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Forum: Options November 15th, 2013, 09:09 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
First 10 months results for 2013

This is my second year selling options.

Up to October 31st, I sold 283 options in 67 trades ( 86% winners). I had a 75% annualized return.

Major losses in soybeans and natural gas. I was able...
Forum: Options July 6th, 2013, 10:13 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
I agree with you, that is why I am out of this...

I agree with you, that is why I am out of this market.
Forum: Options April 11th, 2013, 05:34 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
I compare selling options on commodities to the...

I compare selling options on commodities to the risk of taking a tiger for a walk in the park but I would say that selling options on the ES is like kissing the tiger in the mouth......

I remember...
Forum: Options April 1st, 2013, 10:20 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Kevin: Your Premium column is it showing the...

Kevin:

Your Premium column is it showing the money received when you sold or is it the net cashed after you bought it back?
Thanks.
Forum: Options March 31st, 2013, 01:24 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Kevin: For example, you sold KCK3 200 Calls...

Kevin:

For example, you sold KCK3 200 Calls 2/1/13, at the time KCK closed at $150.95 so your 200 calls were 32% OTM (200-150.95 divide by 150.95)
Forum: Options March 31st, 2013, 01:00 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
The trades I checked in the above list, 6 so far,...

The trades I checked in the above list, 6 so far, are all below 33% OTM, and some below 20% (too close for me).

That is why I asked the above question: James Cordier Published in this link...
Forum: Options March 31st, 2013, 11:54 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Show me an example where you can get 100% out of...

Show me an example where you can get 100% out of the money pay commissions and fees (in and out) and still make 40% return...
Forum: Options March 31st, 2013, 11:36 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
James Cordier wrote in his latest article,...

James Cordier wrote in his latest article, talking about mistakes selling options close to the money: “Just select options that are at least 50% out of the money and preferably 75% to 100% out of the...
Forum: Options March 30th, 2013, 03:14 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Can anybody tell me where I can get the...

Can anybody tell me where I can get the probability of my actaul positions being in the money?

Thanks.
Forum: Options March 28th, 2013, 01:18 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Thanks MJ88, I will check with Interactive...

Thanks MJ88, I will check with Interactive Brokers....
Forum: Options March 28th, 2013, 12:38 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Commissions and fees

I started about a year ago selling options on futures. The commission my trader was initially charging was $22 per option plus floor fees per side. A ton of money. ....I have been negotiating the...
Forum: Options March 20th, 2013, 09:04 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
I had sold Nat gas July 440 calls at $310 (July...

I had sold Nat gas July 440 calls at $310 (July Nat gas was at $350 Feb 13 when I sold them) and bought them back at $1.050. The previous day they were at $750. Now, they are at $1.300 each.
Forum: Options March 19th, 2013, 10:47 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Well MJ888, yes, there is something more...

Well MJ888, yes, there is something more frustrating...seeing your premium continue to escalate the next day, like what happened with natural gas last march 15. I waited until next day and the...
Forum: Options March 17th, 2013, 12:20 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Great comment MJ888.......Thanks.

Great comment MJ888.......Thanks.
Forum: Options February 22nd, 2013, 11:15 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
It is correct. I am not comparing opctions with...

It is correct. I am not comparing opctions with the same strike price.

This way I sell options farther out with less risk and collect higher premium. The main thing is that when you sell closer...
Forum: Options February 21st, 2013, 11:44 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Some of the participants in this thread like to...

Some of the participants in this thread like to sell their options some 60 days to expiration. I preffer to sell them beyond 90 days, this way any fluctuation in the price has less effect than in the...
Forum: Commodities January 10th, 2013, 10:08 AM
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Views: 8,369
Posted By alfredoe
Coffeee is my best money making commoditiy for...

Coffeee is my best money making commoditiy for the last 8 months. I have been selling calls and at the moment I sold May 195 calls.

Good luck,
Alfredo E.
Forum: Options January 2nd, 2013, 11:26 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Ron: First, thanks for your generosity,...

Ron:

First, thanks for your generosity, sharing your results with all of us. You are REALLY BIG in the amount of trades and number of contracts (not to mention PROFITS)

I am learning this...
Forum: Options December 27th, 2012, 10:09 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Just selling options, basically calls. ...

Just selling options, basically calls.

Alfredo E.
Forum: Options December 19th, 2012, 11:34 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
My Results for 2012

I also would like to share my results for this year. I started trading, with a very modest account, in April this year. In my first 2 months I had lost 40% of my investment. Then, things started to...
Forum: Options November 11th, 2012, 10:29 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Caffee March calls

I also believe, contrary to James Cordier recommendation to sell puts, coffee will stay low in the following months. I sold coffee march 200 calls at 0.72.
Forum: Options June 4th, 2012, 07:11 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Hi Britt: Thanks for your response. I...

Hi Britt:

Thanks for your response.

I got the cash price from this page: Barchart.com - Futures Prices for Coffee (http://www.barchart.com/commodityfutures/Coffee_Futures/KC?search=KC*)
...
Forum: Options June 4th, 2012, 09:42 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
I donīt know why I had the idea that the day of...

I donīt know why I had the idea that the day of the expiration of the options the cash price and the futures price becomes the same. So, actually the cash price of coffee will have to come down from...
Forum: Options June 2nd, 2012, 06:01 PM
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Posted By alfredoe
Coffee

Please, help me understand something that should be very simple but for me is beyond my simple mind.

I have the idea to sell call options of coffee. It has a cash price today June 2 of $193. I...
Forum: Options May 21st, 2012, 10:02 AM
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Posted By alfredoe
Could you share some of the options you sold, it...

Could you share some of the options you sold, it may be important for us, new in this business.

Thanks,
Alfredo E
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