Trading Options Inside an IRA: How It Works
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Near the money put premium as a percent of the cash it locks up
Near the money put premium as a percent of the cash it locks up
| dte_bucket | spy_premium_pct | nvda_premium_pct |
|---|---|---|
| 1-14 days | 0.82 | 2.8 |
| 15-30 days | 1.26 | 4.37 |
| 31-60 days | 1.6 | 5.72 |
| 61-120 days | 2.4 | 7.85 |
| 121-365 days | 3.91 | 9.65 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
multiIf(days_to_expiry <= 14, '1-14 days',
days_to_expiry <= 30, '15-30 days',
days_to_expiry <= 60, '31-60 days',
days_to_expiry <= 120, '61-120 days',
'121-365 days') AS dte_bucket,
round(avgIf(100 * toFloat64(option_close) / toFloat64(strike_price), underlying_symbol = 'SPY'), 2) AS spy_premium_pct,
round(avgIf(100 * toFloat64(option_close) / toFloat64(strike_price), underlying_symbol = 'NVDA'), 2) AS nvda_premium_pct
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE date = (
SELECT max(date)
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol IN ('SPY', 'NVDA')
)
AND lower(toString(option_type)) IN ('put', 'p')
AND days_to_expiry BETWEEN 1 AND 365
AND toFloat64(option_close) > 0
AND toFloat64(strike_price) > 0
AND toFloat64(underlying_close) > 0
AND abs(toFloat64(strike_price) / toFloat64(underlying_close) - 1) < 0.03
AND underlying_symbol IN ('SPY', 'NVDA')
GROUP BY dte_bucket
HAVING countIf(underlying_symbol = 'SPY') > 0
AND countIf(underlying_symbol = 'NVDA') > 0
ORDER BY min(days_to_expiry)
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