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Margin is an issue but what makes the question silly is asking which is better, selling a naked put (equiv to CC) or selling a naked strangle? Apples and oranges: two very different risk graphs. Or better yet, which is better, buying QQQ shares right now or shorting them? D'ya think what...

I don't care much for the backtesting but a massage would do nicely... just not from a hard ass like you :D :p :D

As I mentioned in my previous reply, in order to get a 23% return, they'd have to be doing some amount of timing and/or legging and/or ratioing, and most likely, getting some favorable bounces. Using momentum, volatility, macroeconomic factors and ratioing the calls is just that. Atticus is...

Only Carnac the Magnificent can psychically divine answers to questions like these.

Depends on size of move, time held, IV change... all of the usual suspects.

Obviously there's a big difference in hedging with vertcals/diagonals vs collars and there are so many possibilities that there's no simple one size fits all answer. Be that as it may, I don't think it makes much difference with vert vs collar in a high IV environment. What you overpay for the...

A same month collar is equiv to a vertical spread. Using different months makes it a diagonal. Either way, you're not going to make +23% in a down market with long stock/index collars unless there's one or more of the following: legging in, ratioing, adjusting, and getting a favorable bounce...

You might consider safe sex. Place a pillow or two in front of the headboard :)

This is out of my ken so basic thoughts/questions. Wouldn't the slippage and commissions be rather large? IOW, a lot more to overcome. Is there enough in such a strategy? Wouldn't the IV's of the components tend to be higher than the index so you paying out more, premium wise...

I guess I'll deal with you before SLE because he's making my head hurt. Tho I haven't used it, IB has a feature where you can execute all orders on a page, eg. a basket. But market prices troubles me as well as all of the slippage.

Thanks. Whether you forget to put the seat up or down could be traumatic :)

I'm in too - I saw no reference to shared losses :)

Is there a translation for the first sentence? The second one is crystal clear :)

Thanks, could you provide add'l detail regarding the dispersion idea? Will that keep you awake? Thx

I'm using 3 to 3-1/2 times pattern day trading margin intraday so I'm not looking I'm not looking for additional trading ideas. I deal with that all day already. Yours would be a nice answer if 1) there was anything I wanted to own (I don't), 2) selling CC's was low risk or had a decent...

That's what I said in my OP. Since I'm already preoccupied with trading, I don't have the time for more trading :) With your option knowledge, you should have some suggestions for a high probability strategy for a low yield that has moderately low risk. Got milk?

The statement was stagnant cash not a stagnant account so please, keep your stagnancy to yourself :) I siphon trading gains off to another account. Since I'm not pleased with 1% MM, I'm just looking for something better to park cash in. I thought someone might have some viable yield oriented...

Looking for a conservative strategy that would provide a high probability of success with a low degree of risk where the goal is yield. Low risk is essential since I take risk on in my trading account. This idea would be for stagnant cash not in my trading account. I'd like something a...

I think there's a difference b/t undervalued options and mispriced options. At times, I'm not sure which one people are referring to.