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another question: if you use r.iron fly for scalp,then you must scalp OTM shorts.....the gamma is very small,bid/ask is much bigger and hardly the scalp will battle even with commissions and bid/ask.....you need much bigger moves to do something,which with a straddle will make you much more...

negative empiricism again-i was told like that.....and i never question it..... and with a simple logic it gets you right there-you substitute 2 long options with a future-you get rid of theta exposure...but lose the gamma for that. but when they are hooked into a straddle its really the...

never thought about that:D

1.this is not a synthetic straddle 2.its 50% cheaper,because max loss is the primium of the options,your futures are 100% hedged-no need for margin r. if you do straddle ,you buy 100% more options:D 3.how can you say that theta is the same,when with the straddle you have twice more long...

the options,that you use for scalp are the actual hedges. you can not build scalping position with a butterfly,because you dont have open legs on which to scalp. your fly will get into high risk gamma play,instead of gamma scalp,because your scalps will be more short options,than long...

try SPX:D if i can scalp with options on every 6 to 8 ticks,so could you..... when you start long term scalping position ,the most important is the liquidity vs daily range fluctuation. the perfect liquidity is SPX,the best swings-oil futures...... even that the bid/ask spread...

well,still you have to start with a straddle and then the scalp might change it into RIB. actually you will use option for scapling,instead of the underline,which is a good solution,if you know how to do it. i dont think,that you will get to RIB,more like changing one of the legs into...

well,never said something about smartness or who has bigger balls,or who is more handsome:D but if we talk about "outsmarting" let me give you my point of view: a think that everybody,who is capable of working for himself from home and work whenever he wants is more succesfull than...

ha,ha,ha.....i was really wondering how many billions the hedge fund industry lost last year on betting that the future curve in the oil market MUST tighten before expiration :D a couple months ago you might have seen the same......when the goverment started to talk about commodity market...

yes,i am extremely concerned about the time decay of my long calendars:D but must face this terrible inevitability ,mustn't i?

well,thanks for the history lesson. actually,to be correct i am collecting put options by buying calendar OTM spreads,not buying just naked puts. and......these money were easy made-last year,when your history lesson had proven wrong:D i am just hoping that goldman will show to...

some people like to collect coins,other paintings.......i am starting to collect put options on the oil :D we'll see what kind of collection i will gather from now,to december and how valuable they might become till christmas....... even a christmas tree i might build with them :D...

i think,that this forum is missing such a thread:D now ,here is the latest: yesterday,in EU somehow all the media started to talk about "world" currency:) the last time,that was "heavilly" discussed was last summer,just before the dollar rose very sharply:D i dont know why...

am i?as i remember you were telling him,that he didnt make money on the covered calls because the IV fell...... :D are you sure that you have sold an option yet?

you are new,but i like your passion passion and your creative logic. you might learn faster,than an average trader...... to understand more about the dividend you must read more about the put/call parity...and how to produce cyntetics.....it not a big deal-easy stuff,and will open some...

thebubs,a lot of times,the put spread is cheaper.....today i was buying oil calendars-the put was 1,300$,the call 1,850$.....there's 50 cent contango between the futures,but still. you just have to check everytime which is cheaper and buy it. take to consideration also,that if they are...

are you asking about the covered calls,or only half of the position-only your short calls?

do you make a difference between call and covered call?

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