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I typically have about 55 trades on at any given time. About 20 of those positions are covered calls which do not require much management. Most of the others are 4 legged positions, some are more complex and 8 legged. It crashes maybe once every 3 weeks, but luckily all the prior entries are...

which are the best companies which help small hedge fund startups ? I found repool.com and tower group. Has anybody heard of them or any other good companies ?

do any brokers allow spread option trading on business retirement accounts (defined benefit plans and keogh) ? most of them are allowing spreads without margin in the IRA accounts

this would be a reverse calendar , meanign opening for a credit, correct ?

what software program do you use to capture this data ?

How accurate is ninjapread ? are you able notice the difference between this trade and other trades ? Have you been succesful ijn getting the fills ?

Looks like he does not do the sshort term DTE SPX any more

end of the day, the margin should be the same for either setup ( call or put butterfly) if it is a butterfly placed similarly. I place mine as an iron fly always instead of as a butterfly, because i trade with fidelity with portfolio margin, and it works out much better on my margin as an...

1. How far does it matter if it's setup with Puts or Calls?-- there is put-call parity, meaning if the butterflies are constructed with mirroring calls/puts (meaning a put with delta 45 is equal to a call with delta 55), in general, it is called a synthetically similar position and will be...

Hi Tom : It will be fantastic if you can arrange a session with one of the larger market makers (citadel for instance is the largest). Questions to be addressed with them: 1. Is there still a weekend decay effect in 2022, or is this an old myth ? 2. How do they address pricing of complex...

It will be fantastic if you can arrange a session with one of the larger market makers (citadel for instance is the largest). Questions to be addressed with them: 1. Is there still a weekend decay effect in 2022, or is this an old myth ? 2. How do they address pricing of complex option...

I opened the spreadsheet. I got a message to enable editing which i did. Then I changed C1 to .SPX220916P3930. this is what i am seeing. what am i doing wrong ?

you are welcome. when you place the strangles do you use any kind of adjustments when the market moves in one direction rapidly? just roll the untested side up or anything fancier ?

https://support.tastyworks.com/support/solutions/articles/43000435282-short-straddle-strangle

I have been trading for 35 years now, and have learnt my lessons. Hold and buy has been the best strategy for me for the long term. Minimizes my capital gains. Most of the models dont hold up a whole lot better, and then paying capital gains evens it out. I have held all my investments without...

I agree with this statement about not being able to fill at the mark. For my butterfly (or iron butterfly) transactions: The best is the SPX I can fill at the mark maybe 50% of the time, better than the mark around 10% and have to add 5 cents in the other 40 %. In the RUT it is even...

do you know what the return of the AWAKE portfolio is as compared to SPY if factoring in capital gains payments for transactions ?

Thanks for the input. The SPX is a highly liquid instrument with tons of institutional investors, so trading in it for retail investors is not an issue. Why do you say on your website, that the spots for new investors are limited ?

How has your success been with etradingedge.com ? they appear pricy, are they worth it, and are the results as advertised ? How many trades do you have to place every day ? which of their products are worthwhile ?

Most of us are income traders, we concentrate a lot on theta, but have a poor understanding of the impact of implied volatility on our positions. this could be a good topic for discussion.