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    Which strike has best bang for a buck?

    quote from 2/8 for AAPL
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    Which strike has best bang for a buck?

    You could quickly gain some knowledge and understanding (or validating some replies from this thread) by following what happened to your sample (AAPL) between 2/7 and today. After all, your assumptions for time and magnitude of the move were very accurate. Attached are fragments of options...
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    What if open interest is skewed one way?

    Since I first mentioned ATN puts 25 for February as a sample last Friday, the open interest increased from 2547 to 14,835 today with 6573 and 5173 traded on 2/5/ and 2/6. The point is that since I used ATN to show how options volume affects the underlying price movement (assuming the options...
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    What if open interest is skewed one way?

    ATN options and stock relationship is interesting today. Sort of showing that options activity can affect underlying movement (most of the time is the other way around) The same as last Friday (the volume on Friday increased open interest for Feb. 25 puts): Large volume of puts with very...
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    What if open interest is skewed one way?

    Trying to educate myself about the topic I searched “high open interest P/C ratio” (exact quote from your post) on google and this ET thread is second!!!!!!!!. http://www.google.com/search?q=high+open+interest+P%2FC+ratio. After some reading my view is: Opening large options position on...
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    Perpetual Options

    riskfreetrading I am ….. because: I provided useful link In my PS 1. I mentioned that you “trying to keep some older (from this month) discussions going.” so others should give you a break. 2. I ask for others and you from previous thread to stop behaving like kids in kindergarten...
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    Perpetual Options

    Topics like ‘perpetual option’ are great breaks from ‘risk-free-trading’ type of discussion for everyone. While ET has an abundance of quants and traders as contributors, you would probably find more at http://www.wilmott.com/index.cfm?NoCookies=Yes&forumid=1 (sample thread...
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    SRZ calendar

    Assumptions: - Call calendar, short term March-April. - Still profit in case of a large move. - Stock ready to move upward. - Stock is not a biotech, finance, tech., energy, etc…. - Make theta close to zero. Details: SUNRISE SENIOR LVNG (SRZ) Price: 26.30 Sell: Calls Mar. 2008...
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    Historical Stock Options Prices

    see attached.
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    Break from chs, peet and dna

    For those who want a break from chs, peet and dna: Dr. Risk is always on the lookout for the fast buck. A reader sent him a question, and Dr. Risk couldn't help finding the inevitable arbitrage opportunity in the numerical example? What is the arbitrage opportunity? Explain why you might...
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    Different thinking pays of

    This is interesting: [from http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=XLNX] [Press Release Source: Xilinx, Inc. Xilinx Revises September Quarter Sales Guidance Monday October 10, 8:50 am ET SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX - News) today updated September...
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    Different thinking pays of

    Thanks for keeping the thread alive and giving me and friends a topic for conversation over beer while there is not baseball today: Just a short summary of comments (what I remember before going to sleep): Dell-Boy: (re: sorry (markg ny )NO-GO John says you are full of shit). Funny post...
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    Different thinking pays of

    (ktm , SethArb few words for you at the end). For the rest: Some very interesting read (was for me but not written by me) I mentioned above (courtesy of kowal312, word by word, from other forum who mentioned one site (read below) but I double checked few dates he quoted and they claim, they...
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    Different thinking pays of

    My first post so something I found interesting and hope worth reading for others. While reading options activity watch I noticed last news about large volume of puts on rarely traded index jpn – amex japan for October strike $140 with bid/ask at close 0.55-0.90 volume 2500 open interest...
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