Unfortunately my retirement account isn't big enough yet for much in the way of credit spreads - uses too much margin, etc. I did buy an otm call w/ expiration tomorrow, to protect against a big move up.

    Rule of thumb for my

    Posted by DigiNomad on 27th of Oct 2022 at 03:52 pm

    Rule of thumb for my spreads is 10% potential ROE. So, if I'm targeting a 200 dollar gain with a credit spread, my margin will be no greater than 2K...often less as I get more than 10% ROE most of the time (selling 16 delta strikes).  Hard to imagine you're using less than 2K of capital if the trade is going to be worthwhile, considering the systems trades often just shoot for a percent here and a percent there kind of thing. 

    sent you a pm.

    Posted by frtaylor on 27th of Oct 2022 at 09:52 pm

    sent you a pm.

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