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Forum: Options May 15th, 2017, 03:01 PM
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Posted By Eric B
Ron, how do you exit the 2 long - 1 short spread?...

Ron, how do you exit the 2 long - 1 short spread? Currently my position

short one ES July EOM put, strike 2025. Entry 5.00
and, to manage risk:
long two ES July EOM puts, strike 1790. Entry 1.8...
Forum: Options May 1st, 2017, 11:17 AM
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Posted By Eric B
ron, I've been monitoring this trade in the...

ron, I've been monitoring this trade in the background and have noticed the long puts are losing more value than the short puts are gaining over the last few days, where the ES hasn't been doing...
Forum: Options April 27th, 2017, 02:41 PM
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Posted By Eric B
gotcha. So, a new position on the sim acct...

gotcha.

So, a new position on the sim acct now:
short one ES July EOM put, strike 2025. Entry 5.00
and, to manage risk:
long two ES July EOM puts, strike 1790. Entry 1.8

According to...
Forum: Options April 27th, 2017, 09:43 AM
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Posted By Eric B
Does this mean you only sell puts now? ...

Does this mean you only sell puts now? Previously I read in this thread something about you buy 2 puts for each put you short - is that no longer necessary?

And aren't the risks on the trade far...
Forum: Options April 26th, 2017, 01:39 PM
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Posted By Eric B
Do you use 6x margin for this reason - to have...

Do you use 6x margin for this reason - to have staying power should the trade move against you temporarily? That way you can wait for it to decline again as time keeps moving toward expiry? Is 6x...
Forum: Options April 26th, 2017, 12:22 PM
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Posted By Eric B
ron, myrrdin & others, thanks for all the insight...

ron, myrrdin & others, thanks for all the insight and posts.

As an update, the previous trade I shared is now up almost the full amount of premium, bid .35 (my short entry was at 13.25). The...
Forum: Options April 21st, 2017, 07:05 PM
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Posted By Eric B
ron99, intriguing 'exit at 50%' strategy,...

ron99,

intriguing 'exit at 50%' strategy, will look at that. Do you have a current example I could view?

Example of a trade is one I'm currently in on the sim acct. Short two ES end-of-month...
Forum: Options April 21st, 2017, 09:55 AM
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Posted By Eric B
myrrdin, Thank you for the response. ...

myrrdin,

Thank you for the response.

I'm the opposite; I am better at shorter-term prediction than longer-term. Hence the option strategy being what it is.

As for the risk mgmt method,...
Forum: Options April 20th, 2017, 07:12 PM
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Views: 1,998,761
Posted By Eric B
What do the FIO option traders think of this...

What do the FIO option traders think of this general idea:
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