Firstly, Trade 89 a recap: We were long 7700 @47.5, short 7800@ 18.5, sell 7850@11 x2, = debit 7. (CALLS) … More
Author: Terrapin Trader
First found out about options in 1995.From the arcane magazine Exchange and Mart! First trade- a covered call on VOD in 1999. Made 10%,VOD almost doubled. That's when I realised I was not a good trader,and I was forgiven thanks to the amazing world of exchange traded options
That Was The Week Ending 27July
Going Nowhere A trader might argue that for strangles straddles and iron condors,this has been a peachy couple of weeks. … More
Trade 89 Nothing Like a Butterfly
Limited But Almost Assured Upside? The usual media suspects are trotting out the usual line- earnings season, earnings beating expectations … More
That Was The Week- Expiring 20th July
Here’s One We Made Earlier Trade 87 Buy1 (one) 7550 put paying 44 we are SELLING, 3 that’s three of the 7400 … More
Trade 88 Playing Not To Lose
Trade 87-So We Win Tiny, There’s Still Hope Trade 87-from last week:We were buying 1 (one) 7550 put paying 44(Lewis Hamilton’s … More
That Was The Week Ending 13July
Treading Water With Some Strange Days With the bizarre 1.3% drop on Wednesday and the ‘buy the dip’ crowd on … More