Questionnaire 7 of 10 · 10 questions
Account and expiration mechanics
Collateral, day trading, assignment and short-dated exposure.
Choose one answer per question. Explanations appear as you answer; your score appears after all ten.
- 01
Why does a short put's margin requirement grow as the stock falls?
- 02
Under legacy PDT rules, you roll a put opened that morning. What counts as a same-day round trip?
- 03
During the transition to FINRA's new intraday margin framework, what should you check?
- 04
What is the main risk of running the wheel on margin rather than cash?
- 05
A put you sold is deep in the money and you cannot fund the assignment. What is the sensible move?
- 06
What is the buying power requirement for a $5-wide credit spread opened for $150?
- 07
Why is using most of your available buying power on short premium dangerous?
- 08
Why do zero-DTE options behave so differently from weeklies?
- 09
An assigned short call leaves you short stock while a later-dated long call remains open. What should you assume?
- 10
Does selling a cash-secured put eliminate the loss if the stock falls to zero?