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Forum: Options November 19th, 2020, 03:33 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Rich as it sounds don’t think I’m gonna take the...

Rich as it sounds don’t think I’m gonna take the risk of my getting my head handed to me !!!!


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Forum: Options March 21st, 2020, 05:15 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
They are talking phase 2 and phase 3 of the...

They are talking phase 2 and phase 3 of the relief bill with the latter being the big one. Unemployment Thu so am hoping this drags onto Friday for even phase 2 or close to 2k ES when I can buy... I...
Forum: Options March 20th, 2020, 07:21 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Great job Ron and best of all not subject to...

Great job Ron and best of all not subject to margins. Normally this high volatility will eat into the premiums but these are unprecedented times

Profits are
March 2nd option:...
Forum: Options March 9th, 2020, 04:49 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Noted and thanks for the analysis. Issue is...

Noted and thanks for the analysis.

Issue is what if this was your first trade without having been a winner earlier.. or worse still this is your second trade and the first one was bad timing and...
Forum: Options March 4th, 2020, 10:39 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Timing on the short strangles in ES

Selling strangles/straddles in a high vol environment is certainly a high reward play. Generally the timing does not matter.... since vol usually drops in a few days.. However, in this environment...
Forum: Options February 25th, 2020, 07:05 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Anyone selling ratio put spreads here into this...

Anyone selling ratio put spreads here into this dip as described in the strategy? I have some strangles sold with this high vol


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Forum: Options November 19th, 2018, 02:42 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
You can also game the system for the 2/20...

You can also game the system for the 2/20 structure by trading less or more...also depends on the contract for the 20% is it net profit shown on account in that month or is it the ending balance...
Forum: Options February 8th, 2017, 06:08 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Just adding maybe CQG qtrader at 40/month is a...

Just adding maybe CQG qtrader at 40/month is a good option I use it for out rights as well as spreads of course need a good broker to support it for example Amp does not do spreads


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Forum: Options September 11th, 2016, 06:22 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Fed 5th to 9th 0 similiar Fri/Monday move including weekend

Here is a 30 min chart (i had to make it continuous and can get until beginning of the year but not for Aug 2015)
But difference is on Feb 5th, market started inching up on Friday afternoon.....
Forum: Options September 10th, 2016, 07:24 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
For Aug 23/24 2015

i mean for the big drop in 2015
Forum: Options September 10th, 2016, 07:24 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Sorry to hijack the thread but unable to see intraday data for aug 23/24

If someone would be kind enough to post a chart of Sunday night to Monday - what happened on NQ say a 5 min chart that would be helpful to see where the movement happened in the past

i ask in this...
Forum: Options March 4th, 2016, 02:03 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Thanks Ron

What i guessed.. way different from actual SPAN margins

On a side note, you told me this probably about 6 months ago - IB maybe cheaper with commissions but not worth it due to the difference in...
Forum: Options March 4th, 2016, 07:34 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
IB margins for IRA account

Please see different options, spreads from my IB account

I have the actual values to back this up - would be great if someone could compare them with your brokerage where u sell options...
Forum: Options March 1st, 2016, 06:25 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
Maybe different type of account

I wonder because mine is a IRA account

Can you please try something else tomorrow morning and we can try to match
Forum: Options March 1st, 2016, 06:35 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Look on IB what it says thats why people move away

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=203433

So silly
Forum: Options March 1st, 2016, 05:25 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Ron this is very clear

What tool or platform is this?
It gives all the margins and the Greeks in simple straightforward fashion
Forum: Options February 4th, 2016, 08:28 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
We should talk on the CQG thread

Sorry to bother people
I will post there
Feel free to respond
Forum: Options February 4th, 2016, 04:43 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
User defined Futures option spreads and Exchange traded option spreads

I was told today by CQG that their platform does not allow to trade exchange traded option spreads.. so the spreads that like the CME provides on calendars, butterfly's etc

So then I thought all...
Forum: Options February 2nd, 2016, 06:56 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
I would suggest start using the excel file

For backtesting, this is better than many of the tools out there..

Ron has an excellent post with instructions on using this spreadsheet (sometime near Christmas/New Year timeframe). Please...
Forum: Options January 26th, 2016, 03:22 PM
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Posted By jokertrader
I dont think it worked

Have it exactly as you have it - I dont think its giving me what i want
What am i doing wrong?
thanks in advance

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=201611...
Forum: Options January 25th, 2016, 07:33 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
This might help

Future Symbol & Month Codes | Nadex Binary Option Trading Forex Trading Futures Trading ? Apex Investing Institutute (http://apexinvesting.com/future-symbol-month-codes/)

If Crude oil trades and...
Forum: Options January 25th, 2016, 07:13 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Options tracking futures - any consolidated list

Is there somewhere that presents this well? for different futures contracts.. like Crude oil or Nat Gas May options tracks which futures contract etc

thanks
Forum: Options January 24th, 2016, 07:17 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Quick follow up

How do i make it work for a diagonal

I can get lets say CLJ6 put spread to work but if i try

CLJ6 33 put -1
CLK6 31 put +1
It doesnt work

For the J6, futures and options month are the...
Forum: Options January 24th, 2016, 06:38 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Never mind got the buttons working for the macros

Macros working now after going into Trust center and enabling macros

I did it before prob didnt save it and reopen maybe
Forum: Options January 24th, 2016, 06:05 AM
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Posted By jokertrader
Thanks finally getting this working but macros not working

@Ron and others: I seem to have some issues running the macros by clicking the buttons but can run the macros manually. Can someone help to give me the sequence. So far I can
- Run 'Track Selected'...
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