Gentle Drift Lower for Vol. Gentle Drift Up For FTSE We closed out a long put for a handsome profit … 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
Trade 75 With Market Moving Events Possible, We Limit Risk
Felling Distinctly Uneasy About Global events Sorry but this is not a well thought out strategy. I have concerns … More
That Was The Week Ending 13 April
Catch Up on Previous Trades. Trade 74– weird and profitable. Remember it was a 2×3 selling the … More
Naked -Not So Much Fun- Trade 72 Special
This Was The Trade: SELL the 7150 call @19.5 (230 OTM) and SELL the 6300 put @20 (620 points OTM). Credit 39.5. … More
Trade 74 Something New and Experimental
Trade 74 Let’s try something … More
That Was The Week Ending 06April
Some Housekeeping First: Trade 73 Another Victory For the record- Trade72 would still be underwater if we’d run as a … More