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I know a little something about options, so I'll make some comments here: a) Often an IV> 300 means a stock has already got pounded - often it is a sign of a possible bankruptcy, but I have seen where stocks avoid going under and remain in business and not sure shorting would be a great idea...

Mike, Thanks for posting that and I agree 100%. Neke, I read your last post as well and here is the thing - if this "feature" were available, would you have been using it during some of your biggest risk taking? Let's say you had - you limited your risk and the broker forced you to wait...

peil.. On that topic, there is one thing I wonder about with discount car insurance companies - sure they can be cheap, but what happens if a real problem comes up? About 15 years ago I was with Allstate, which I think was just because someone told me to try them. Well, I got involved in...

ok, good thoughts - I guess one of the things is just how constant the advertising is. I mean, I can see their TV ads 5-10 times in a day if I watch sports or whatever. That must cost them a small fortune. If they were on say 1/3 as much, everyone would still know the name, the GEIKO...

Hi all, I was just wondering if others felt the same way I do and I wanted to share some thoughts. I often wonder if corporations that are well known brands, and/or don't sell directly to the public, etc. really need to advertise as much as they do. As we all know, we are just flooded...

Sounds like a bad economy :) You know, where here on ET, everyone was saying how impossible it is to even get a basic job after sending out 1000s of resumes (where did he go anyways)? But I digress. I certainly understand your situation as I have seen people in similar but somewhat lesser...

Yeah. It does make me wonder though if someone knows something or is planning something. I mean, could this person have some shares and sell them in small amounts but like at a panic level (i.e. market sells) to try trash the price, while then making $$$ on the options trade. Or, does...

Geez, I would hope options sellers would realize that :). Maybe the guy in this example got caught in a big move and hoped for a reversal that didn't come. JJacksET4

I agree with KarateChop, but I'm not sure of the exact sequence. It does make sense if you look backwards - if you have 1 flip left, you need at least $100 - 2 flips left, you need $50, 3 flips, you need $25 minimum to catch up. If the flips that are left at that point don't come through...

The liberals at Harvard WILL do that if they decide they want to lol. Agree with the comments about Obama's stuff being BS.

OK. No problem. I agree, but remember in his post he was implying that he would get a COL increase that would match inflation, or at least that was what I read into it. Of course, that might not happen, and would be impossible to "guarantee" to any employee or anything. My response was...

Did you read my post? Where did I say Massive inflation is always good? Where did I talk about oil? Where is this "intrinsic value" of real estate? I was talking about ones ability to pay the mortgage. I stated that high inflation can be very bad for some people. It is however very true...

SomeYoungGuy, I agree with you 100% and have been saying basically the same thing on other threads - inflation is not always bad and CAN in fact be VERY VERY good in certain cases. Of course, large inflation would be very bad for someone who: 1. Works at a job where only minimal raises...

It shows his complete and total arrogance that he would even accept it - he could have made everyone happy if he said something like, "Thanks - I really appreciate being though of, but I haven't done enough yet. Please find someone who has worked for years for peace and where it is documented...

99% of people are now driving electric cars, that's why. :) NOT! I agree that the economy is somewhat better, the dollar is somewhat stronger, and some speculators have moved out of oil. If the economy got strong for a while, oil would probably head back up IMO. JJacksET4

IMO: We are nowhere near hyperinflation, not even much inflation. This is just wrong thinking IMO. We have Subway bragging about $5 footlongs, McDonalds bragging about $1 burgers, KFC for Gods sake advertising pricing! Fairly cheap rents because of real estate, reasonable car deals...

erol, Yeah. Remember, you are talking about a Butterfly spread with 3 wings I assume. So 3 bid/ask spreads changing at times (and one being for 2 options) will certainly have a reasonable effect on the overall position value at any given time. And options that have wider spreads...

Well from a quick glace at the options chain, I can tell you that it appears to have huge bid/ask spreads - so most likely your positions "value" is changing just based on bids and asks that might change even with little or no change in the share price. You didn't state your exact position...

From a quick thought, I think you need to reduce your risk by position sizing more then trying to do the other things to make sure each trade seems safer (they may not work anyways). Also, I was wondering a few things about your post - why would you be in "deep shit" if you lost 27% after 11...

tenebre, If you use OptionsXpress, they have what they call "Contingent Orders". I don't know if they have it or not in the Virtual Trading however, as they don't always have all the real features in there. All you have to do is place a market (or limit) sell order on the Options, but...