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I asked newbies to describe what they were wearing before I answered their questions?? WTF is wrong with you? Are you from Bizarro World? Take your medicine and stop making up bullsh*t

Yeh, I'm in medicine. I'm a Psycho Therapist (two words) :D

WHEW! DEJA VU !

OP... I second this. MACD is a lagging indicator that can also be misleading. Buy signals below zero and sell signals above zero may be totally false since a lessening of the daily ROC causes the indicator to reverse (the diff b/t the 2 MA's narrows). And don't ask me what indicators are...

Here's a link to the Chicago Board Options Exchange Margin Manual. Check out the examples on pages 17-20 http://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/pdf/margin2-00.pdf

If you post their expalnation, perhaps someone can decipher it for you.

Liquidity isn't the primary issue. Risk is. I agree that it's situation dependent. But with a vertical, you can't get wiped out, or worse. How much that's worth to someone goes a long way toward what's better. It's a bit of a tortoise versus hare situation. The hare goes for the...

Here's a site with a lot of preferred info (free membership): http://www.quantumonline.com/

Did you know that if the market doesn't go up that it will go down? :confused:

You're assuming that the market makers are still there to trade. In '87 the MM's were pretty much nowhere to be seen. B/A spreads were Holland Tunnel wide. IV rocketed through the roof. I simply loved the margin calls :D The day before the Monday crash was October expiration. I ate...

I'd try to reply with a good explanation of the risk involved but so many others have done such a good job already. So I'm just going to echo the Big D's concise summary :)

I don't know but here's a page full of IB algoritms http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=orderTypes

I'm just rolling my eyes at this point (month to month at low commission rates)

GEEEZE !!! I was looking forward to some flaming! :mad:

LOLOL. Here's a real life example of an OTM Feb 45 call for you (closing stock and option prices). Could you have made a profit on the call before the stock went over the strike price of 45 ??? Let's see if you can figure it out. 01/04/2010 43.30 1.10 01/05/2010 43.26...

Long the 65/64 debit put spread is bearish not bullish. Re-do your numbers and conclusions. The 65/64 put spread is the same as the 65/64 call spread.

Do yourself a favor - read a few option books or as MTE said, read some of the option educational sites. Repeating the same thing over and over after several good explanations by MTE is non productive.

A lot of people suggest that options vs. stocks is a lot like chess vs. checkers. Having competed in USCF tournaments for a good number of years, I think chess is a lot easier :) Options allow one to be conservative or aggressive. You can tailor the risk graph to suit any outlook and fine...

Go to this web site and register for free. Then pick any stock of your choice and look at the last month's closing quotes for any strike that amuses you (look for HISTORICAL PRICES in their menu). Study the daily relationship b/t the stock's price and the option's price. A number is worth a...

Some important things to look for in such policies are: 1) A stable, reliable insurance company 2) An acceptable growth cap 3) A 100% participation rate (percentage of index credit you receive)