ACE Gold - Mar 08, 2021

Below is an illustration trading futures options on Gold.  Our post shows bullish and bearish positions using a combination of call and put options.


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Gold * Directional & Neutral Positions

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Gold


 

Term Structure

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Volatility

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Notes:

Contract Size - 100 ounces.

Tick Size:  Outright: dollars and cents with 0.10 points=$10

Trading Hours: CME Globex: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (CST).

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Gold

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gold daily

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Latest, Biggest, Busiest

Below is a snapshot with what's going on in the world of options with the most actively traded spreads.

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Below is an illustration of the Aug21 1800/2000 1x2 Call spread shown in the 2nd column above as a popular spread.

1750 1670 gc put spread 1x2

1750 1670 gc put spread 1x2 target

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Strategies

The % yield shown in the diagrams below represent an estimated return on margin from projected dates shown below. The structure has positive time decay which is an advantage over holding outright options.

Vertical Swap Bearish

Position earns is the market moves directionally bullish. It has positive time decay.

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vswap bear target

Vertical Swap Bullish

Position earns is the market moves directionally bearish. It has positive time decay with additional profitability from an increase in implied volatility.

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vswap bull target


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