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bwb's 219 1/6/09 1:45 PM
Ask Greg Loehr
Unless I’m wrong, and I’m never wrong, reselling those books is a breach of purchase agreement.
stock streaming quotes 18 1/6/09 1:22 PM
Ask Peter Achs
Optionetics doesn't, but most brokers will give you streaming real-time quotes.
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/6/09 1:11 PM
Ask Scott Kramer
Hey John, look, Obama is creating jobs...That is about how ignorant you look when you ignore logic so you can continue your blind slobbering love affair with Obama! Now would be another great time to say I'm "just prejudice" to divert from the facts,...
bwb's 219 1/6/09 11:39 AM
Ask Greg Loehr
Jethead Take your stuff to eBay
Next Meeting of the San Diego Optionetics Club-Feb. 14, 2007 5 1/6/09 11:37 AM
San Diego Traders
The next meeting of the San Diego Optionetics Club will be held at the Carmel Mountain Ranch Branch of the San Diego Public Library on Saturday February 14, 2009 commencing at 9:45 a.m. and concluding at 11:45 a.m. As usual we will have the use of ou...
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/6/09 11:30 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
you missed 1974 and 1966 to add to the obama story , people had alot of hopein hoover also . this year may end up with an up beat yet it is more about the stock market then obama we get the honey moon for now ill give it another 8 to 14 days and then...
stock streaming quotes 18 1/6/09 11:14 AM
Ask Peter Achs
Hi,Does your company provide streaming quotes?
probability calculator 83 1/6/09 10:17 AM
Optionetics Platinum
Thanks for the pointers.
Time decay 38 1/6/09 9:56 AM
Ask Peter Zomaya
It depends on the spread, and the location of the strike prices relative to the current underlying.Fortunately, there is a convenient figure called "theta" that can help answer this question at a glance.-Andrew
Time decay 38 1/6/09 9:29 AM
Ask Peter Zomaya
Peter,How does time decay affect a spread?Alexa
bwb's 219 1/6/09 8:16 AM
Ask Greg Loehr
Hi folks I was just wondering if any one would be interested in buying my set of JL Lord options books from randomwalktrading.com. I have the complete set of 4 books. They are expensive but good. I will sell the complete set for $400.00. The books ar...
who writes the channeltrader? 15 1/6/09 7:57 AM
Calendars
I got a fill on the bonus trade in Channeltrader this morning. I'd like to pose a question to the author of that. will someone refer me to that person's forum please. thanks
probability calculator 83 1/6/09 5:13 AM
Optionetics Platinum
Platinum has to cater to very experienced users who want the latest tools And to brand new usersIf you want to use Probability of Profit - start reading. Here are very good articles-------------------A series of article have been written on these top...
bwb's 219 1/5/09 7:13 PM
Ask Greg Loehr
hi greg no worries bout the reply not working straight away, thanks for taking the time to reply again so without sounding like im looking for easy answers, are these more effective if placed out of the money? as opposed to the short legs being...
Regular Platinum additions to Site Map 102 1/5/09 5:02 PM
Optionetics Platinum
Cajun 5 New years greetings and thanks for all the hard work you do on these message boards.
Liquidity filter 233 1/5/09 4:58 PM
Optionetics Platinum
mjhanily If this site is free as you claim what are they getting??? I am 3score and 10 and let me tell you that, if I haven't learnt anything else in this life; that "there is no such thing as a free lunch!" That is not the way this ...
Mastering the IV Beast 61 1/5/09 4:40 PM
Ask Mike Wade
Mike,Was watching your SS presentation on the above and at the 30 minute mark you moved from slides to Platinum but the screen was blank for the Platinum part of the presentation; how do I access that portion? Thanks.mtt60
cash deliverable portions of options 63 1/5/09 4:21 PM
Ask Chris Tyler
Hi Tom--there are obviously some special pricing going on in the KWFAF and it's obviously not a standard contract i.e. 100 shares = 1 contract. Further, some of the inverse ultras have real problems with their underlying pricing due to the inability ...
elliott wave 133 1/5/09 3:22 PM
Ask Gary Corriveau
Thank you!
indicators 106 1/5/09 3:19 PM
Ask Gary Corriveau
Thanks for the information.And happy new year to you.
cash deliverable portions of options 63 1/5/09 11:21 AM
Ask Chris Tyler
Dear Mr. Tyler,Just some questions regarding cash deliverables, any info would be great help. Thanks for your time.Do all stocks and ETF options have cash portion deliverable with the stock upon exercise? How do I find what the price of the cash deli...
Calgary 2-Day Jan 18-19 26 1/5/09 11:01 AM
Alberta Traders
I am headed down from Edmonton to the 2 day and may have a spot open in the car. If anyone is interested in splitting the trip let me know. I also already have a room booked that can be shared. I will be leaving early on Sunday and comming back immed...
Market Recovery Measures? 88 1/5/09 10:55 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
Nope. No idea, how it works, really, but if it comes from CNBC, I'm sure it sounds believable.Sorry I can't be of more help,Alex
probability calculator 83 1/5/09 10:35 AM
Optionetics Platinum
As a new trader, I would like to know how this is determined on the platinum site. And I would also like to know the range that I should look for in the probabiltiy calculator if I decide to place a trade. Also, what emphasis should I place on this i...
Market Recovery Measures? 88 1/5/09 10:06 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
Hello Alex:I recently heard (CNBC) that the stock (equity) markets will start to take off again once the Corporate Bond market becomes bullish, and then the Higher Risk (Junk) Bond market becomes bullish. Can you explains how this works? The money fl...
Matching available options with Entry Rules 99 1/5/09 9:17 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
Compare the longer term spread with the shorter term spread in Platinum. The answer will become quite obvious.All the best,Alex
Retracement 64 1/5/09 9:13 AM
Ask Rob Roy
Hello Rob,I am a student and was in a recent class of yours on technical analysis. Since then, I have purchased Profit Source and can now plot the Elliott Wave. After you plotted the Elliott Wave, you mentioned a second step, I believe you called it ...
credit spread/ Bull put spread 86 1/5/09 9:10 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
You would have to pay $100.Alex
bwb's 219 1/5/09 9:09 AM
Ask Greg Loehr
Hi Luke,I posted a reply many days ago, but apparently I screwed up somehow because my answer never made it to the boards. Either that or it was deleted by the authorities for some reason.If you're bullish and want to trade a bwb, then a setup might...
credit spread/ Bull put spread 86 1/5/09 4:30 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
When we place a trade, the entry shows a credit of e.g $150.00 in green and just before expiry or on expiry the profit on Platinum shows -$100.00 in red, please explain do we get to keep $50.00( diff 150-100)or do we pay out of pocket $100.00 when we...
credit spread question 325 1/5/09 2:57 AM
Spread Talk
On credit spread when placed the credit amt.is in green e.g $150.00, and on expiration or just before expiration the profit is in red e.g $100.00,please explain do we get to keep $50.00 change or do we pay $100.00 out of our pocket when we close this...
Matching available options with Entry Rules 99 1/5/09 2:08 AM
Ask Alex Mendoza
Hi Alex, I attended the December class in Melbourne where you and Peter talked about Entry Rules for Vertical Spreads. I have been doing practice runs thus far. My dilemma is this: 1) where the TAPP/RP indicates a short time frame (10-14days) I have ...
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 6:23 PM
Ask Peter Achs
>"Still friends, I hope. Let's have a drink together someday."Of course. Why not.Have a prosperous year.Cyrus
elliott wave 133 1/4/09 6:12 PM
Ask Gary Corriveau
Hi willieb,The same entry rules apply for the Elliott Wave 5 trades for both buy and sell setups. The prior wave 4 conditions are with respect to the oscillator pulling back between 90% and 140% and the wave 4 retracement between 24% and 62%. When ...
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 6:02 PM
Ask Peter Achs
So now that we have beaten the semantics to death, we can call this discussion done.Still friends, I hope. Let's have a drink together someday.-PeterP.S. Let's knock the socks off 2009!
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 5:51 PM
Ask Peter Achs
Peter,>>"You wanted examples of adjustment flexibility. ... What is your problem with trading other than 100 share increments of stock shares?"The purpose of the example you provided were to show somehow the flexibility that existed for the collar (a...
indicators 106 1/4/09 5:41 PM
Ask Gary Corriveau
Hi willieb,The Direction Movement Index (DMI) is used to evaluate the strength of the current trend, be it up or down. DMI indicates when a trend is present and the overall strength of a market. The higher the DMI (on a scale of 0-100) the stronger t...
How to enter options in Optionetics Portfolio? 60 1/4/09 4:25 PM
Ask Scott Kramer
How do I enter options into the Optionetics portfolio? It will take a stock transaction but not an option. I've tried O:option indentifier, O=option identifier and O.option identifier. What is the secret?
Commercial Real Estate 70 1/4/09 4:10 PM
Ask Scott Kramer
Hi Scott,Is there an ETF for commercial real estate? or what options do I have if want to trade commercial real estate?happy new year!Izzy
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 3:00 PM
Ask Peter Achs
You wanted examples of adjustment flexibility. It is not important to me to maintain the "purity" of the synthetic position while managing it for a long period of time. What is your problem with trading other than 100 share increments of stock shar...
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 2:08 PM
Ask Peter Achs
Peter,>>"Suppose you alter the ratio of the three basic components of the collar"This will not matter (as we will see below) as long as stock remains in 100 share increments.Let's take these examples one at a time:>>"- More than 1 put per hundred sha...
January meeting 30 1/4/09 11:58 AM
Calgary Traders
Our January meeting will be held Tuesday Jan 13 from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services building (downstairs), 63 Cornell Road NW.NeilCalgary Traders Group http://www.mapquest.com/maps/63+Cornell+Road+NW+Calgary+AB/
Collar Synthetic 1339 1/4/09 11:51 AM
Ask Peter Achs
Suppose you alter the ratio of the three basic components of the collar. Such as:- More than 1 put per hundred shares. (e.g. 135 puts/ 10k shares)- Buying or selling shares in other than 100 share blocks.- Selling additional call spreads (over the ...
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 11:21 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
Hey, I had trouble with my PhotoShop software earlier after recovering from some Malwares attack earlier last week. So here was what I was talking about...
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 10:54 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
John,The only change happened was a different party president was elected. Most of the Congress is still the same. So same problems still exists. They are the ones that create the bills.The first day of the year performance was on low volume...so ...
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 10:36 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
A quick look at S&P 500 monthly TA graphs from 1932 to present day. If you put a Elliot Fan from the bottom of 1932 with the Elliott fan level 0 at the 12/1/2000 at S&P 1661.79. The possible TA reading of 1/1/2010 low could touch is between 600 to 65...
Supercharged 3x ETFs - Bullish or Bearish 877 1/4/09 10:25 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
Hi Paul,Thanks for posting this information. Please note that there are also double leveraged ETFs at url: http://www.proshares.com/funds- Bob
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 9:50 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
It's quite comical that you think every twitch of the market is related to the president, incoming or outgoing. Funny how only the 'good' twitches are caused by Obama...It HAS to be Obama though. I mean, what are the odds of the market going up on th...
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 9:47 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
...the table was incompleted.. due to limited text count..see the Kappael articles..for complete data up to year end 2008. Updated by steve101 on 1/4/09 10:00 AM
Dear Mr. Obama 880 1/4/09 9:39 AM
Ask Scott Kramer
Don't be too jubilant or Obamaistic about the latest gain.Look at "Kaeppel's Corner: 2009, The Year of Investing Differently " articles, it showed just how illusive and how long (5 months the most) a climb after a bear year had in store statistically...