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sir pball

(5,278 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:15 PM Tuesday

I am harping on options, and I know that they are hard, but OMG [View all]

My portfolio has been about 90% options over the last year, the vast majority of my trades have been the stocks to cover them, and…

To be fair, I have a professional manager; IBKR doesn't even let me trade on my own account.

It is a risky game, but risk comes with rewards…

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I am harping on options, and I know that they are hard, but OMG [View all] sir pball Tuesday OP

What a terrific return! Frasier Balzov Tuesday #1

As near as I can tell, it's both puts and calls... sir pball Tuesday #2

And as I go back and actually look at what I shared... sir pball Tuesday #3

You're buying a minimum of 100 shares Frasier Balzov Tuesday #4

*I'm* not doing anything. My portfolio is managed. sir pball Tuesday #6

Reached my goal of not paying any interest multigraincracker Tuesday #5

The AI wave, and leveraged ETFs, are available too bucolic_frolic Wednesday #7

Yeah, but that's ultimately a lower yield market sir pball Wednesday #10

Options certainly are not for everyone. lastlib Wednesday #8

This is entirely true. sir pball Wednesday #9