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Open an account with thinkorswim. They have by far the best option tools available and they are all free.

And when your wrong (the underlying goes higher) the skew, helps the puts hold their value better.

What you are observing is the Vol Skew. It's happened since 1987. The skew is simply a reflection of OTM calls being sold to pay for OTM puts. It basically displays the fear the market has of another crash. I take advantage of the put skew all the time. It's one of the reasons I like put...

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Ok wrong guess.....Would you agree you are more experienced than your average option trader, and have capitol access that most don't have? Or am I wrong again?

I'm sorry I must have misunderstood the tone of this comment. My bad.

Yes commie I think we both know this.....and I agree with you. My guess is you are a former market maker, whose used to margin advantages and available capitol that must customers don't get. You have a different mindset. No it's not better than anyone elses. I say we give the synthetic...

I think we are all pretty clear about the cost benifit of a long call compared to long stock. In your quote you may have given the numero uno reason he wants the stock and that's for a dividend....who knows. Perhaps this kid just likes to trade stock and use options as a hedge. If these...

You didn't just ask that did you?

What product are they trading? Perhaps these guys found an edge, but I wouldn't think the edge would be available on every underlying.

My guess is because the stock won't expire. But not a great use of capital. I could argue it's a lot better than buying stock and placing a stop loss on it.

Ohh I have been here before. It's like crack cocaine.