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| Question on hedging calendars |
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11/7/09 9:09 AM |
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Calendars
Davisra3; I suggest you open an account with something like Think or Swim. They give you a paper-trade account that works like a real-time, online account.I have traded for 25 years, and I still paper trade all the time.Calender spreads are the core...
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| Question on hedging calendars |
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11/7/09 8:47 AM |
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Calendars
My advice to someone new to trading options is,learn the basics, develope a plan, stick to it.Delta effects on Calendar spreads can be adjustedby buying/selling the underling, but commissionsand slippage will eat most any profit you might get.Underst...
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| attn: borankin (suggestion needed) |
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11/7/09 6:48 AM |
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Money Management
Void. You're welcome. I hope I made it clear. The rules have become so unnecessarily complicated. President Reagan, in the early 80's, set out to simplify the tax code. This "simplification" has increased the complexity at least ten fold.Bob
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| Real World Trading Suggestion |
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11/7/09 5:17 AM |
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Ask Jody Osborne
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| Using the ADX and DMI to trade |
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11/7/09 4:52 AM |
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Advanced Strategies Talk
you guys probably know this and ARF did suggest it before.but sometimes its good to be able to see the closing of the day so you can put your trades on if you see something nice.have had seen a few nice stocks and not getting filled due to the slight...
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/7/09 4:07 AM |
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Ask Joe Contes
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/7/09 4:04 AM |
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Ask Peter Achs
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| high vega |
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11/7/09 3:06 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
Very clear, thanks. Only, you say that an "expensive IV list is already included in the drop down selected stock lists". Where is it exactly?As prepared lists I just see DJ 30, DJ Transports, S&P 500, .... till Russel 2000 optionable, but no "expensi...
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| attn: borankin (suggestion needed) |
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11/6/09 11:04 PM |
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Money Management
Bob,Thank you for your attention and comments.Much appreciated.Regards.
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| question about greeks |
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11/6/09 10:51 PM |
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Calendars
thank you for the reply.what's this platinum stuff?i see this on optionetics site as well.looks like it's a subscription only access.any details on platinum?cost and platinum features you like etc.?i haven't used any risk graphanalysis tool till now....
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 9:28 PM |
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Ask Peter Achs
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| FSLR Earnings Straddle |
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11/6/09 8:53 PM |
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Advanced Strategies Talk
i purchased (10)DEC 220 Calls and (10)DEC 95 Puts (strangle) a few days prior to earnings which had a 25% return today. I know this goes against guidelines and the volatility crush limited me to only a 25% return - but a small profit is better than ...
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| Live Trade OIH Case Study |
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11/6/09 8:01 PM |
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Ask Jeffrey Beamer
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 7:26 PM |
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Ask Joe Contes
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 7:10 PM |
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Ask Joe Contes
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 7:09 PM |
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Ask Patrick Simpson
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 7:08 PM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Rule of Thumb on Number of Contract |
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11/6/09 7:08 PM |
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Ask Peter Achs
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| Additional Calendar Spread Questions |
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11/6/09 6:27 PM |
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Ask Jody Osborne
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 5:58 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 4:42 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 4:39 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| Follow-up Questions re: SPDR Sectors |
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11/6/09 4:22 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 4:15 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| When Is Next Online MICT? |
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11/6/09 4:13 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| When Is Next Online MICT? |
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11/6/09 3:23 PM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| trading for a living |
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11/6/09 12:49 PM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| trading for a living |
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11/6/09 12:15 PM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 11:59 AM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| money management |
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11/6/09 11:55 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
The columns represent the profit or loss of each of the listed trades at the start and end of the time frame selected (on the right side of the portfolio performance page you set the start and end dates of the interval to be evaluated), as well as th...
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 11:54 AM |
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Ask Christina DuBois-Nugent
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 11:29 AM |
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Ask Nick Gazzolo
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| MICT Class Question |
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11/6/09 11:28 AM |
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Ask Christina DuBois-Nugent
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| indicator |
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11/6/09 9:40 AM |
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Ask Rob Roy
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| money management |
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11/6/09 9:30 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
When in the money management site and I run the performance analysis on my trades.what do the columns titled . starting,highest,lowest and ending. Suppose to be telling me.There are different numbers in the columns. Could you explain there purpose.
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| Congress Approves $500 Billion For Monument To Human Folly |
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11/6/09 9:20 AM |
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Ask Melvin Mills
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| high vega |
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11/6/09 9:14 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
The precomputed rankings shows stocks with high IVs, which could also be viewed as high extrinsic value if they're OTM (since it's all extrinsic). The expensive IV list is already included in the drop down selected stock lists so you could use that ...
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| Recording 3 of ITT coaching.. |
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11/6/09 8:46 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Smart Search issue with PlatinumPro |
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11/6/09 8:44 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
The search runs to completion or it times out if it exceeds your max search time (Settings | general settings -- under finding trades). Some stocks / indicies have a massive number of strikes which can take a fair amount of timeYou can extend this t...
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| trading for a living |
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11/6/09 8:29 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Brisbane Seminar |
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11/6/09 8:27 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| trading for a living |
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11/6/09 8:01 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Will Russia Sell Gold In The ‘Open Market’ |
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11/6/09 8:01 AM |
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Ask Melvin Mills
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| Online ITT... |
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11/6/09 7:48 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Smart Search issue with PlatinumPro |
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11/6/09 7:46 AM |
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Optionetics Platinum
I am having a problem when I search, for example, for a Bull Put Credit spread from the Smart Search page. I'm searching appx 900 stocks but when the search finishes, it tells me there are 878 stocks that have not been searched. I click on "continu...
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| trading for a living |
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11/6/09 7:31 AM |
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Ask Mike Wade
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| Follow-Up Questions re: Platinum Tools: Hedges and the Correlation Analyzer |
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11/6/09 7:09 AM |
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Ask Clare White
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| Congress Approves $500 Billion For Monument To Human Folly |
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11/6/09 6:56 AM |
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Ask Melvin Mills
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| CBS Corp. (CBS) |
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11/6/09 6:49 AM |
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Ask Melvin Mills
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| Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) |
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11/6/09 6:48 AM |
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Ask Melvin Mills
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