Category Archives: Trade

12/3/2026

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Sold 1 SPX and 4 XSP for 170 points below futures price and 1 SPX for 250 points above futures price.

Squeezed in another XPS for an elevated premium. Hopefully it won’t bite me.

10/3/2026

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Sold 1 SPX and 4 XSP for 190 points below futures price and 1 SPX for 210 points above futures price.

So good to be back at portfolio margin. I’m not giving it up even if I lose qualification.

6/3/2026

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Sold 9 XSP for 185 points below futures price. Added some money, and next week I’ll add more to regain my portfolio margin. Hopefully I’ll generate enough this month to keep PM support at month ends.

3/3/2026

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Sold 1 SPX for 195 points below futures price. The new margin requirements are strict, hopefully there won’t be a liquidation at market open.

Well, IBKR liquidated my position although it was nowhere close to being ITM. I have to accumulate enough wealth for portfolio margin.

Sold 8 XSP instead. Sucks, but at least I can sell some premium.

2/3/2026

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Sold 1 SPX and 2 XSP for 100 points below index price and 1 SPX for 100 points above index price.

Paying for the apartment and the new war against Iran brought missiles over my head and lowered the account equity below IBKR’s threshold. Only a rise in the index brought it above the threshold again.

Premiums are so high that I could get a 100 point barrier mid-session.