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What atticus prposed was selling an additional call for a ratio write. This is equivalent to a short strangle.

That's faulty logic. I think that we can all agree with what I think? Israel should not be located in it's historic territory, somewhere else - maybe Portugal? Israel is where it is because the Jews fought for the territory after the British left. They established their country where...

Shhh...it's still a secret. They painted Japanese markings on the planes and hired Japanese pilots to fly them - in order to fool everyone.

Good Call.

I really doubted it when I saw the first chart. But after seeing the second chart - I'm convinced.:eek:

(This response is in English) McMillan quotes a trader who said that the only good option to buy is an expensive one. Of course this is overly simplified - LM points out that if one did this indiscriminantly, then one would be broke soon. The trader still had to filter for the right...

OK, I am not familiar with Thinkorswim - just options. It should be easy enough to extrapolate results to a desired debit spread. It ain't that mind - boggling.

Generally, it is exremely likely that IV will drop after EA. Earnings announcements potentially move stocks - hence a higher IV before the announcement.

Thanks Realist, I've been following this thread. I hope that you are right. I'm looking to make a modest LT investment in Gold. About 10 oz. I've been considering Maple Leafs. About what premium over spot should one expect to pay? I've made several inquiries and have received a wide...

Stoney, You want love. I love your thread. Mainly for the enthusiastic nature of your trading. Well done (I think). I won't follow your picks. I've got my own to handle. Love your handle, though. Thanks for the good vibes, man. n.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY:) Quote from Candara: Only kids and very stiupid people are happy.... DOH!

That's a misleading and debatable statistic. ITM options are often exercised before expiry. The majority that are left are OTM options that expire worthless. There's no inherent edge to selling options - over buying options.

Wha--?? How?? :confused: :confused:

I wish that I had a nickel for every time I've said that. I know it's painful. It's part of trading, though and learning. Had you held the position and RIMM tanked, your losses could have been worse. Hindsight is 20/20. There's the old saying, "you can be right and still lose money."...

With that kind of logic, the guy is just monkeying around.

The only call holders not exercising would be sucker retail holders. Anyone with any knowledge of ITM calls and divs. will exercise depending on, of course, how far ITM the calls are. Furthermore, generally, ITM options tend to end up in the hands of MMs as traders get rid of them. You...

IB's order routing logic page cites ISE as the default exchange for options listed on all exchanges - the ones I trade 99% of the time. And yet, the order is almost always routed to CBOE. It gets frustrating when you are not getting filled, see trades at your price, and you know that the...

er - before I get jumped - Equity futures options have no interest rate / div. component - it's in the future.

Disagree. The interest rate / dividend components of option pricing are clear. Synthetic option equivalents to the underlying are also equivalent (not equal) to futures of the underlying.

If you don't mind saying, which broker are you going to?