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Forum: Options November 16th, 2018, 12:17 PM
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Posted By bill20
Selling Options on Futures?

Hi there xplorer,

Thanks for your concern but it is misplaced.

I’m a trader and have been an active paying member of this community for numerous years. I am not selling anything (except for...
Forum: Options November 16th, 2018, 11:37 AM
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Posted By bill20
It’s terrible what they allowed to happen to...

It’s terrible what they allowed to happen to their clients, especially since many of them are retirees with little personal experience or sophistication with derivatives.

During my day job I am...
Forum: Options November 15th, 2018, 01:10 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
What happened at OptionSellers is terrible,...

What happened at OptionSellers is terrible, especially since they target retirees and tout the relative safety of the “diversification” they offer.

When not trading derivatives, my day job finds...
Forum: Options November 5th, 2018, 08:40 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
Long Vol with Positive Carry

I know we have been exploring optimal ways to sell puts (short volatility) giving us a high-probability defined reward strategy. While nobody has a crystal ball, I think its safe to assume we are...
Forum: Options May 23rd, 2017, 07:38 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
Hedging Tail Risk

I am reading an interesting book (fairly academic) regarding efficient and effective ways to hedge against extreme market moves. I figured the community might find it helpful. It is called, "The...
Forum: Options May 20th, 2017, 02:25 PM
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Posted By bill20
That is strange. TOS does provide greater margin...

That is strange. TOS does provide greater margin efficiency for further DTE trades.


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Forum: Options May 20th, 2017, 01:49 PM
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Posted By bill20
When I model these trades on TOS, I find that...

When I model these trades on TOS, I find that higher DTE trades at the same delta have substantially lower initial margin requirements as they are further out of the money for the same delta as...
Forum: Options May 19th, 2017, 08:54 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
Selling Options on Futures?

Has anyone researched longer term strategies (200 days plus)? This would allow us to initiate the trade much further from the underlying price, sell options with higher IV (given typical contango),...
Forum: Options May 19th, 2017, 12:59 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
Selling Options on Futures?

This is interesting so thank you for sharing.

I wonder if this strategy scales given the low deltas and relatively large number of contracts required? I am thinking slippage and commissions...
Forum: Options April 30th, 2017, 08:36 PM
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Posted By bill20
Regardless of trade structure do you find profit...

Regardless of trade structure do you find profit taking at 50% rinse and repeat to be advantageous? If so, is there a optimal DTE for initiation as you may often be swapping one low IV position for...
Forum: Options April 30th, 2017, 12:07 PM
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Posted By bill20
Have you examined simply selling lesser number of...

Have you examined simply selling lesser number of naked puts at the same delta (5?) without the put protection? I assume you could take in significantly larger net credit with a large excess margin...
Forum: Options April 29th, 2017, 09:03 PM
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Posted By bill20
Selling Options on Futures?

Have you looked at utilizing your 1x2 ratio strategy closer to the money? Say short 16 delta and long two times 5 delta, respectively?


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Forum: Options April 26th, 2017, 10:28 PM
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Posted By bill20
Would it make more sense to simply trade a...

Would it make more sense to simply trade a smaller number of contracts (and hence more excess IM) without purchasing the two long puts?


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Forum: Options April 14th, 2017, 11:30 AM
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Posted By bill20
Would it make sense to sell higher delta premium...

Would it make sense to sell higher delta premium with the same 6 times initial margin? This would involve selling a smaller number of contracts to take in a larger premium.

Wouldn't this...
Forum: Options December 8th, 2016, 11:59 PM
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Posted By bill20
Does that seem high to you or would you say that...

Does that seem high to you or would you say that is typical?


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Forum: Options December 8th, 2016, 11:45 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,998,059
Posted By bill20
Thank you. Mighty nice of you. Selling one...

Thank you. Mighty nice of you.

Selling one ES January (week 3) 2100 put shows a credit of $300 against a margin requirement of $2570.50. Seems very high.

What do you show?


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Forum: Options December 8th, 2016, 10:47 PM
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Posted By bill20
Has anyone noticed unusually high margin...

Has anyone noticed unusually high margin requirements pertaining to selling options on ES recently? I utilize Thinkorswim and regularly sell ES options, however, the margin requirements the past few...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index December 8th, 2016, 10:43 PM
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Views: 1,120
Posted By bill20
ES Futures Margin Changes

Has anyone noticed significant changes with margin requirements for ES futures options on the Thinkorswim platform? I regularly sell /ES futures option, however, the margin requirements seem...
Forum: Options October 16th, 2016, 01:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,873
Posted By bill20
Yield on Collateral in an Option Selling Portfolio

Does anyone utilize collateral other than cash in an option selling portfolio? Examples could include treasuries, money market, dividend yielding stocks, etc.

In addition to obtaining yield,...
Forum: Options October 4th, 2016, 09:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,958
Posted By bill20
Futures Options Networking and Learning

Can we aggregate a list of educational and networking resources for strategic approaches (option selling, etc.) to trading options on futures? If so, I propose these categories:

1) In-person...
Forum: Options October 4th, 2016, 06:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,500
Posted By bill20
Option Selling Platform and Broker

Hi Everybody,

I currently utilize ThinkorSwim ("TOS")and I like their technology, however, I would like to move funds to a Futures broker to achieve the following objectives:

A) Obtain access...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 4th, 2016, 05:56 PM
Replies: 10,645
Views: 14,245,111
Posted By bill20
Hi Everybody, I look forward to learning and...

Hi Everybody,

I look forward to learning and contributing.

Over the years I have blown up numerous accounts and made every mistake imaginable (and unimaginable), however, I would like to...
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