$Nifty almost takes out the ATM straddle in one session.
Are we in for a slow grind up like 2017.
$Nifty and $BankNifty IVR almost at all year low levels.
Interesting to see Twitter folk still trying to sell index volatility.
As for my book, apart for some #putcalendars got a couple short vol trades that are setup to flip to long volatility by mid September series. These are going to need some dynamic delta adjustments.
Short vol candidates remain in single stock Sep series.
Traders need to check their ledger not daily MTM PNL statements.
Selling of deep ITM options to hide and carry forward losses is a common practice amongst unscrupulous "sub-brokers" illegally managing others money in #OptionsTrading.
There are no mandates from @SEBI_India on allowing "sub-brokers" or any party to trade and manage client funds in #OptionsTrading.
Certainly no mandate to take leverage of the sorts usually taken.
@SEBI_India Even AIF Category 3 norms don't allow leverage upwards of 2.
Beyond that, even an AIF cannot solicit funds from the public openly.
The primary feature of #Options is their non-linear payout.
Most traders understand that #OptionsPricing is dependent on the price of the underlying, but the response is non-linear. #Gamma is the variable that describes this non-linearity.
1/n A lot of chatter on my TL about the #edge in #OptionsTrading, specifically #OptionSelling.
A lot of good information but some mis-information being spread as well.
Simply by selling an instrument that decays in value over time, doesn't give one an edge towards profit. It is accompanied by short gamma and rising #volatility working "against" you.
By @madan_kumar
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