Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet

Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by senordevnyc on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:39PM (#22528285)

A few weeks ago, I spent $730 to buy 73 SPY put option contracts expiring this Friday with a strike of $270, so about 10 cents per share. Unbelievable. I've been selling them over the last week and just finished getting out today with a realized gain of about $30k.

Wish I had put $50k in instead of $1k, but I suppose that's always the lament when an ultra-risky trade goes your way :)

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by idclip on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:59PM (#22528526)

Teach me your ways. Literature ?

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by ouid on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:04PM (#22528568)

If the news says "China puts 760 million people on travel restrictions", you should look at the price of puts.

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by senordevnyc on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:23PM (#22528772)

This.

It was really just insurance. I fully expected the $1k I bought to expire worthless, and the first $230 did, but these ones I was able to exit for a nice profit.

I highly suspect the expected value of options trading is negative, but it's useful as a hedge. Really wish I could spend like 10% of my salary on put options for my employer in case I get laid off, but it's forbidden apparently.

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by jliptzin on Monday March 09, 2020 @07:45PM (#22531205)

Insurance by definition is negative expected value (otherwise insurance companies wouldn't be in business). Great job hedging!

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by LegitShady on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:16PM (#22528687)

reddit wallstreetbets obviously

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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by senordevnyc on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:22PM (#22528752)

Actually no...I hadn't ever visited before a few days ago :)

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