Forum: Trading Journals
November 27th, 2012, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 206
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Debit Spread : Management
I think (feel free to disagree) the key to trading debit spreads is how you manage the trade. For example, if you placed a bull debit spread at-the-money and the market moves up----easy money! but...
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Forum: Options
November 24th, 2012, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 12
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Iron Condor: Risk Management
If you can close out one side of your iron condor spread for 5 cents then do it! Do not take the chance of the market turning around and increasing the price of those options. You have got all the...
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Forum: Traders Hideout
November 8th, 2012, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 5
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dividend risk
The only time you have to pay the dividend is if you are short the stock. By short I mean you borrowed the shares from your broker (sold them) with the intent to buy them back later at a lower price....
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Forum: Traders Hideout
November 7th, 2012, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,855
dividend risk
Here's the deal, you have to be long the stock on the ex-date to collect the dividend. (long a call option on the stock provides no dividend rights) If you are short an option that is in-the-money at...
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