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The thing is that I am not 100% sure if my calculations are correct. I beleive that is my question if it is possible to follow my calculations in my first post, if my calculations are correct?

Hello, I have a very big question mark about "selling bull credit spread" in option trading. As my statistics shows, it seems to be a "breakeven game" or worse as in my simulation. Notice: I am not 100% sure that I calculate everything correct? I will show my exact simulation I did on the...

Hello, I have a question about a Bull Credit Spread. I am quite new to options but understand the basics with this spread but there are 2 things I really must sort out that I don't exactly understand. I have seen this example on a video for a bull credit spread and have 2 questions. Question...

You should try http://intradata.co, they have 1 minute bars from 2012 until now. I use them and the data is perfect. All 70 currency pairs are there. Also for daily bars. I use them for my backtestings and it is simple to download them with their FTP client.

Need(1 min/5min) historical data of all the traded on Nasdaq Need this to back test ideas. I use intradata.co to get 1 minute bars for all stocks on Nasdaq for my backtestings.

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Yes, I wan´t to really understand when options can be of value as you explain. I will tell how I trade as it is quite extreme to really overlook if options perheps wont help so much or wont be as important. I am just a bit extreme and doesn´t want anything go to waste. I have my software with...

>> No, I don't quite see exactly what you mean. My point is that systematically buying shares with a protective put is not a positive expectation exercise. The puts don't offer you the ability to buy the shares of the underlying with impunity. Moreover, I am a little confused at how your...

It is true, I have got the current values that should be quite accurate to take as an example. If I understand correct regarding the time value. Is the below a correct formula to see if it is economical to exercise the PUT option early. Question 1: Strike price: 195.00 Bid price: 4.40...

Please ignore as much as possible the price/premium of the option if possible, I know it is more expensive. I should have written something else there. >> A further implication of this is that, if/when the price of the option you paid includes some time value, it becomes uneconomic to exercise...

Hi, (Below example is not a scenario if the stock has a dividends. Courtage for stocks are also ignored) I have heard this statement for an "In-The-Money"(ITM) PUT option which is the one I am searching the answer to: "Sometimes it is better to let the option to expire ITM and let it exercise...

Hi, Does anyone know if the OPTIONS chain table on Yahoo as in this URL is in realtime or is this delayed information. When looking at the top, I can see this timestamp which is the same minute as on the computer but are not sure if that only corresponds to the PRICE of the stock? "893.90...

That gives a clue anyway of in what direction to think and how it works. I try to find a guidingline for the scenario in order to start out correctly. You clarified alot of things which makes much easier to understand the mechanisms. Thanks!

>> This victim will be forced by their broker to buy MSFT at $30, regardless of where it's trading in the mkt at the time of exercise. This was exactly what I had in the back of my mind that it had to be any kind of "contract" against someone else. Your description did clarify. First I needed...

Yes I am long 100 shares of MSFT in the portfolio in this scenario, so it is true they are avaliable to sell. BUT As with normal stock orders we are never guaranteed to actually SELL those 100 shares for a duration of example 1 minute. The market conditions at the time can mean that no shares...