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Can you explain this more, do you mean when the premiums are very low?

Hi everyone, Is this strategy a strategy that can work or not: I'm not interested in any sort of selling options only simply buying calls and puts. I buy long term calls like 6 months and 1 year to expiration and simultanously I buy a short term put like 1 month to expiration date. If I'm...

Thanks smallfil. I am not used to sell options, that's completely new for me and I'm a bit afraid of it because I don't know if I have to deliver the shares or what I have to do. I'm with interactive brokers. Can I lose more money than I put in If I sell options? When do I have to deliver the...

I think I understand, but can anyone explain with a rule of thumb in which case it is worth to exercise. Let's say I could have the option much cheaper like at a premium of 8 $, then it would be worth to exercise it first? My reasoning is always that If I can exercise my option and with the...

Hi Everyone, I have a question and I don' know what to do. I bought a call option on a stock ABC for an option premium of 9.50 $ at a strike price of 55$ and my option expires the 17th of january 2020. The current market price of the stock is 63.62 $. I see that I can sell my option for a...

I bought them at 65 cent, so I guess I'm screwed.

I bought the SVXY 01/17/2020 75 calls. I think it's win big or lose it all. But I'm aware of that, do you think it's a good buy or do you like to buy more at the money options?

The /VX? The VIX you mean? Where do you look at, do you use vixcentral.com? And are you trading options or you just buy the stock SVXY then?

Well I bought already some SVXY long calls far out of the money. it's more like a gamble. But I was also thinking if you can hold SVXY in stock for like 5-10 years (it has to recover) unless they close SVXY. Or maybe buying SVXY after a huge spike like we had and with a good stoploss, Any thoughts?

Hi all, After the recent volatility spike up, do you recommend buying SVXY long call leaps or is it not a good strategy? TIA

Hi all, Markets seem boring the last couple of months, just going up. Who else is waiting for some volatility and spikes up? When do you think we'll see some decent down days?

I tried to check it out, but for me it's very complex to work with it. Is there an easier way to calculate these things?

I'm not familiar with shorting and I don't want to lose more than I have paid for the premium, that's why I prefer simple buying puts instead of selling calls. With buying puts how can I calculate my risk in premium over time? I would think that buying them more months further out is less risky...

Can you explain in detail how this is done in practice? Is there an unlimited risk?

Hi all, Any suggestions for buying puts after a spike in the VIX/VXX? What do you think is the best way to trade spikes. I'm wondering if it's best to buy ATM or OTM and how many days/weeks/months out without risking much if volatility stays elevated for a certain period. TIA

You said I would have bought the shares before my put option. Right now I have the put option at 30$ strike price. When the stock is at 20$, Can I still buy 100 shares at 20$ after I purchased the put and exercise it without being short? TIA

Hi all, I'm searching for a website where the stock market catalysts are known before they find place. Let's say for example the state of the Union from Donald Trump. I'm not an american so for me I don't have a clear view on these events. Anyone recommend a good newspaper that announces...

Thanks for the explanation!

ok so in fact you have to buy shares (100, if you have 1 option contract) completely separate from the put option like you normally would buy shares from a stock at the underlying price. Then you exercise your put option and the counterperson has the obligation to buy your shares at the strike...

I don't understand the difference between selling and buying. I'm confused with buying the shares or selling the option. That's why I'm asking the question. I have never exercised an option with my broker so I want to make sure I know what I'm doing.