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Last seen: Dec 29, 2020
Would you please elaborate what is this 5.5% in here ? I don't think -0.05 delta is always x% OTM. It depends to IV as well.
Based on my backtest results on SPX, more than 5DTE have a huge drawdown and not as profitable as <= 5DTE. However, I did back test with -0.05 De...
@navypack -53K BP is for Reg-T margin account. It should be half in the Portfolio Margin. I don't know about the IB but I assume it should be the s...
I did double check my statements. You are right, TD is charging me 0.65 + 0.058 + 0.015 per contract that has >= $1 premium. Do you know who is e...
Sold 14 Dec. 3485 for $1.55. Underlying was trading around $3636 and delta of the option contract was about -0.04.
Thank you for your point. I am not sure about IB since I didn't trade there yet. However, looking at my trade history in TD, they only charge me 0.6...