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  1. OptionGuru

    From 1k to 500k (Deadline: 2017)

    Why April? Is the 2 week delay to give your "journal" a free 2-week ride on ET before the inevitable failure? Your delay tactic is working, you have 58 replies and 2400 views - and you still have another week before your "journal" begins. This thread belongs in Chit Chat. :)
  2. OptionGuru

    SPY put wkly diagonal itm debit spread

    Lots of risk no reward. Can a profit be made when you take into account the bid/ask spread? I don't think so. :)
  3. OptionGuru

    Trading Volatility

    That's just a myth. No facts behind your post at all. :)
  4. OptionGuru

    So what is Hedging exactly?

    Q: What is hedging? A: Hedging is insuring against potential loss. Most hedging is voluntarily but some are compulsory such as auto insurance. Credit Spreads and Debit Spreads are a form of hedging. :)
  5. OptionGuru

    How to make Clear Ice

    :)
  6. OptionGuru

    Baron looks like singer Shawn Mullins

    I think it was Magic Johnson and his girlfriend who spotted Baron working at his laptop in a coffee shop and were curious about what he did for a living. :)
  7. OptionGuru

    Heads up - Market closed this Friday March 25 (Good Friday)

    GOOGL at $754.50 The 755.00 weekly calls are $0.45 The 752.50 weekly puts are $0.30 If someone isn't paying attention they might snap up those cheap calls/puts for what they think is a "VERY CHEAP" strangle for a 1-day trade expecting to exit tomorrow. :)
  8. OptionGuru

    How to calculate missing cost basis information and purchase date on my 1099 B.

    Open the CSV file in a spreadsheet. Delete the rows you don't need. Delete the columns you don't need. Sum the Credit and Debit columns. Print and submit. :)
  9. OptionGuru

    Frozen Fish, Chicken and Beef nutritional value compared to fresh.

    I would like to know how frozen Fish, Chicken and Beef nutritional value compares to fresh. I like frozen fish because of the convenience over fresh fish. :)
  10. OptionGuru

    Options Traders With Very High and Consistent Returns?

    If there is any option traders with that sort of return the general strategy would be buying ATM/OTM options. :)
  11. OptionGuru

    Long Box Spread as a Diagional

    Trade the short position first: Short IWM Apr 22 2016 110.00 Cal @ $1.52 IWM Apr 22 2016 108.50 Put @ $1.97 Close the above position around April 22, 2016 and open the long position at a slightly lower cost than the quotes below: Long IWM Mar 17 2017 109.00 Call @ $7.63 IWM Mar 17 2017...
  12. OptionGuru

    Interactive brokers customer rep pissed?

    Not very observant are you? I would hate to be the IB rep that answers your call. :)
  13. OptionGuru

    Simple option trading question...

    Yes .......... The price of an ATM straddle is indication of the expected move (+/-) of the underlying. No free money for the seller or buyer. :)
  14. OptionGuru

    Heads up - Market closed this Friday March 25 (Good Friday)

    Heads Up Market closed this Friday March 25 (Good Friday). Don't get caught with your pants down thinking you can close your option trade on Friday. :)
  15. OptionGuru

    Long Box Spread as a Diagional

    long position very bullish should read: long position very bullish/bearish :)
  16. OptionGuru

    Long Box Spread as a Diagional

    Call it what you want but the short position is neutral and the long position very bullish. Having them both opened at the same time makes no sense. :)
  17. OptionGuru

    Long Box Spread as a Diagional

    The short trade conflicts with the long trade. I wouldn't open the long trade until the short trade is closed. :)
  18. OptionGuru

    Long Box Spread as a Diagional

    Drop the lingo and post the trade you have in mind with REAL quotes. :)
  19. OptionGuru

    Newbie Questions About Selling Put Options

    99% of option traders have no intention of trading the underlying. :)
  20. OptionGuru

    Interactive brokers customer rep pissed?

    I think it's a long put option. :)
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