william the wie
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According to investopedia a three year study of options came up with the following results:
74.9% of calls expire worthless
80.2% of puts expire worthless
I find this a useful guide to selling in May and buying in November but I find it also indicates that marriage to position is a bigger problem than I thought. My own proprietary portfolio research indicates that this problem is way bigger than the above odds indicate. So here's my question why on Earth does anyone get married to a position with an expiration date?
74.9% of calls expire worthless
80.2% of puts expire worthless
I find this a useful guide to selling in May and buying in November but I find it also indicates that marriage to position is a bigger problem than I thought. My own proprietary portfolio research indicates that this problem is way bigger than the above odds indicate. So here's my question why on Earth does anyone get married to a position with an expiration date?