Which is Better: Married Puts or Long Calls?
I read an article about position sizing using married puts with long stock at radioactivetrading.com. Kurt's strategy of married puts is a good idea, but if you remember from my article on option synthetics, that: Long Stock + Long Put = Long Call Kurt could achieve...
VIX Options to Add Half-Point Strikes in Near-Term Expiration
The CBOE announced they are adding half-point strikes for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) options. The half-point strikes will be listed for the near-term expiration month and in the strike price range of 10 to 15 (i.e. 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5 and 14.5 strikes). The...
Option Position Greeks Calculator Online
Dan Harvey has a spreadsheet he uses to help guide his contract sizes and manage his Weirdor trades. I extracted the option Greeks portion of it and created an online version which is at https://my.aeromir.com/go/c.option-position-greeks-calculator Here's a screen...
Starting a RUT JUN Weirdor
I started a June Weirdor/JEEP yesterday. We just moved the account I'm trading from ThinkOrSwim (TOS)to Interactive Brokers (IB) for several reasons: – Better execution and lower commissions – Opening the account through LiveVol will give access to LiveVol...Are your Greeks correct for VIX options?
I posted in the forums about seting up OptionVue correctly to get the correct greeks for VIX options. Jim sent me an interesting link to six figure investing's article on “Thirteen Things Your Should Know About Trading VIX Options.” Bullet point...