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It’s 10 pm.
Futures are moving hard against your iron condor.
The short strike that looked comfortably out of the money when you entered is suddenly very much in play.
Your mind starts racing through options.
Roll the untested side in?
Roll the tested side out?
Convert to a butterfly?
Buy a protective put?
Or just close ...
Options assignment is one of the most misunderstood concepts in retail options trading.
For many beginners, and even some intermediate traders, it carries an air of danger and unpredictability that stops them from using certain strategies altogether.
That fear is understandable.
Assignment does carry real risk in some situations.
But in others, it’...
Nothing strikes more fear into a trader’s heart than the phrase “Forced Liquidation.”
It means Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has automatically closed one or more of your positions to bring your account back into compliance, and it usually happens fast, without warning, and often at the worst possible price.
The good news?
Forced liquidation is almost entirel...