost identical in terms of risk:reward and lameness. :)

Yes ...... The +10.98 for July17 is due to NFLX confirming the exact earnings date. The colored fonts are under the A. :)

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Nasdaq's NFLX earnings date was just an estimate. Today NFLX released the actual date, July 15, 2015. Now that the date has been confirmed the IV on the July17 options has increased. Is that a big IV drop on the July24 options, -0.71? If not then the July 15 confirmed earnings date wasn't...

Can that be downloaded in CSV format? That's why I created my CSV to PDF script. It takes raw CSV data and outputs directly to a formatted PDF file - ready for printing. It's very convenient and time saving if you perform the same tasks over and over on CSV files - such as broker transaction...

There is zero money to be made in buying an ITM debit spread, but there is the risk of losing the debit paid. :)

Jackson Pollack ...... I hate to be a wet blanket BUT buying an ITM debit spread will not give you a 20% annualized return as xandman stated. It will give you 0% - you are risking your entire debit for a 0% return. :)

Currently in the news - Walmart Fight :)

The market is irrational. :)

No ...... You will lose a few pennies when commissions and the bid/ask spread is factored in. An ITM debit spread has zero upside and a potential maximum loss of the debit you paid. :)

They have had them for a few years. I was hoping they would add them to Google Sheets then you could setup a good paper-trading spreadsheet. :)

Does anyone know why the Google Finance options chains are not working anymore? During the past few weeks they were not being updated correctly and now they are blank. I'm hoping that they add the option chains to Google Sheets, the way stocks are. Perhaps that is what they are working on. :)

The main question should be: Do you think the underlying will be about $100.00 in 1 year? Obviously you think that it will since you built the butterfly around that strike. So IV is a moot point. :)

Lets get back to FSU's post: IB has a deadline of 4:30 PM, some brokers 4:00PM (BMO InvestorLine) - I doubt any broker will allow a retail trader the luxury of making a decision to exercise options past 4:30PM. TWTR's range from 4:00PM to 4:30PM on Friday was $36.9835 to $37.04. FSU post is...

Do you have a link that specifies the time? Both OCC and CBOE appears to be lacking that info on the web. They mention the day, but no time. EDIT: A more specific question: What time do options expire? I can't find that info anywhere. :)

A classic thread on the perils of OTM options on expiry day: Margin Call on an IB IRA account (Need Suggestions) IMO ..... I think IB dropped the ball. How can a $800.00 account have $448,000 worth of GOOG stock assigned to it? :)

IB has it at 4:30 PM EST BMO InvestorLine at 4:00 PM EST TWTR's range from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM on Friday was $36.9835 to $37.04. Which broker allows the 5:30 PM cut-off time? :)