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June 6th, 2017, 08:43 PM
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You clearly missed all the points I made, and I...
You clearly missed all the points I made, and I won't bother to rehash them.
A major spike in volatility along with a basic decline , pick a number 5%, 10%, 15%, whatever... and the puts you sold...
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Ron mentioned earlier that he did a 2 by 3 ratio...
Ron mentioned earlier that he did a 2 by 3 ratio of 345 contracts , for a total over 1700 contracts or something like that.
Love that quote. Taleb is one smart dude. His book is essential reading...
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June 6th, 2017, 07:06 PM
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you are using naked puts. look at the PCLN...
you are using naked puts.
look at the PCLN example I posted earlier.
Buying puts 200 points away is called "wings" in the trading community. Nothing wrong with that, we all do it for various...
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June 6th, 2017, 06:55 PM
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What research is there to do?? you did the...
What research is there to do?? you did the research already. You stated that it won't work with a slow 20% decline or with certain months in 2008. Many stocks are up 500%-800% since 2008 and you...
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June 6th, 2017, 06:48 PM
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Ron, lol, I never said I don't use the strategy....
Ron, lol, I never said I don't use the strategy. I do use it. In small size to add to my annual return. would I put my account 100% on this? never. :)
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June 6th, 2017, 06:43 PM
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lol, if the threats about banning come out, you...
lol, if the threats about banning come out, you can tell someones feathers are wrinkled.
Ron, a spread or even a 2 by 3 ratio does nothing to protect you in this scenario where the market falls...
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June 6th, 2017, 06:35 PM
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just for the record- Karen also had issues with...
just for the record- Karen also had issues with trading in a certain way in order to show gains and be able to withdraw her profit percentage, but thats beyond this discussion.
The same way you...
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June 6th, 2017, 06:23 PM
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lol "the risk management department" . please....
lol "the risk management department" . please. lets be real . we are discussing a strategy that although the best minds proved in theory it would work, and it should've worked...and it had the...
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June 6th, 2017, 01:16 PM
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Ron You implied earlier that 10-20...
Ron
You implied earlier that 10-20 contracts couldn't' be managed as it would depend on account size. Fair enough. So let's play an example:
I have various accounts. On the trading account I...
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June 6th, 2017, 11:26 AM
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Ok Ron I appreciate your comments and I see where...
Ok Ron I appreciate your comments and I see where you are coming from. That's what makes a market.
However , Long Term Capital Management also did 20% or so first year and then something like 40%...
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June 5th, 2017, 11:30 PM
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Which contracts did you sell 345 two by three ? Was it Sept.,with 102 days to go ?
Thanks
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June 5th, 2017, 11:22 PM
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Actually I'm not a general market pessimist. I...
Actually I'm not a general market pessimist. I sell OTM calls because volatility is generally overstated , and so even with the market moving up , they still make money. Yes I agree, not as much as...
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June 5th, 2017, 08:51 PM
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Ok fair enough . So then what's the strategy ? ...
Ok fair enough . So then what's the strategy ?
Let's say my account is $100,000
Assuming you keep approx 6x IM, we are placing this trade once per month , covering it around 30 days once there's...
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June 4th, 2017, 10:16 AM
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Ron Thanks for your contributions to the...
Ron
Thanks for your contributions to the forum. I really enjoyed reading through it.
I'm also an options premium seller. Some stocks but mainly index options.
Was there a study you did...
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January 17th, 2016, 04:04 PM
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I had a bunch of short es 1550 puts for Feb, sold...
I had a bunch of short es 1550 puts for Feb, sold at around $3.
when it rallied to $6, i got nervous and covered by the end of the day at around $4.50 average. Sucks because theres like 23 trading...
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