Selling Options on Futures?

January 24th, 2013, 03:41 PM

Selim

Ron99 I think you are just really good at this it must be an innate talent, were you an institutional trader before trading on your own?
Self taught.

Man I have questions but I feel I'm intruding on your time I hope you don't mind me picking your brain???
I don't mind. Some days I have time and some days I don't.

First and foremost thanks for the prompt response. First question has any of your selling option gone in the money even after you bought it back at a loss.
Not quite sure of your question. Are you asking if I got out of a position and then it turned and would have made money? Absolutely.

Are you a net seller of options do you buy just to hedge.
Almost always a seller of options. Sometimes buy but that is a totally different trading strategy I use (very volatile. Either I hit a home run or I strike out).

And last but not the last what advice, trading advice would you give to a newbie like myself what should I aim for ie cash on reserve etc.
66% cash. Paper trade for a long while before you trade your money. Do low risk trades to start.

Ron99 must stand for 99% Ron will make you money. I think I'm a bit too excited thanks dude, dude is very American right?

dude. That's funny

Don't get too excited. Trading is not as easy as it looks. I lost money for 3 years selling options before I started to regularly make a profit every year. Mainly because I wasn't far enough out of the money.

Been trading 14 years total. Selling options 7 years.

I read stats that 85% of traders lose money. Somebody is losing the money I make.

January 24th, 2013, 03:48 PM

Hey spj77, wow from one side of the world to another. Spj77 can you give me an example of ron99 66% rule for example with a hypothetical 100,000 account thanks mate. There is a dude to the west of me a mate to the east of me life is good.

January 24th, 2013, 03:50 PM

spj77

Such great advice Ron, you have drummed into me sooooooo many times that keeping the delta low and always having 66% excess cash being two of the most important factors to adhere to but i never tire of it being reinforced. Take note of this Selim, at first it might seem like you are too far OTM and the premium is too low, but the margin is correspondingly lower so the return on funds invested (margin + excess) is still healthy and you will find you have to bail on less positions making for better long term returns, its about small steady accumulations, not trying to hit home runs.

Scott is up early before work starts.

January 24th, 2013, 03:58 PM

Selim

Hey spj77, wow from one side of the world to another. Spj77 can you give me an example of ron99 66% rule for example with a hypothetical 100,000 account thanks mate. There is a dude to the west of me a mate to the east of me life is good.

Maximum 34,000 Initial Margin required for all positions. 66,000 cash in reserve. If you have less than 66,000 cash you shouldn't add any more positions.

For the more experienced traders, I reduce the excess per position for positions that are near to expiring and still far OTM.

For example I have Feb 1200 GC puts. 4 days from expiring. I don't carry any excess for that position. I use excel spreadsheets to keep track of excess per position. and excess per account.

The sooner excess is freed up the more positions I can add.

January 24th, 2013, 03:58 PM

Sure thing.
Right now the CL 75P expiring on 15 March is bid at $80 premium. This option has a delta of .0187 per my data. Current OX margin 615, therefore with premium of 80, total margin + excess = 2085, fees 6.5, 49 days held equates to an annualised ROI of 26.3%

January 24th, 2013, 03:59 PM

You are going to laugh Ron, but i am having a sick day today!!!!!!

January 24th, 2013, 03:59 PM

spj77

You are going to laugh Ron, but i am having a sick day today!!!!!!

January 24th, 2013, 03:59 PM

Yes I did mean that ron99 about all your far out of the options not going into the money, ron99 during the financial crises of 2007 to 2009 how did you trade those markets for example oil was at 147 and went all the way to 30 something after it shot back up to the 90's even then your otm options woudnt have gone in the money? Cheers.

January 24th, 2013, 04:07 PM

spj77

Sure thing.
Right now the CL 75P expiring on 15 March is bid at $80 premium. This option has a delta of .0187 per my data. Current OX margin 615, therefore with premium of 80, total margin + excess = 2085, fees 6.5, 49 days held equates to an annualised ROI of 26.3%

Actually with margin at 615 you would have excess of 1230 for a total of 1845.

Funny that since you are already on Friday you show 49 DTE and I show 50 because it is still Thursday here..

January 24th, 2013, 04:09 PM

I be conservative in my calcs and add the premium in as well, and then try to seek > 25% annualised return initially, which as you say will in effect be more over time as the margin free's up

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