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Posted at 06/2/2017 10:22 by praipus DysonHooverman, this thread is for people that sell (write) options. I have posted a link on the other OPTS thread to some FREE software which might help you determine the positioning of your strategy. |
Posted at 07/7/2015 00:57 by harvester ALP:very difficult at the moment to find a safe and rewarding investment. Have to assess and take a view on the macro situation to take a view on the level of risk one can take. Maybe its my age which makes me extra cautious. I thing the world situation financially is very dire . The 350 billion plus debts of Greece are very large for such a small country . Everybody knows they are bust and can't re-pay but they have to pretend that the loans are not in default . Otherwise the creditors have to write the loan value down to near zero. They will try for a fudge solution such as part write-off and pushing the repayment schedule out to the future. Otherwise some creditor banks may collapse. I don't think myself it is a side-show. It would be if the economies of the creditor countries were sound . That's were the real problem lies . The eurozone countries themselves , Britain , US have so much sovereign debts that soon a critical point will be reached where they can no longer service the bonds and loans even at low interest rates . Have a look on the internet for the "World Debt clock" . Quite frightening . If the savers of the world lose trust in their governments and their ability to honour the loan agreements that can lead to a collapse of the bond markets . It's the domino effect. That's why Greece gets so much world-wide attention . So my decision process is one of elimination , i.e. what to avoid. No 1 is now to stay away from derivatives . Unfortunately that means put options long or short . You have to think of the counter-party risks ! Yes , mayj is right , it is costly to stay on the sidelines when money can be made by risk taking. I also avoid ETF's of any form . I don't hold gilts now and only a few 2017 to 2021 corporate bonds .My biggest risk is my share portfolio. All good divi-paying FTSE100 and a few FTSE250 shares. When to sell is the big problem . The safest investments are physical holdings. Property , as you say . The property prices will fall heavily too but it can not disappear. Physical gold, though the returns are lousy. For balance you need some . I expect them to cope with the Greek fiasco one way or another , even though other simultaneous crises like China market crash , Nicaragua etc will aggravate the global problem . Maybe we'll get a period of hyper-inflation first before there is a complete market melt-down . P.S. The US rate hike could be a trigger . When liquidity dries up , it will have a big market impact . |
Posted at 16/1/2015 13:11 by alphorn ...see my post on the Opts thread. |
Posted at 16/1/2015 09:36 by praipus Thanks to straddle on ther OPTS threadRe: FXCM |
Posted at 21/11/2014 13:39 by harvester ALP: I heard the same re ICE software changes. Who knows if its development work or bugs in existent software.Yes , a bit of disaster and interfering with option trading . How are you faring with your naked calls , ALP ? After being pressed to close or roll puts in October during the sharp market dip , I am now under pressure on the call side . At least the rally has helped my share portfolio . Spike in VOD very welcome for shares and options . Short dec puts in vod at 195,205 and 220. Short dec 230 calls , amply covered . After going ex-divi (3.6p) yesterday , share price already at or above pre-divi price . I should really reduce my shares but still holding since have faith in Santa. Had to roll up AZN dec 5000calls to dec 5200 calls. I don't think that pfizer will return but shares can move quite a bit on rumours . |
Posted at 18/11/2014 12:57 by alphorn ...see opts thread for update. |
Posted at 16/10/2014 17:16 by harvester Mayj: sounds painful . Hope that you can offset it somehow .Prof: sorry to hear that it did not work out this month . At least you have had quite a long run of successful trades in previous months . I had a little bet on the FTSE in October which resulted in a loss. Sold 1x Oct 6200puts @ 8 credit; then after sharp market dip last week rolled it down to 61oo puts for debit of 6 . Since it was only a small position I held on to late today to let time decay work in my favour. Closed the position around 16:00 for 9 debit; hence overall loss. Had much greater losses on shareholding and written puts. Spent >£3K buying put spreads , mostly december, to shore up option positions and to safeguard shareholding . This morning sold 4K shares of SSE @ 1500 to stop erosion of long-term profits . Also bought 4x March SSE 1500P/1450P @ -28 to safeguard some of the remaining SSE shares . Expensive but its not easy buying puts or put spreads in this volatile down market . SSE is good defensive share with high divi payout but not immune in this market . Similar defensive moves to protect National Grid shares . I like to hang on to my high divi earners a bit longer . |
Posted at 24/7/2014 08:43 by harvester crontab: pretty adventurous trading then . US stock not often discussed here but still of interest.Would be of interest to hear some specifics from time to time as you can read on this thread . I had planned to exercise my long SSE sep 1600puts after the divi payment of 60.7 . Changed my mind . In the end STC 3x SSE Sep 1600puts @ 112 well above the buy premium . It was part of a long 1600/1500 put spread. Have rolled 1x 1500puts to March 1400puts @ -5 . Misunderstanding since should have been 3x . Mistake worked out to my advantage since SSE ex-divi drop less than the divi and still trading close to 1500 . |
Posted at 19/7/2014 23:26 by harvester mail2: start by reading about options and option strategies. There is plenty of option info on the internet . You could also attend a course teaching how to trade options . Then place a small options buy order for lowly priced shares like RSA or Lloyds which has limited risk, i.e. you can't lose more than the option premium you pay up-front . Alternatively you can write a covered call option which is equally safe . Say if you hold 5000 shares of BT currently trading below 400 but are happy to sell them at 420 (say) , then sell five 420 calls , bearing in mind the ex-dividend dates . Carefully chosen that will generate a bit of extra income while not exposing you to too much risk if you feel confident to hold the shares to cover the sold calls . Bear in mind that time works against you when you buy near term options and works for option writers. During periods of low volatility like we have now it is usually a good time to buy options . If you sell uncovered options for smallish premiums during periods of low volatility , you take a greater risk since the cost of closing a position can explode when a market crisis develops and shoots up volatility. |
Posted at 19/7/2014 20:08 by harvester Some of us dinosaurs still have some puffs in us.Planning to use some long put options this week to sell some SSE long-term holding shares after collecting the divi . CFD's save stamp duty but carry other costs . Long-term shareholding not so bad if you buy cheap enough in market dips and collect a decent divi to cover the carry costs . A long time ago I used to spread-bet options with IG but I much preferred trading options through option brokers. With spread-betting firms like IG it is hard to secure a trade by placing the bet inside the bid/offer range . With option brokers all my option trades are inside that range and the brokers sometimes manage to improve on the already tight limit I set . |
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