Boiler Room: The Official Stock Market Discussion

[Ohene]

lunch time is done...do we dip

 

[GoogleMe]

The power of leverage in futures trading would have enabled you to make a killing on the short side the last few days.

 

[Big Jo]

The market seemed to have been pricing in a slowdown in China way before today's crash. They shouldn't be trading anywhere near 10x either forward or trailing earnings.

I don't disagree. Just saying if the market reacts strongly again and we see another bloodbath, who knows where the bottom really is

 

[J Money]

I remember around May/June when it was around $35, I swear I said to myself TWTR will keep on dropping...low and behold its at $24 now

Ive left so much money on the table this year....better than losing money I guess

 

[GoogleMe]

I remember around May/June when it was around $35, I swear I said to myself TWTR will keep on dropping...low and behold its at $24 now

Ive left so much money on the table this year....better than losing money I guess

Losing money is a cost of doing business. You're going to have to accept loss. The key is to manage and control your losses. Also, you can't be scared to get back in if a more favorable price presents itself.

 

[无名的]

Looks like someone bought 200,000 SPY $207 puts that expire at the end of the week. $22 per contract, which would be $440 million worth of puts.

Then looks like they shorted 100,000 of the same expiration $206 puts for 21.01 per contract. Then market went down some and they shorted another 100,000 $206 for $23.

So assuming they're paying no trading fees, they paid nothing for the trade and if it finished below $206 by the end of the week, they'll make $20 million.

Wow.

 

[GoogleMe]

Looks like someone bought 200,000 SPY $207 puts that expire at the end of the week. $22 per contract, which would be $440 million worth of puts.

Then looks like they shorted 100,000 of the same expiration $206 puts for 21.01 per contract. Then market went down some and they shorted another 100,000 $206 for $23.

So assuming they're paying no trading fees, they paid nothing for the trade and if it finished below $206 by the end of the week, they'll make $20 million.

Wow.

 

[Big Jo]

 

[jdubnyce]

Looks like someone bought 200,000 SPY $207 puts that expire at the end of the week. $22 per contract, which would be $440 million worth of puts.

Then looks like they shorted 100,000 of the same expiration $206 puts for 21.01 per contract. Then market went down some and they shorted another 100,000 $206 for $23.

So assuming they're paying no trading fees, they paid nothing for the trade and if it finished below $206 by the end of the week, they'll make $20 million.

Wow.

Someone teach me how to do this!!!

I don't get the options game at all

This is options, right?

 

[88m3]

this is why I stick to real estate

 

[heisenburrr]

that volatility though

 

[Futuristic Eskimo]

that volatility though

Why not just post VIX itself?

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

how is TLT down today?

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

today just wouldn't be right unless they banged the close on the SPX for 20+ points

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

you say that now...