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Forum: Options January 13th, 2014, 11:39 AM
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Posted By britkid99
The spread has reduced from 7.00 to 4.50 and I...

The spread has reduced from 7.00 to 4.50 and I have closed out the position for $2500 per spread profit.
The spread tested 4.00 twice but has held and I think it may widen again if CL gets a decent...
Forum: Options January 8th, 2014, 12:13 PM
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Posted By britkid99
ES Short Inventory Build Up

From the chart attached you can see the big jump to the record high on the last day of the year, I attribute this to last minute window dressing by funds adjusting to make sure they own the years...
Forum: Options December 26th, 2013, 06:37 PM
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Posted By britkid99
SMCJB, There would be a few rolls needed of...

SMCJB,

There would be a few rolls needed of the short contract. Mar14 to May14 to Jul14 to Sep14 to Nov14 or close out. The intention is to roll for even money if possible or around 20c at...
Forum: Options December 26th, 2013, 02:48 PM
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Posted By britkid99
CL Futures Calendar Spread

Hi Ron or anyone else

Not sure if you trade or keep track of CL futures spreads but this is something I like the look of...

Buy CL FUT DEC 14 and Sell CL FUT MAR 14

There is currently a $7...
Forum: Options November 7th, 2013, 08:23 AM
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Posted By britkid99
But as I am already using the margin for my ...

But as I am already using the margin for my futures hedge even 1-2% would be "free"
Forum: Options November 7th, 2013, 07:29 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Looks nice. I had recently been thinking about...

Looks nice. I had recently been thinking about selling puts under the GBPUSD. I always have long futures, to the value of my account, on to hedge currency variations anyway, so I would not be so...
Forum: Options August 29th, 2013, 05:04 AM
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Posted By britkid99
My answer to this is to move away from futures...

My answer to this is to move away from futures options for now and look at stock plus option to create a married put along the lines of Radioactive trading. The benefit here is a pre-defined...
Forum: Options August 3rd, 2013, 08:16 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Ah, I think I see the cause of confusion now. IB...

Ah, I think I see the cause of confusion now. IB uses the single ticker SPX for the index, the futures and FOP via CME or Globex and the Stock options via CBOE. So if Karen is using IB as her...
Forum: Options August 2nd, 2013, 05:28 AM
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Posted By britkid99
I have found very similar results with CL. When...

I have found very similar results with CL. When down to the last 30 days there is so little premium left
it is no longer worth waiting to expiry. In fact I have closed out every position prior to...
Forum: Options August 2nd, 2013, 04:38 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Ron, SPX comes in stock options AND futures...

Ron,

SPX comes in stock options AND futures options. Your margin is likely a naked stock option quote rather than a futures option. SPX stock options have 100 multiplier so 1350 x 100 = $135000...
Forum: Options June 12th, 2013, 03:56 AM
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Posted By britkid99
You have calculated the number of DAYS of oil...

You have calculated the number of DAYS of oil supply. Devide by 365 to get YEARS.

So 10.8 years doen't sound quite so exciting.
Also this 365 billion is only refering to technically...
Forum: Options May 7th, 2013, 07:54 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Unfortunately it looks like the download links...

Unfortunately it looks like the download links have been pulled as it has now sold out.
I have a PDF document for it which I can send you if you PM me your email address.
Forum: Options May 5th, 2013, 03:44 PM
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Posted By britkid99
Opts, I f you are thinking about SPX credit...

Opts, I f you are thinking about SPX credit spreads or Condors have you looked at the stuff doing the rounds from Doc Severson at Options MD.

He concentrates on two types of IC.

1/ HP (High...
Forum: Options May 3rd, 2013, 06:33 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Where now with ES

We formed the double top I mentioned last week ( actually made a higher high) but look at the delta divergence. We currently have some 230k contracts net short but holding divergently and about 100k...
Forum: Options April 29th, 2013, 04:46 PM
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Posted By britkid99
Surely your required margin is $1000 as you said...

Surely your required margin is $1000 as you said above ( or 1000-125 received so $875 actually ), which is already more than your reserve of $705. Why would you need to add any more? This would...
Forum: Options April 26th, 2013, 07:15 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Latest ES Cummulative Delta View

Here is my latest take on the ES.

The push down last week got to the low 1530's and also neutralized all longs from 1480 area, as they covered longs into the selling. This prevented any more...
Forum: Options April 16th, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Posted By britkid99
I had a real life GC put shock a couple of weeks...

I had a real life GC put shock a couple of weeks back with a 1450 put. If you are at your trading desk then throw on a futures short if the price is really gunning. It at least gives you cover and...
Forum: Options April 16th, 2013, 10:16 AM
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Posted By britkid99
I am showing £4410 x 1.53 = $6747 for IM on IB...

I am showing £4410 x 1.53 = $6747 for IM on IB for Apr GC futures
Forum: Options April 16th, 2013, 10:08 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Well, we got the ES pushing down to1540 so far on...

Well, we got the ES pushing down to1540 so far on a big delta bar. So from the high of 1593 that was over 50 ES points.
Now i'm looking to see if the 1534 area holds. If that breaks we could see a...
Forum: Options April 15th, 2013, 11:13 AM
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Posted By britkid99
To anyone interested, I am trying to sell off my...

To anyone interested, I am trying to sell off my remaining LONG May CL 78 Puts which were cover for a calender.
Got 3 away at 0.04 today and have orders in for 1 @ 0.05 and 2 @ 0.09

Thought these...
Forum: Options April 15th, 2013, 07:42 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Cos you won't get more than $20 for 1820 and...

Cos you won't get more than $20 for 1820 and above June calls and the margins have likely gone up making for a miserly ROI. The price dropping has reduced call prices and volatility increased...
Forum: Options April 15th, 2013, 07:19 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Could be new long puts coming in to cover...

Could be new long puts coming in to cover existing long futures, or Goldman Sachs customers who are taking GS downgrades seriously. GS has a history of predicting one thing and then trading in the...
Forum: Options April 14th, 2013, 03:46 PM
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Posted By britkid99
As I mentioned in the above post the prior shorts...

As I mentioned in the above post the prior shorts at 1524 have now been pushed out forming a equal high on Cummulative Delta and taking another 20 ES points to do it. The coast is now clear for...
Forum: Options April 11th, 2013, 07:30 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Options webinar today 7:00 EST

I received an email about an Optons Webinar today at 7:00 EST and thought I would pass it on to anyone interested.

It is by so-called Option Professor, Jim Kenny. I have not had anything to do...
Forum: Options March 31st, 2013, 07:12 AM
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Posted By britkid99
Also bearish divergence showing on cummulative...

Also bearish divergence showing on cummulative delta volume (bottom pane). Currently about 100,000 contracts still holding short from the 1525 push down despite price rising 40 points.

Not...
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