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That somebody "back long ago" was probably me. It was not so long ago it was in 2008. One month is the wrong timeframe to go into a straddle unless you are telling us that your straddle position is one that involves a stock which has an earnings announcement this month. Always remember straddles...

Call Ratio Spread is not a suitable strategy for options newbies. I agree with what everyone said above. It's not guaranteed that you'll stay delta neutral and if the market moves against your trade, how will you go back to being delta neutral?

I also constructed a little mock position just like MTE on TOS, and I calculated my own delta and MTE's delta on both positions and I think the edge of this trade is to be delta neutral? But as an options trader/hfm you can construct much simpler delta neutral trades?

Excuse me ForexForex, I am the one who posted the graph and I think MTE is right. But you can continue your argument if you like.

It does exist.

I got more info on this position and it seems that the earlier posters were right. This six legged creature, does not get filled in one day alone. The rest of the assumptions about the net debit and offsetting it was also right.

Ok, I agree with you as far as the commissions are concerned. The person who does this trade is trader at a hedge fund. He used to earn a lot from this position until early 2009. He still puts on this position but he said to my friend that this position does not bring him as much as it used to.

lol@eudaemon, okay I guess you right, maybe the guy who was telling about his position did not want to give away his cause for entering this trade and he told people he gets all 6 legs filled at the same time.

MTE, Another additional thing I know about this combo position is that the person who would do this position would do this with options that would expire in 90 days and before the expiration he would roll out the position to the next month. Do you see any logic in that. I mean from the...

MTE, thank you for your reply. What would be the logic behind taking such a position? To be delta neutral?

Hello everyone, Okay this was passed onto me by a fellow trader. He suggested that someone he knew constructed such combo position that had the following P/L graph. Does such a combo position exist? What is it called?

lol@bighog, good one. That's how one of the top hedge funds bankrupt. One trader continuously went ES long when the trend was clearly DOWN. :D

Hi Mark, I wanted to send you a personal message to ask you about the exact web address of those chat rooms but your message settings on ET prevent me from messaging you. Can you please let me know preferably by private messaging, the names of these chat rooms and where they are located? I...

Elite Trader Chat is not working. When will it be up and running again? I posted a personal thread offering people to chat in my room until ET chat gets fixed. It was not an advertisement of services or anything else. Traders in ET like to get together in a chat and talk about the market and...

I think the biggest problem is people like you littering this board. I am also searching for info on this material and really do not feel like reading your useless insults and garbage. How about a nice cup of stfu if you don't want to contribute?

I am not much of a technician myself. I have tried putting on zillions of trades according to technical analysis and it has not worked for me. Nowadays I look at other variables to determine my game plan. However if someone insists that TE is great and works for him, hey that's also great. Not...

LOL. Have you ever thought about installing a "douche bag filter" for the search function? That way we'll only get the threads where quality stuff is being discussed. I know there is a stereotype that women blabber a LOT but likewise some men on this board can also type pages of stuff which is...

Which strike(s) and which months? PS.According to my analysis, and my volatility skew for ATM and OTM (131 and upper strikes) show higher volatility towards the front months and a bias towards the upside.

I don't know what it is that attracts the psychos and the mentally crazy people online. Maybe the society around them does not accept them so they all log online?!? You have asked for help and then optioncoach politely answered your request. Then you became all aggressive and weird. Why? God...

LOL. I love your sarcasm. I almost fell off my chair when I read that. :D