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The risk is much too high for only $30 reward... I don't know this stock RIMM... but if for any reason, specific or not, it gapped down (as it gapped up recently) you never kow,.... the loss is huge...all that for $30 !!???

And what happen if tomorrow an irak patriot shot down the despot ? All puts are down, short are squeeke and it's a bullish panic ????

Not even. Moreover we are not supposed to go on this site to follow FRX !!!

Congratulations Nico3725 !! Good info. This info has not been seen on any of the Frx sites mentionned in this thread !!! ( I mean about the Pimco comment) Not even on Bloomberg !! Would be interesting to know on what website you got it. It shows that this website is very much on the...

I understand all your options have same expiration dates. So the Long put has to be necessarily far OTM to leave a meaningfull return on the short call. That means you are on risk on the underlying. You try to limit the risk with diversification being short and long the stocks. But is that...

So the activity is good but the tools are not. Do I understand correctly ? So what would be the good tool for that ?

Is options arbitrage a possible and profitable activity for a non professional trader ? It now exists for non professional traders, software able to find these opportunities. (www.optionstar.com) Nevertheless I have been told that these situations are very rare, last a very short while...

Essexoption pro is very expensive and there is no way to evaluate the programs. before the purchase

So nobody like : http://www.optionstar.com/art/ There is a big difference in price with OptionVue. And optionstar seems to offer plus ....

And what about http://www.optionstar.com/art/ For which I read on this forum a lot of good opinions. Somewher METOOXX said is too low ?? Is that a big problem ?

According to my strategy you should have a far expiration put, in place so you are protected against any collapse. And in this case thinking about a possible rebound, you just wait the dust to settle and cash the put and replace it with another one just in the money. But you are right the...

Because the french precisely are the debtors of the american people for having been freed from Germany, and as you know helping somebody is not the best way to strenthen your relations. It may have the opposite effect. Unfortunately we are in that situation. But be quiet, I know a lot of french...

"The american dogs can't bark...." In that country (America) all living species including the human race is in a degenerating process, all species are smaller than in Europe and weaker...." etc ....It was in middle of the 18th century. It was said by a very famous and great french savant...

With a lot of money : TBonds !!.....and peace of mind ! Otherwise Financial Trading. All other activities too risky : Venture Capital, Own business, Real estate etc. With Financial Trading you can manage your risk even protect you against extreme situation. Who said something like that ...

Is there somebody around with experience of Delta Neutral trading using the DNT Assistant in Trade Prospector (TP Real Time) ? Or other equivalent system ?

May be the name of the MP3 file is too long as it often happens and PPT can't take it ! I had this problem. Anyway, using, in the File Menu, the specifc command Presentation to carry away (or something like that) and the coresponding Wizard, should help you. If it does'not work you will...

Doubter, I understand that you use Parabolic SAR indicator for your directional play. Have you a positive experience ? And specific parameters ?

Thank you Doubter. I am coming from the quite outdated Buy-and-Hold Investors World and not quite used to pure play options trading. Let me consider your suggestion. But anyway and generally I would prefer to avoid to make directionnal bet, my main purpose being to collect premium. Earning...

Late to answer, excuse me. When I say my account, I mean the stocks plus the short calls. If the stock is up 5 points good ! but I have to buy back the call and sell another one at higher strike. This rolling up has a cost that partially offsets the rise on the stock. By experience on a long...

For that reason I don't consider covered call only ( as you can see with my first post). Being long the stock is a very high potential risk for the small reward of the short call premium. (Take THC for exemple, ...strong buy rated stock by most of the analysts in a defensive sector !!! A short...