Global Options Trades

Closed long position in Nikkei 225 at a good profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 07 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 21,625
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 375.4
Close Trade Date: 07 November 2019
Closing Price: 1,076.7
Roundtrip P&L: 186.5%

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 07 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 22,625
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 92.3
Close Trade Date: 07 November 2019
Closing Price: 175.0
Roundtrip P&L: 88.7%

Sold 07 Nov 2019 22000/22250 Bear Call spread for 210 credit (200% profit)

Bought Puts:

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 12 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 22,625
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 270.0

Security / Ticker: N225
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 12 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 21,500
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 53.2

Bought 12 Dec 2019 21625/21500 Bear Put spread for 15 debit
 
Closed long position in DAX 30 at a good profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 10 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 12,200
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 322.6
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 828.0
Roundtrip P&L: 156.7%

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 10 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 12,850
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 106.5
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 293.0
Roundtrip P&L: 175.1%

Sold 15 Nov 2019 12400/12500 Bull Call Spread for 91.3 Debit (72% profit)

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 12,850
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 206.0

Security / Ticker: DAX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 12,200
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 45.7

Bought 20 Dec 2019 12300/12200 Bull Put Spread for 12.0 debit

Sold Jan 13500/13600 Bear Call Spread for 18.8 credit.
 
The pub beckoned!

Back to updating trades yesterday.

Closed long position in FTSE at a loss by selling Calls and opened a short position by buying Puts and Put spreads.

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 11 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 7,225
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 83.2
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 81.6
Roundtrip P&L: -1.9%

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 11 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 7,475
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 13.3
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 3.4
Roundtrip P&L: -74.8%

Bought puts

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 7,250
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 123.6

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 7,025
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 41.6

Bought 20 Dec 2019 7075/7000 Bear Put Spread for 13.1 debit

Sold 20 Mar 2020 7700/7800 Bull Put Spread for 17.9 credit.
 
Closed long position in S&P 500 at a profit by selling Calls and Call Spreads. Opened short position by buying Puts and Put Spreads.

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 2,960
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 47.4
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 80.9
Roundtrip P&L: 70.8%

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 04 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 15 November 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 3,080
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 6.5
Close Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Closing Price: 9.2
Roundtrip P&L: 42.1%

Sold 15 Nov 2019 3050/3080 Bear Call Spread for 9.1 credit (78% profit)

Bought Puts

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 3,030
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 46.0

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 2,910
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 9.9

Bought 20 Dec 2019 2940/2910 Bear Put Spread for 5.6 debit

Sold OotM 20 Mar 2020 Bull Call Spread for 5.1 credit.
 
Misjudged entry to short S&P500 on Friday, so I've closed the long put positions and will await a better entry.

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 3,030
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 46.0
Close Trade Date: 04 November 2019
Closing Price: 24.1
Roundtrip P&L: -47.5%

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 31 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 2,910
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 9.9
Close Trade Date: 04 November 2019
Closing Price: 15.3
Roundtrip P&L: 53.8%

Sold 20/12/2019 2940/2910 Bear Put spread for 2.6 credit, or -53.3%
 
Bought a straddle on Treasury Bonds as volatility is relatively low.

Security / Ticker: ZB
Open Trade Date: 05 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 27 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 158.00
Direction: Straddle
Opening Price: 3.69
 
Further to post #106, re-entered short position in S&P500.

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 11 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 3,080
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 39.0

Security / Ticker: SPX
Open Trade Date: 11 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 20 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 2,950
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 14.75

Bought 20/12/2019 2980/2950 Bear Put spread for 4.0 debi
 
Decided to buy a Straddle position on FTSE100, whilst volatility is relatively low.

Security / Ticker: FTSE
Open Trade Date: 18 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 17 January 2020
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 7,300
Direction: Straddle
Opening Price: 283
 
Closed short position in AUD at a loss by selling Puts and Put Spreads, and initiated a long position in AUD by buying Calls and Call Spreads. The signal to go long is pretty weak so I am not as confident as usual in this trade.

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 24 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 06 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 0.6800
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.0047
Close Trade Date: 19 November 2019
Closing Price: 0.0022
Roundtrip P&L: -52.8%

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 24 October 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 06 December 2019
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 0.6650
Direction: Put
Opening Price: 0.0011
Close Trade Date: 19 November 2019
Closing Price: 0.0001
Roundtrip P&L: -91.1%

22 November 0.6775/.6725 Bear Put Spreads are 0.0000 credit, representing 100% loss.

Bought the long side.

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 19 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 03 January 2020
At the Money / Out of the Money: AtM
Exercise Price: 0.6850
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.0045

Security / Ticker: AUD
Open Trade Date: 19 November 2019
Trade: Buy to Open
Expiry Date: 03 January 2020
At the Money / Out of the Money: OotM
Exercise Price: 0.7000
Direction: Call
Opening Price: 0.0008

Bought 3/1/2020 0.69/0.695 Bear Call spreads for 0.0013 debit

Sold 08 May 2020 .655/.650 Put Spreads for .0080 credit
 
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