What are your favorite primers, papers, books, etc that provide some better introduction to the product landscape in volatility / derivatives and basic concepts? I suggested Hull “Futures, Options and Other Derivatives” as a basic textbook;
@whengeniusfail @michaellistman Thanks. I was not aware of the methodology difference between VSTOXX and Vix 👍.
Found this interesting blog:
https://t.co/enNnLWCY0J
@michaellistman The use of VSTOXX futures would be for a trade on its own, not to be combined with /vx or vix etfs.
The spikes have sometimes been greater there, I guess the Europeans are more scared.
@michaellistman To be honest, I have not traded UVXY shares for some time, but when I did, TDA would let me trade from 7 EST,.not before. I wrote to them at the time but didn't change anything.
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@trignomes@BearingtonTrade@TheBegonis Correct, this is a broken wing butterfly, the profit range at expiration is anywhere above $ 45.81. But what matters is the risk graph (I haven't checked) but it will probably make money in other circumstances, it will depend on the decay rate of the 3 strikes also