The Beauty of Options - Portfolio Insurance at a Discount

[Sweet Bobby]

After thinking about this some more and running a few more tests, I agree my thesis of buying far and selling near is flawed. When the s**t hits the fan, far does not protect as well as near.

And, if I want to limit my risks, a spread is a lot simpler.

What was your distance in time between the shorts and the longs? I try to place mine 30 days apart.

 

[ironchef]

What was your distance in time between the shorts and the longs? I try to place mine 30 days apart.

Three to six months.

 

[JoannyCars]

Thanks for the information.

 

[taowave]

What happened to that knucklehead Bobby??Pretty sure that piker blocked me,or he slipped on a giant trading banana peel

 

[Atikon]

What happened to that knucklehead Bobby??Pretty sure that piker blocked me,or he slipped on a giant trading banana peel

spamming facebook with his excelsheet now

 

[Sweet Bobby]

spamming facebook with his excelsheet now

You aren’t bright enough to understand my spreadsheet!

 

[traider]

You aren’t bright enough to understand my spreadsheet!

How can it be? All of us here have passed MENSA

 

[.sigma]

How can it be? All of us here have passed MENSA

what the heck is MENSA? I’ve seen a bunch of cornballs have “CERTIFIED MENSA GENIUS TRADER” in their tweeter bios.. makes me cringe lol

 

[Sweet Bobby]

what the heck is MENSA? I’ve seen a bunch of cornballs have “CERTIFIED MENSA GENIUS TRADER” in their tweeter bios.. makes me cringe lol

It's code word for “asshole.”

 

[traider]

What happened to you bobby, you have not been sharing your wisdom for a long time