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February 11th, 2014, 07:18 PM
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I am planning to get an ipad for the occasional...
I am planning to get an ipad for the occasional trades (options & stock) and monitoring my positions/account while at work/commuting. Does anyone know how much data it will need? The phone company...
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January 24th, 2014, 10:34 PM
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Well, I'm still able to find stocks with high IV...
Well, I'm still able to find stocks with high IV around earnings and been doing spreads and condors and also, some ETFs like EEM which don't have the earnings binary events. Its much easier to put on...
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January 24th, 2014, 06:08 PM
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I might have missed something when I wrote about...
I might have missed something when I wrote about the liquidity/depth in the futures options or am not trying something which others are doing. Hopefully, in the case, I will be put on the right path.
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January 24th, 2014, 05:40 PM
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Wish I had taken my own thought from Jan 4th...
Wish I had taken my own thought from Jan 4th seriously ..... Guess paying money to open a trade when the main objective is to have a steady cash inflow in the form of premiums is harder to do once...
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January 23rd, 2014, 10:31 AM
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Actual -107
Actual -107
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January 20th, 2014, 07:44 PM
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Karen Supertrader - SPX options
The 2 part program on selling SPX options by Karen which got a few of us here very interested will be doing a live show on Feb 11th, 7 PM CST. This will be the first show since the original was...
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January 16th, 2014, 10:31 AM
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-287
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January 13th, 2014, 12:59 PM
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That’s nicely done. I read your post alerting of...
That’s nicely done. I read your post alerting of the trade but since I have never done a spread before and also was still reeling from NG hit, I didn’t bite.
By any chance are you monitoring the...
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January 4th, 2014, 08:16 PM
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Well, does it seem that buying straddles would be...
Well, does it seem that buying straddles would be an appropriate strategy at this point? Nobody knows how NG is going to react to the near term weather and drawdown numbers, volatility has come down...
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January 2nd, 2014, 12:00 PM
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At OX it used to be wrong only for...
At OX it used to be wrong only for Strangles/Spreads not straight shorts. The Strangles/Spreads seems to be working for some commodities, now. But not sure if its fixed for all.
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January 1st, 2014, 03:20 PM
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I think that happened because volatility went...
I think that happened because volatility went thru' the roof. Even though the volatility of the far OTM options is higher than the nearer ones, this time it was way too higher. I looked at that and...
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December 27th, 2013, 11:23 AM
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Well done and thanks for sharing. I was not able...
Well done and thanks for sharing. I was not able to put it on that day, even though it looked pretty good. I wanted to look at it more since had already booked a big loss in NG and was still holding...
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December 26th, 2013, 04:36 PM
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Futures data research
I have been looking at futures research providers to see if they had a easy way to query the data to get results in a particular format. MRCI came closest to what I have in mind but still doesn’t...
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December 6th, 2013, 11:44 AM
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Yes, I know that currently OEX margin is equal to...
Yes, I know that currently OEX margin is equal to SPAN. But from past experience, as the volatility and SPAN margin increases substantially, OEX starts pumping up their excess requirement over SPAN....
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December 6th, 2013, 11:28 AM
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The NG rally started yesterday after the EIA...
The NG rally started yesterday after the EIA Energy Report was released. Stocks declined below the 5-year average, last year's numbers and also from the previous week.
The question is not whether...
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November 29th, 2013, 11:42 AM
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Oops!! Point taken.
Oops!! Point taken.
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November 28th, 2013, 07:06 PM
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BNP forecasts NG to stay under $4 through winter 2014
Daily GPI / NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report / Price
BNP: $4 NatGas Ceiling Through Winter; Price Recovery Possible in 2014
David Bradley
November 11, 2013
Barring unexpectedly cold...
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November 25th, 2013, 12:16 PM
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I haven't traded CC, yet. What delta do you guys...
I haven't traded CC, yet. What delta do you guys aim for? I guess like SB, a higher delta is required to get any decent liquidity and ROI.
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November 20th, 2013, 11:57 AM
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NG
From Futures Mag - 11/20:
Natural gas was weak on weather forecasts that are not as cold as some were predicting! Maddening! Big picture, though, the long-term demand picture improves. Reuters...
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November 19th, 2013, 01:44 PM
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If I may ask, what strikes and months? I'm not...
If I may ask, what strikes and months? I'm not able to find good ROI without getting too close to the price for NGF expiring 12/26.
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November 12th, 2013, 01:35 PM
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I thought about strangling too but have to get...
I thought about strangling too but have to get close to the price to get decent premiums. So worried about a steep drop.
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November 12th, 2013, 12:19 PM
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Wondering if selling the NGF calls (4.75)...
Wondering if selling the NGF calls (4.75) expiring 12/26 is a good bet at this time. According to the seasonals it seems that NG tops in December and starts to trend lower. Of course, its if I'm...
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October 31st, 2013, 06:46 PM
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Same here! I rarely do both legs on the same day....
Same here! I rarely do both legs on the same day. But I tired it a couple of times limiting at the quoted prices on both legs and still the order just sat there. Cancelled it and legged it one at a...
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October 17th, 2013, 12:05 PM
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CLX 125C
CLX 125C
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October 17th, 2013, 11:45 AM
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Does anyone share my thought that OX hasn't made...
Does anyone share my thought that OX hasn't made any updates to the CLZ options margin requirements since the past couple of days?
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