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You need catalyst.

My favorite options strategy is calendar spreads that short near term options and back month options. Long term trend is up and I intend to close the short options if underlying drops initially.

Thanks, I guess there is no warrant for puts.

Thanks, I am also looking for something like IB's scanner.

Psychology is like the concept of volatility in options trading, Volatility is a catch-all word for whatever a trader cannot control or explain. To reply post #48, you need read the Market Wizards book ( the 1st one is the best, read chapter about Bruve Kovner ) and book by Natenberg. Then...

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You can watch every moves of Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods and watch them from every angles. But how likely are you going to become another MJ or Tiger Woods ? Just because you tell someone your trading secrets, it does not mean other people will profit as much as you from it. Most...

For Options trading, you need read Sheldon Natenberg's book, use IB's options scanner and test your strategies in the Options Lab ( http://www.TheOptionsLab.com ) And starts small.

I notice that loss does not bother me as much as leaving too much money on the table. However I cannot explain why.

Will the same options strategies also apply to warrants ? Any ideas ? I notice that Options Lab only provides options quote for US options, is there anyway I can get quote for European options ?

And what about for European options ? Which options software can get me quote for futures options ?

I have been using the Options Lab for a while and quite like it, the feature it does not have is something like options scanner. Does the OptionsVue support that ?