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ive liquidated most of my account but am still not sure where to go. options/stocks/futures in order of importance. i used TOS and just didnt like the interface any ideas?

for the love of PLEASE explain!! im not completely stupid but am confused "long some skew" "Vols were flat in light of a 2% move in the index." think i understand this one..but shouldnt volatility increase on a price decline? "Magnitude saved the position, not vegas." so its...

forex.. please pm me.. im interested in your take on options education.. thx

this was a long straddle.. an attempt to play the volatility. the volatility was there though notas much as i expected..

BBBWWWHHAHHHA...:) no.. it wasnt a paper trade.. again I learn by doing... someone hit it on the head (forex?)... I would of been ok if i got a good fill.. I DIDNT.. actually i got screwed using scwhabs advanced option order entry... as for the volatility... the IV was lower than...

yep, posted the same a few weeks ago in this thread. scwhab is obligated to route orders through UBS for a total of 8 years.

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May be dumb on my part but i learn by doing. opened a straddle today on QQQQ. 52 strike qqqxz *2 52 strike qqqlz *2 the options were ATM when purchased iv and hv were close. hoping for a move tomorrow. so what do you guys think? attached are the greeks from the time i...

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GS - what yourlooking for is support not resistance. chart a 200 period SMA on a daily chart. you will see that the 200sma is whats holding the stock up. also note mid march to mid april there was a consolidation period where the stock sat on its 50 period sma. coincidentally that level is...

i use gut feel some times and adhere to the specific level other times. for instance look @ FCX and GRMN both have firm support and resistance levels but they get blown through regurlarly. you need to know the stock personality. is it a traders stock? SMA's in conjunction w/...

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whats the difference in buying an ATm option w/ a delta of .50 or buying 2 options w/ a delta of .25? I hear people all the time that they only but ATM or DITM options my perception is sometimes its cheaper to buy multiple "cheap" contracts rather than 1 expensive contract. the only...

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thats strange, i get instant confirmation and i get a confirmation sent to my email also.

awesome, thanks for the insight :)

"This threadjack is fun and all, but I'm still curious as to how the original poster got "ripped off" with a limit order." Thanks fpr those who contributed valid informantion. I never stated "i got ripped off". I am familiar w bid/ask spreads. in this case it was .30. I set a limit...

guys, need help, It seems like I get hosed when i set a limit order to buy an option. im familiar w/ greeks etc. i look at the underlying for support @ entry. watching NOV and OII today 2:30 and couldnt get filled. left a limit order @ what i was willing to pay and bam.. fills w/ a...