<p>Doct,</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>As a pessimist, I don’t think you’re going to lose on the 101.78 point but rather the 98.22. Fortunately you don’t have a lot riding on this. Unfortunately I do - 16 contracts.</p>
<p>Hey dstark- remember when you thought this thread wouldn’t have any traction? :)</p>
<p>I am not a pessimist. I just dont know. Sounds like there are going to be a ton of good things announced. </p>
<p>You are not that pessimistic. You could have rolled to a lower strike. </p>
<p>Are people going to be using phones instead of credit cards? I dont get what is so great about using phones. Using a card is not a big deal.</p>
<p>16 contracts…I don’t have the Guts for that. </p>
<p>Razor, i did play with Ali through Yahoo but I completed missed it this time. I went through JD instead. But I now see it gone up nicely.</p>
<p>I’m glad I got back to BA last week, it went up today.
What’s up with TWTR, it went up nicely.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to hear from Valdenshutte on his currency trading. The pound went down due to the Scott’s separation posilibility. I wish I had a trade that took advantage of the volatility in the situation.</p>
<p>Jym626, lol!</p>
<p>Dstark, I think I can do conditional trades on options at TDAmeritrade – I’ll take a look later today when I have a chance and get back to you. I really do like the interface and trading tools they offer - I just think that their commissions are on the high end. But maybe you get what you pay for, in terms of online services…</p>
<p>Ok…calmom, thanks.</p>
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<p>I think part of the plan includes some sophisticated security features, as well as ease of use. I think it will become the norm to use a smart phone app for payments in a few years, whatever Apple does now. </p>
<p>But I don’t see that being the thrust of the presser – the payment thing benefits merchants far more than consumers. (The last thing we consumers need are devices that make it easier to part with our money – I’m sure that smart phone payment apps will all come with little automated tipping features as well, so you’ll be able to give your cab driver or food server a 20% tip with a single button push, or maybe a voice command.)</p>
<p>“But I don’t see that being the thrust of the presser – the payment thing benefits merchants far more than consumers. (The last thing we consumers need are devices that make it easier to part with our money – I’m sure that smart phone payment apps will all come with little automated tipping features as well, so you’ll be able to give your cab driver or food server a 20% tip with a single button push, or maybe a voice command.)”</p>
<p>I agree. </p>
<p><a href=“Apple options traders appear to be excited about the iPhone 6 - MarketWatch”>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-options-traders-appear-to-be-excited-about-the-iphone-6-2014-09-08</a></p>
<p>I guess based on the article, if you do a straddle you’re going to have to be quick to unload.</p>
<p>:)… </p>
<p>Dan Nathan said there was somebody who bought 25000 9/12 90 puts. I hope whoever it is loses their shirt! I hate when in these articles they throw around average, median etc. I have to think about what that means. I guess that since the average is >0 and the median is < 0 that there are more moves that are negative but the positive moves are larger.</p>
<p>If that article rings true and aapl doesnt move much… That would obviously be good for you doct. </p>
<p>I think we are going to move a little more than the last few times, but nothing like the first time.</p>
<p>I was communicating with njres on here about another news event involving aapl. I bought the straddle with the idea selling out one side in a spike but it did not work.</p>
<p>Sometimes those buyers of puts are long the stock and protecting themselves. They may want the stock to go up too. </p>
<p>I dont think we are seeing 90. </p>
<p>I dont think too many people think 90 is a possibilty since the puts are trading for less than .20? </p>
<p>7.4% probability. Implied volatility on that strike is 57.4%!</p>
<p>Some guy at work told me he bought AAPL today because of iPhone news. I think too many think APPL stock is going up.</p>