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no no, B is the converse of A.... that's what he's saying.

I'm so happy this was bumped. I stayed up late last night reading through. This just goes to show you always need to quantify your risk, and if something's too good to be true it probably is. I just don't trust other people with my money. I'd rather lose it myself :p

thanks for sharing, I'll check it out Monday when the link is active. For a second I thought this was a thread about Dr. Phil... :D

I like this answer. though the 'consensus' may be that short options are "better", I think the premium has to justify the risk taken, otherwise (I believe) your expected value will be in the negative.

wow that was timely, it took me a while to find out what you were talking about. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=argIdqzAPmgE

what about buying ITM options?

I must disagree... does it not depend on the premiums you're receiving?

in "options made easy", Guy Cohen advises you close all (long) options with <=1 month left, as theta decay accelerates rapidly with 1 month left. personally, for short term long options, I buy them ITM with ~ 3 months time left.

thanks for the info Mark I actually had no idea corporations had no say.

I apologize in advance if this has been discussed... but why are there no options on Berkshire class B ? price of the shares? Volume traded? Buffett/Munger said "no"?

i don't have anything productive to add.... but I thought i'd just say that I wouldn't touch vix options with a 10-ft pole. didn't someone on this forum mention they were right and they still lost money?

thank you all, is there any value in tracking down the old version? i know sometimes older versions have gems that are not included in subsequent versions.

hey, thanks for the link... is this an updated version of the book? or a different book with the same information?

Hey I hope this has to do with options, as I'm referring to an options book. My apologies if it belongs in another section of this website. I'm looking for: Options: Perception and Deception : Position Dissection, Risk Analysis, and Defensive Trading Strategies. I've searched and I...

oh sweet, thanks for the bump.

thanks... is there a book you would be able to recommend?

Does anyone use this with success? I`m speaking about retracements, and I suppose other techniques. Is it worth learning?

lol that is awesome thanks! I've heard brokers calling clients asking them to sell odd lot sizes, what is the reason for that?

I was wondering, what the smallest lot size can be for an order. For example, if the shares are $150+, can I buy as few as 3-5 shares? Or will brokers typically not fill these types of orders?

thank you all! time bomb butterfly??? wow... i love these names.