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Last seen: Dec 3, 2021
@navypack The spreads are big, but you often can get quickly filled a little less than halfway between the bid and ask. It depends on the day though, ...
@sepidpooy I agree with you about SPX more than 5DTE. When I trade SPX 95% of the time it is 2-3 DTE. NDX definitely is more volatile, but I've foun...
@sepidpooy I am not 100% certain about eligibility, but it could be useful to learn about others experiences:/p> I personally trade anywhere from 10...
With TD I am paying the commission + a fee per contract based on if it's SPX, SPXW and if the premium is +- $1. See:for fees. Currently my commissi...
@navypack Thanks for the info on that. I'll probably just buy a tiny amount to start to verify the change in buying power.
@earlyretirementnowcom Thanks for the reply, I trade SPX and NDX. I'll be looking for some treasury ETFs now.
Fun day today, with possibly many more to come. After a month of trading only NDX, the premiums on SPX today were more preferable. I sold between 2...
@navypack I would usually sell at about 3200-3250 also, but sleeping well on vacation is what I was going for!
Going on vacation tomorrow, so sold between 3000-3060 for 9/16 and will do a couple for 9/18 later today. Don't want to really think about it during t...
I rotate between SPX, NDX, and RUT based on volatility and trying to have a little diversification. (Sticking with Sec 1256 contracts for now) The o...
I sold puts for NDX at the start of the day, and will transition to SPX until the end of day, selling for 9/9 and 9/11.
I learned a little about myself on Friday - I write some of my own backtesting software that I try to optimize for my goals/behavior. I usually sell ...