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very interesting article on settlement of RUT options, and I need to find how all the others settle also. http://www.optionetics.com/market/articles/2008/02/25/understanding-how-rut-options-are-settled Scary to think that at the end of thursday you are safe, then the settlement price jumps...

Falconview, Great news! Now you can use the downloadable TOS version. Or will you use another one for the real money trading? Michael

Elitethinker, thanks, love to hear an outline of your monthly spy strategies if you dont mind. (or send me a private message) thanks Michael

Elitethnk, Thanks, so are the single options your usual style of trading? what other type of options do you trade? Are they usually short term like these ones? How much time during the day do you spend at this? Care to share roughly the percentage returns you are consistently able to achieve...

Keep that up and you will have your 200% Say you had 100,000 what amount would you have put in that trade?

Falconview, no I would not stop once I made 15%, as my goal is 36%. However, at the end of the year if I ended up with 15% I would consider that a success. Michael

Falconview, I would be happy with anything positive, and if I was able to get 15% consistently that would be better than the other investments I have. My goal is for 3% per month on an annual basis, so non compunded 36%. I would be over the moon if I could achienve that consistently! Michael

TJ my closest puts are 7.5% OTM, if it was real cash, I would be out. But for paper I want the learning experience.

Yet the VIX is at the lowest since I have been looking at options. What does that mean, if anything?

TJ, if there is one of these movements, what percentage drop are we likely to see? Just put in the order to sell some of the closer to the money put spreads (7% away), on second thought, should cancel those because I normally would not have had you tell me that. Should watch to see if I can...

Are you thinking this week? before expiration? Ihope we do get some rapid movements, want to see how they work as that is what scares me overall.

TJ, they say a continued but weakened up trend for the next 1 to 2 weeks, then a correction. Still suggesting to try getting Oct bull puts, but dont have the Nov suggestions yet. Thanks for the bull put warning, will look very carefully before any Nov positions

Falconview, I hope you allow me to be blunt in my opinion, but take it for what it is worth from someone with very little knowledge on options at all. first, good to have high goals, but 60-200%, I think you are nuts if you think you will do that consistently. second, you kind of worried...

Falconview, there it is. What percentage per year is your goal? Michael

I will read it on the blog, thanks I asked a question on the blog also

TJ, could you please explain the how the type of settlement could affect the strategy I am using? Many thanks Michael

Falconview, it is my understanding that the assigment varies depending on whether the option is traded European sytle or American. American can be excercised at any time, european are only excercised on the friday before expiration. So you need to know which way the option is traded. for...

Elitethink, care to share some your option trading experiences? I know falconview and I would love to hear what others are up to. Thanks Michael

that was donnap who spotted it first.

TJ thanks will read it later Falconview, I never looked at the numbers just the ones you gave. Can you check that they are all recorded in the right spot? Thanks Michael