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"Why is the market rallying? " I can answer that, but it is very valuable info. I can't part with it for less than $99.99/month.:p

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Thank you.

It said that it would be available to all customers, but...when?

Yes, not very good responses. Hmmm. It's pretty obvious that Americans overconsume. I just got back from a road trip and there's still plenty of RVs towing Jeeps on the road. Still plenty of giant trucks and SUVs. Hello, are any Americans paying attention to reality? Unfortunately...

BSC March 5P for .45 with BSC @ 5.40 IV =300-400 With BSC @ 6.90 puts are the same price .40x.45 IV=600+ I'm amazed, anyways.

Revised Q. What are the risks of shorting BSC at 6.20 no wait 6.30

No, I never felt that way. And I had a good day shorting after the market reopened after the 9/11 close. It's what I do. Who should feel guilty? Corp. execs who manipulate news and financials for their own gain - and then run their Co. into the ground. These guys are criminals. I...

I've been an IB customer for many years now. The question really shouldn't be, "does IB suck?" It should be, "who doesn't suck worse?"

Since YM moved to Globex it seems much faster - and no doubt, more noise. Part market, but partly exchange IMO. At Ecbot order execution was easier. Now I can't seem to catch it. As soon as I enter it moves away. Are market orders or sometning like Ninjatrader a good way to solve this...

Yes, IB offers them. Get your quotes from TWS.

It is what it is. Assuming an IV of 39.5%, the i rate factored in is less than 3%. BTW, dividends must also be factored in. Also, OP glad to hear that you are still ahead this year. And thanks for posting the trade. There's probably all kinds of lessons here.

It's a simple collar. I was using the '09s to better illustrate the point. The term is more like 10.5 months. The yield above 480 is closer to 5%. Interest rates are low and this is a low risk position so 5% is a reasonable return here. There's nothing mysterious about this. Collars are...

Yeah, it looks pretty shaky here. On then off again.

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I am not disputing this. I am attempting to illustrate a position that fits RFT's description. Please keep in mind that there is a difference between risk free and risk free of loss. There is also a difference between theory and reality. Reality involves comms, slippage, trading experience...

Collars can be constructed to achieve this. I suppose that you can use equivalents with a mix of interest earning positions to achieve it. I include some as short term "investments" as opposed to trades where I take on much more risk. There's always risk/reward trade - offs. It's easy to...

Zimbabwe, baby. 1000 oil = nominal earnings skyrocket. Market up.:D

I'd say that it's more akin to a straddle because the max loss at expiry is a single point (the strike of the put); whereas the strangle's max loss is over a range. It is really equivalent to a 1 ITM call, 2 OTM put combo at the the strike so how about "synthetic combo." :) The various...

You addressed your reply to Option-C-o-A-c-h. :eek: