Options 02 (Oct 09 - Dec 24)

[iam802]

Hi k ge, have you tried cross-currencies digitAl options? Is it available retail investors? and what is your opionion for this kind of products as I think it is OTC if I not wrong. I think payout is gd but goalposts aka spread is usually narrow.. Not easy to score goals..

That is usually the case.

If the odds of winning is narrow, then the payout is good. eg. 3 legged horse winning a race..or SG winning the World Cup.

And in currencies, where the volatility could be higher, it is very difficult to stay within the spread range.

[kennynah]

Hi k ge, have you tried cross-currencies digitAl options? Is it available retail investors? and what is your opionion for this kind of products as I think it is OTC if I not wrong. I think payout is gd but goalposts aka spread is usually narrow.. Not easy to score goals..

pai seh pai seh... i totally missed out on this post...

my answer... never tried...duno what this cross-currencies digital options are....

is this what our banks are promoting to retail/private investors? eg, let's say eur/usd now 1.3665.... there's some issue with Strike at 1.39...or something like that?

[sidney]

Hi Iam802, K Ge, actually i am not sure abt instrument too. I only know it also known as double-no touch..

[iam802]

NOTE:

WEEKLY OPTIONS FROM CBOE:
Now Trade Expiration Week Every Week!

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In other words, you have 52 option expirations per year vs 12 previously.

Hmm.., CBOE is listed, right?

Trading volume goes up => revenue up?

[kennynah]

the reality, as you know 802, is that we have always had weeklies on selected options....so. this is not surprising

[lithium]

HSI and HSI Sept Futures showing a 221 points slippage. Is this an arbitrage opportunity or HSI is going to gap down tomorrow?

[lithium]

All the 21000 and above CALLS got dump today.

[kennynah]

Lithium, r u allowed to Sell these Calls n Puts as new naked shorts?
Are these European style options?
Thanks!

[lithium]

Kenny Ko, I'm not knowledgeable to trade options yet. So I don't know leh. Just started to monitor it a bit.

But I'm planning to trade the mini futures. Any good advise?

[kennynah]

Hi lithium,
Options n Futures are 2 very different instruments. To compare them would be trying to compare a truck to an elephant; nothing much in common.
So, if u intend to play Futures, then you needn't be directly concern yourself with options, unless you intend to dwell into options on futures..

A common msnotion that futures can be arbitraged with spot... Very little chance of this happening. Only very large commercials with machines can spot such opportunities n close them out in milliseconds