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Broken Wing Butterflies on SPX or RUT
I am trading Broken butterflies for more than a year. I am doing great using SPX. I am using a strategy to collect premium and Theta. This trade does better when it is opened under high IV, as it is Vega negative. I would like to learn a bit more …
IV plays with related tickers
DXYZ and RVI got listed options last month. VCX have had them for longer. These tickers have overlapping baskets of holdings. I have mentioned the spot side of things [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1umk6jk/current_state_of_private_basket_tickers/) with some significant traded price to NAV dislocations. We can also look at how the options IV side of things …
Possible error in Natenberg's "Option Volatility and Pricing" (2nd ed., p. 138, Figure 9-3)
Hi everyone, Not sure if this has already been noticed, but I think there's a labeling error in Sheldon Natenberg's Option Volatility and Pricing (2nd edition) on page 138, Figure 9-3. The figure is titled "Put delta values as volatility changes," and the surrounding text discusses put deltas exclusively (tending …
SpaceX. Anyone else planning to buy puts and hedge nasdaq.
I'm extremely bearish on SpaceX due to its horrible fundamentals, media coverage, and my belief that holders of locked-up stock options will sell once their shares unlock. I plan to buy puts and short SpcveX at a weighting of about 2% of the Nasdaq, since that's roughly its share of …
INTC, GLW: premium sellers market. sorried about my spreads
high vol on ai related names right now was looking at a bull put spread for INTC holding a GLW spread at 180/175 dte 28. kinda worried about it with this sell off
Margin on Robinhood
I got off the phone with someone from support and they were saying if the long maintenance ratio is 25% I would get 4x that in margin. Is that accurate?
NDX Historical Option Data
Hello, I'm looking for a data provider for NDX tick level historical option data. Any recommandations?
Shorting Gamma W/O Leverage?
Do you guys know of any clever ways to short gamma without having to sell options?
Non-US Resident – Anyone Using Firstrade for Day Trading?
Hi everyone, I mainly trade 0DTE options on the U.S. market and currently use MooMoo and IBKR. However, commissions and platform fees have become a major issue for me. I usually trade 1–5 contracts per order, and the total cost (commissions, platform fees, exchange fees, and other charges) comes to …
Options spreads and buying power in a cash account.
If I have a cash account with $10K (just an easy example amount) and I daytrade options spreads (e.g. verticals), how does each such trade affect the buying power? For example, buy XYZ vertical for $100, then sell the same vertical for $110. Both transactions are not settled until tomorrow …