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Forum: Brokers June 3rd, 2017, 05:49 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
TFOpts Yes, your equation is correct :)

TFOpts

Yes, your equation is correct :)
Forum: Brokers June 2nd, 2017, 04:13 PM
Replies: 29
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Posted By decarleytrading
Option Margin

TFOpts

I think you are complicating the math, even I had a hard time following that : ) Option margin can be confusing for many reasons, but primarily because there are actually two ways to...
Forum: Brokers May 7th, 2013, 09:54 AM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Hi Jura :) FOREX options, by definition,...

Hi Jura :)

FOREX options, by definition, are not exchange traded....but there are currency options (which is what I'm assuming you are referring to) on futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile...
Forum: Brokers April 16th, 2013, 09:51 AM
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Posted By decarleytrading
No margin on long options

Chipmunk We work with multiple clearing firms; none of which will charge margin for the purchase of an option. Some brokerage firms will to protect themselves from the potential exercise of the...
Forum: Brokers April 7th, 2013, 07:42 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Risk of Naked Option Selling

@Mozarrt

When selling options "naked" or "open" the risk of the trade AT EXPIRATION can be easily calculated by simply adding or subtracting the total premium collected to the strike price of the...
Forum: Brokers April 7th, 2013, 07:22 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Trading options on futures in an IRA

eudamonia

We certainly allow clients to trade futures, and options on futures, in an IRA account. Doing so requires the use of a custodian (which isn't any different than any other retirement...
Forum: Brokers April 7th, 2013, 07:18 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Chipmunk The margin on short futures...

Chipmunk

The margin on short futures options strategies tends to be much lighter than that of stocks. However, options on futures margin is rather complicated and somewhat mysterious. The...
Forum: Brokers March 20th, 2013, 11:33 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Iron Condor Placement

Big Mike When trading Iron Condors traders are dealing with multiple "legs" to a trade which are ideally executed simultaneously. Whether or not it is best to enter the order as a package on a...
Forum: Brokers March 11th, 2013, 10:01 AM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Not all brokers charge SPAN, and some refuse to allow option selling

Yes, many brokerage firms charge higher margin than the SPAN minimum. SPAN is the exchange required margin; no broker has the authority to offer margin rates at a discount to SPAN but they have the...
Forum: Brokers March 7th, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Low vol, lean toward buying options in corn

I prefer bullish trades in corn simply because this is one of the few markets that tends to move higher faster than it retreats. Also, traders like stories...and every year there is some type of...
Forum: Brokers March 7th, 2013, 12:53 PM
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Posted By decarleytrading
SPAN margin

Big Mike There are a lot of advantages to trading options on futures, relative to options on stocks...and SPAN margin for all accounts regardless of size or trader experience is one of them. ...
Forum: Brokers March 7th, 2013, 11:55 AM
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Posted By decarleytrading
Crude seasonals and option selling

Big Mike ron99 I haven't gotten a chance to go through the entire feed, but I can certainly comment on crude oil seasonals :)

It is true, in recent years crude oil has had a tendency to see...
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