If the maturity is a few days away you will have to model yourself and intraday dynamics will matter a lot. If the maturity is further, then delta, gamma and Vega will be sufficient.
everyone votes for deficit spending. The only debate is what the spending should be on.
Re: 401k vs SS. The problem is that you pay SS now to support the old guys today and in the future the young generation will pay SS to support you. that’s the scam.
why? What was criminally illegal?
the owner of a company can legally pilfer his own company. The CEO of a company can’t legally pilfer a company owned by someone else.
Second, Elons pay was a civil suit.
Economically, it depends on your cost of funding and your tax situation on dividends.
operationally it will depend on your borrowing capacity.
I think the only time a synthetic should give better pricing is there’s uncertainty in the div amount.
the forward price being greater will make the call more expensive. The synthetic (+call - put - strike) will trade at a debit.
shorting a call against the forward is just a buy write but you outlay all your carrying costs upfront.