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If you want to buy vix jun call option (expiring in jun) should you uses the vix futures jun contract or the july contract? Some comment uses the july contract. The CFE webpage has a example that jun contract should be used. which 1?

dmo would you put up a simple example of profit loss calculation on buying the 30 strike at $2.2 call option. Says cash vix rally tomorrow from 29.62 to 31 and the call option is sell off in the market.

Than using cash vix price in options strike is really misleading. Below is a jpeg on vix from optionsexpress. The cash vix is 29.62 and the yellow strike are option "in the money" compared to cash vix.

Thought is possible to sell off a call option previously brought if the direction is wrong before expiration? Isn't only that exercise is not allow in the option month? Say the cash vix is at 29 and a out of money call 30 option is brought at the price of $3. Cash vix then rally to 31 and...

don't know why vix option should use futures vix cos the cash vix price determine whether the option is in at or out of money. If a out of money option is brought where the strike price is 32.5 and the cash vix rally to 35 while the futures vix rally to 32, the option is consider in the money...

backspread like moving average spread? When vix has no volatility the macd does not work

Traditional TA does not seems to works in analyzing vix compared to others like futures stock etc. Some comment that forecasting vix is easy than forecast futures and stock. What should be the tools that is suitable for vix? For buying and selling vix options, should the cash vix index be...

Do they offer binary options on vix?

This bring another questions when should the option be brought back that is how much stk price move against the position to consider buying back the option a worthwhile try to limit loses. Another thing option seems to be a losing games. If you sell options the position possible to wipe out...

Hi Mark, The option is possible to buy back to limit lose but in practice this is not that realistic. You would not know if when the stk price move against the option or turn around. If the option is brought back to limit lose and than the stk price turn around and move profitably and at...

For those who sell option, how do you guys deal with option that goes against you? Is buying back the option losing 15x the only way to deal with such situation? Stock option is america style so does a seller possible to hold on to option which move from out of money to in the money or once...

Does futures vix converge to cash vix level on option expiration and the cash vix level is used to calculate whether the option is in or out of money? But the historical data of vix futures front month is always out of line on the settlement day at option expiration so which 1 is used for in or...

The IB staff said that vix options is on the vix index. But some others said that vix option is on the vix futures. If the options is on futures which futures month correspond to the option? may option to may futures? And if vix options is on futures and when at expiration, does the futures...

Have some qns abt vix: Does vix trend? The cash index of index seems oscillating during the 2006 when S&P is moving up but the futures vix front month seems moving down slowly when S&P is moving up without much volatility. During this period the futures vix has minimum upside when the cash...

Any brokers offer binary options on stock and futures? Does IB offers them?

Does IB offers binary options on stocks and futures? Their option platform does not has binary options when loaded

hi us has vix for implied volatility of option. does other exchanges has similar measure? does us has the only exchange that provide measure for implied volatility of options? how abt uk, europe and other exchanges? what are the similar measure?

is manually close a position and reestablish position the only way to roll a futures position in a expiring month to the next contract? any broker that roll the position automatically?

Anyone wants to buy? just click on the ask price and buy. that's all.

The probability of ibm price at 60 (option strike) is not likely in two weeks. So this option likely to worthless. Those seller sold this option would make some small income.