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Well, if you have a mental problem, at least you have a good attitude about it :) Let's say the stock is $210 and you buy 100 shares. Cost is $21,000. After the 3:1 split, you will have 300 shares at a cost basis of $70 per share which is the same $21,000. The split has no effect on the...

You might want to check your math :)

"I can get it for +- $70 " Buy 33 shares right now and you can have the same position as 70 shares, post split :)

Hindsight is 20/20

The Falling Broker Combo (with all options exhausted, two brokers jump)

If you have a decent profit, consider closing the position or running a tight stop on it. If you do not have a loss and current volatility troubles you, shut it down and sleep well. The market will still be ther when you have a better comfort zone. If you have a small loss, grab a...

The math is not correct. Long strangle costs 12.64 and after the rise and sale of the long put (+2.88) and sale of short 45 call (+3.38), he ends up with a ten point 35/45 call diagonal that costs 6.38, not 30 cts. If the underlying reverses hard, 6.38 is at risk.

Where is the cost of the 45 put in your calculations? The $6.08 ? D'ya think that might change the numbers a bit? :)

My two cents is that the deltas of the put and call are almost equal (tho of opposite sign). They would be about equal in magnitude in the vicinity of 39. With a move in either direction, the delta of the option that is going more ITM will be increasing while the delta of the option that is...

LOL. I'll take fries with my double sized volume!

It's easy enough to write but if you don't want to amke the effort, do a web search for "standard deviation+excel"

Best is hard to define. It all depends on the timing, how much risk you can tolerate versus how much reward you want. Each strategy offers a belnd of R/R. Check out the bearish strategies at: http://www.optiontradingtips.com/strategies/index.html...

Hey Don, Good guess! All things being equal (no change in stock price, IV, etc.), the amount of dividend priced into the put is the delta times the dividend. For reasons I do not comprehend, this does not hold true with near term, more OTM puts. They collapse much more than this...

Not being on the other side of the move :)

I don't know what it is but I recall that while surfing/reading, there was a brokerage or money management firm that was touting their seminar on it. If so inclined, you can do a web search for it.

I keep 100% of the premiums that I sell. I just lose on the stocks involved :D

LOL. It's not that complicated if you find the right screens :) OPTIONS: Smart Routed: <=10,000 Monthly Contracts Premium less than .05 is commish of 25 cts per contract Premium of .05 to .09 per is commish of 50 cts per contract Premium 10 cts or more is 75 cts per contract...

I don't know about the analysis tools available at TOS and other brokers but for low rates, look at IB... 1/2 a cent a share with a $1 minimum. Being able to scale in and out of a position iis a big plus in my book. Options are 75 cts a contract and exercise is free. If you like the...

I don't know but it makes no difference with POZN. Take a look at the ATM calendars. Aug 20c 3.40 - 3.50 Sep 20c 3.60 - 3.80 Aug/Sep 20c RC offers a credit of 10 cents Aug 20p 3.70 - 4.10 Sep 20p 3.90 - 4.30 Aug/Sep 20p RC "costs" you 20 cents to play. For the sake of...

LOL. Don't let the quants spook you. They know more. Maybe even make more. But we can have our piece of the pie too :) If you're comparing bid to bid and the option is rising more than its delta, it's an IV expansion. Simple as that.