Please take a brief look, and understand why so many traders live in ‘quiet desperation’ to quote from Pink Floyd. … 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 9- a Quick Update
Update- Profit We took in a credit of 280 and now this trade can be closed for 226(105 for the call … More
How Can Smart People be SO Stupid?
Radio 4 ‘s Money Box With Paul Lewis Today’s Show http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0848blr#play So, a sports betting arbitrage scam based in the … More
Trade of the Week 9 -It’s all about the Numbers
Can we break the winning Streak? Now this is odd, and probably wrong, the FTSE wobbled around 6730- 6740 late … More
Trade 8 – an Update, Almost Doubled our Money
Those Prices Don’t Lie Well here’s another shocker, and while this trade is supposed to run to near expiry in … More
Trade of the Week 8- it’s time to get with a Strategy
The above is a screenshot of 3 separate calculations from iVolatility.com and prices from the ICE.com. What is a Butterfly? … More