Actually, I believe that many firms that do provide "unusual order flow" etc. are getting it from www.trade-alert.com <http://www.trade-alert.com> which...
In late September I took a position in Exxon buying stock at $69.14. When earnings were about to come out, I wanted to protect myself against a downtrend in...
On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:54:18 -0000, "drrobhansen" ... It might simplify your considerations by regarding your position as having the same risk profile as long...
Would someone please refer me, to a site that ranks the highest and lowest implied and historic volatility, of the top 50 to 100 most popular ETF's (Most...
Rob There are many ways that you could play this in terms of bullish/bearish; agressive/defensive; strikes/months; limited/unlimited risk; but following from...
Hi RFH, you are surely in an interesting position - here are some thoughts... With long stock and long put, you are in a synthetic long call position. Once you...
James, thanks for taking the time to generate those great screen shots. Right now I'm leaning towards writing some calls on the position, but will wait for...
Murthy, from what I remember, he didn't do the adjustment at the threatened wing at a particular short option delta. He looked at the credit from the initial...
We just spoke with a lawyer this afternoon and he did mention an LLC taxed as a C-corp. We never got into having a C-corp as a managing partner. Id love to...
Thanks Rob. For some reason, iron condor is "taught" most often - you win 10 times out of 12 and the 2 times you lose, it wipes all your profits. But in the...
The more I do this, the more I just wind up looking at prices (of options) as trigger points for adjustment. When I am in a winner I look for a point where I...
Murthy, where is it that I heard that trading iron condors is like picking up nickels and dimes off the street in front of an approaching steam roller? RFH...
On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:19:06 -0600, "mcatolico" ... Michael, I am a bit confused by this. Is the essence of the above: "My original position is now worth less...
No. I'm offering my personal perspective on WHEN to make an adjustment. What kind of adjustment to make (and closing the position is one alternative) is ...
LLC may not be best option to save taxes. There are many threads on www.elitetrader.com about this topic. Search for 'tax LLC'  LLC may not be best option...
Shaeffer's Investment Research may be of assistance. They have many stats re: ETF's. Here's an interesting link to the most active ETF's for today: ...
Ross, Depending on your circumstances & needs that is one of the approaches. The purpose of a C-Corp as the manager of the LLC is several fold. First there...
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:37:23 -0600, "mcatolico" ... Michael I am still trying to get a handle on "the market is telling you that your position is in deep doo...
I'm currently studying the VXO, VXN, and VIX. For each of these markets, the lowest value in the past twenty years has never really ventured very far, if at...
Any time, glad to help. By the way turns out I have a copy of the ebook I mentioned from BOSS. I'd be glad to email it to you if you'd like?? John To:...
Is anyone making money with options? ________________________________ From: David Steele <dsteele_24@...> To: Option club <OptionClub@yahoogroups.com> ...
The VXO, VXN, and VIX are all part of the VIX calculation set. This means you are calculating the expected 30 day vol. The calculation itself is based on the...
Just to round out the list of symbols to be aware of: VXX and VZX. These are ETNs. ... From: OptionClub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OptionClub@yahoogroups.com] On...
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