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I'm sorry, but her story does not add-up...

Only if there was a legitimate way to hedge without losing the benefit of the roll yied :confused:

Does anyone regularly practice the capture of roll yield on futures/commodities? Perhaps this thread can be used to "brain storm" and expand upon strategies that effiectively capture roll yield with minimum risk to an adverse price movement. Any thoughts or ideas on capturing roll yield with...

It would be great if we had more discussions like this... tactical approaches and outlooks on specific spreads. Of course the 'widow maker" [march/april] is renown for heping to propel John Arnold into stardom, while sending Brian Hunter into the abyss...

good stuff...

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I'm looking for a screener that provides a list of spreads that meet a particular criteria that I would enter into the search box. Any suggestions? thanks, Walt

are there any good screeners/filters for producing a list of commodity spreads (particularly CL, NG, currencies, etc.) that meet the entered criteria? thanks, Walt

How many points does the ES move per week on average (since 2008)????

Any news or feedback on Chuck Hughes in this regard? Walt

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I come across many conversion & reversal opportunities; however, the problem (as Don stated) is that there are merely pennies available. When you calculate the cost of the trade (i.e. portfolio margin rate + commissions) for the sheer volume needed to make the trade worthwhile, then the pennies...

Has anyone experienced long term success with collars to hedge against a "blow-up"? However, since the dividend is priced into the options, with a much more expensive put than call option, then the cost of the collar would exceed the dividend payout... any insights... Walter

I've been noticing this since almost mid 2008. Would you have any insight as to why?

Does anyone know why the Put premiums have typically been more expense than their Call counterparts over the last couple of years? Is it related to the interest rate calculation in the Black Scholes? thanks, Walt

Is it feasible to apply the stock repair strategy more than once, as in conjunction with averaging down? Walt

I guess there's no "silver bullet" regarding rolling after a material drop in the UL price so that you can gain on the retracement...:confused:

thanks for your replies guys... I don't mean a conversion trade in establishing the collar, but instead a circumstance as follows: If a stock is trading at $50, then the long put would be at $47.50 and the short call would be at $52.50. Effectively, the classic collar scenario is what I...

Although the synthetic equivalent of a collar is a bull call spread, I have a question concerning the adjustment of collars, as recommended by some "experts", such as Optionetics... Many contend that the key to success when trading collars, is the ability to adjust the option positions when...

It's a shame that the american public doesn't appreciate the unique perspective of RON PAUL... He may be our nation's only hope to reverse the pending ruin of our country...