Disliked??
why does it have to be vanillas.
who does vanillas anymore?
you assumes too much for very large positions.
likely be zero cost long puts
could be strangles.
could be some weird butterflys.
You think big guns will show their blotters?
You want, you can continue guessing.
but 1 friendly word of advise. guessing is gambling.
is fast track to the poor house.Ignored
I didn't consider long put and the likes because you talked about an "option writer" so I thought a writer cannot be long.
However I stop overanalysing and play in a field that I don't know, I'm happy with your reply.