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SPY High-Frequency Trading: 0-Day Options
My strategy is generally to trade within the first hour after the market opens, as the volatility is higher right after the open, and trading 0DTE can lead to quick profits. Of course, your direction must be correct, and these can be identified on the chart. Today marks my third …
Margin warning on Cash Secured Put
Hi all, I tried searching FAQs and couldn't find an answer on this. I have an account with interactive brokers and after placing a trade for a CSP, I receieved a notice asking me to consider adding at least 10% additional margin. Im not really sure why I got this …
Hot CPI + oil up 8% today ，，，is this the week to be selling vol or buying it?
Last week ended with a genuinely important data point — CPI at 3.3%, monthly gain 0.9%, both above expectations. This week opened with oil up 8% to $104. Gold sold off. Dollar strengthened. The ceasefire two-week window expires around April 22. Islamabad talks are ongoing. The outcome of those talks …
Started trading credit spreads last week! Looking for helpful info & opinions from option sellers !
I just got enabled to sell options and my account is still on the smaller side to be buying 100 shares of things to do CC/CSP’s, so I’m focusing on credit spreads for now I only started last week and have only traded SPY & QQQ put credit spreads so …
Sell at open or hold?
https://preview.redd.it/pynng8gruuug1.png?width=1098&format=png&auto=webp&s=560128091f1b763c97f2f4cecf9662a2313ea23c (EDIT: I dumped all but 1 $127 at open for 8K gains. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ADVICE.) Do I sell these positions at open or ride them out for the day or two? I don't understand how Theta will affect each day I hold. I do believe USO …
PDT LIMIT GOING AWAY APRIL
April 14th is expected to be the final deadline for approval to remove the PDT limit. People with low ports will be able to trade stock and options so long as they comply with the maintenance ratio. I expect the market to blip upwards on this news so there is …
Questions regarding open interest data
I did read articles and gone through some videos about OIs. Still, it seems to be like a blind spot in my understanding. I kind of see that OI refers to the number of active contracts that have been exchanged between buyers and sellers at each strike price. However, beyond …
Research Papers for Options Buyers
Dear Friends, There are various great books focused on options selling. However, I am keen to learn what are your favourite books, and research papers when it comes to options buying approach. Looking forward to books beyond "Dynamic Hedging" by Nasim Taleb, The second leg down by Hari Krishnan. Any …
Creating SPY Put Writing Strategy
Working on iterating a semi-systematic SPY put selling strategy to overlay on my multi asset portfolio. I've backtested this over the last c. 10 years to try and understand risk dynamics better. Strategy is split across 4 options, maturing 1 week apart starting from 8 weeks to to 11 weeks. …
Texas stock exchange
writing options on the new texas stock exchange when it opens up?