Friday 09/06/2024

 5/5

Bray TT over 1.5 & ML

Turkey over 0.5 -160

Morocco -1.5 -140

Racing Santander +0.5 -150

@p_66

 As the saying goes, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it and making money.

I'm registered for a 4-week options trading strategy webinar via Fidelity Investments.  From the beginning to options trading.

There is a strategy to options investing.  

GOALS 

@p_66

 I need a few goals in Ireland, can't seem to get the countries, teams and overs lined up.

@p_66

 I will try to explain as best I can.  PUTS is the opposite of CALLS.  When you buy CALLS you expect the stock/ETF to rise.  When you buy PUTS, you expect the stock/ETF to fall

Lets take NVDA.  Lets say you think the stock is going to keep dropping.  So your going to look at PUT options prices.  There are two things you need to consider, the STRIKE PRICE, the price that you think the stock will fall to, and the expiry date, which is the date you think the stock will at least hit your strike price.

To buy an option, you need to pay a premium.  This is the cost of buying the option.  The cost will differ.  If your strike price is IN THE MONEY or DEEP IN THE MONEY, meaning your buying the stock when its already at or more than your strike price, that option is going to cost more than if the stock is OUT OF THE MONEY.  The cost is also tied to the expiry.  The more time you have on the option, the more its going to cost.

So, lets go back to NVDA.  NVDA closed today at $102.83.  Lets say you think NVDA is going to drop to $100 by next Friday, September 13.  Your going to look at the option contract prices.  Looking at my stock app, right now the PUT for NVDA at $100 is $2.20 per contract BUT your option consists of a block of 100 shares so, you pay $220.00 for that contract.  Now, if the stock keeps falling, that PUT option is going to be worth more.  If by Friday the stock hits say $99.00, that option may be worth $4.00.  So, you sell the option at $4.00 ($400.00) and you only paid $2.20 ($220) you just made $180.00 on that contract

Now, somehing else that affects the price is called THETA or "Time Decay".  Basically, your option loses value slowly as your expiration date gets closer.  So, keep that in mind.  But I do contracts that go at least a month away so I avoid that for the most part.

@Skyfall

 Sky, we have CFB and NFL to get it all back.  Just 1 lucky hit and we'll never do it again.

took 5 overs today , have 1 goal so far

SANTANDER 1 maybe 

Now Options are risky, it's alot like sports wagering.  But you can offload that contract as long as there is enough liquidity at any time. So if your price moves the wrong way you can cut your losses.  There are strategies too, like the Iron Condor or the Straddle, where you basically buy a PUT and a CALL option at the same time, which allows you to cash in both directions, but you should set a lengthy expiry.  It's interesting but its not without risks.  I like it, because as you control 100 shares you can make alot more money on these than simply buying and holding stock

How FRANCE has fallen, getting smoked by ITALIA

Please hold this 2 goal lead WAFFLES!

NICA, SANTANDER GET A GOAL NOW 

Nicaragua over 0.5 +105

COME ON SANTANDER, NICARAGUA get a GOAL now 

WAFFLES -1.5

 nothing again 

 can I get a MIRACLE GOAL SANTANDER

NICARAGUA no push I get it 

SANTANDER red 

SHRIMP PASTA...NOT SURE WHAT FLAVOR YET

NICA 1 maybe for DA PUSH