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09/15/2020

Take a look at our new infographic The Fundamentals of Options Trading.

Equity options may be utilized for many reasons: To manage cash flows, enhance or hedge positions, gain exposure based on movement in an underlying asset.

08/30/2020

Really interesting read on the Robinhood founders.

Members of this online enclave are partying, quite literally, like it’s 1999—the infamously frothy day-trading year before the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000.

08/26/2020

Even if you don't trade options see why looking at option volume and open interest can help your trading.

When trading options, what are the metrics that you should be most concerned with? Just price? Price is an important one. However, price movements are not the only essential pieces of information know

08/12/2020

Check out our new infographic showing all the different ways option investors have to be nimble and flexible while long only stock investors are limited to expressing views with their relative weightings of stocks.

For new option traders, the vast amount of options strategies is overwhelming as they are not sure what each strategy represents. This infographic should help.

08/05/2020

Are you incorporating covered calls into your retirement plan for added income?

The best gateway into trading options is to sell covered calls. Covered calls should be used as part of a comprehensive retirement plan for additional income.

07/15/2020

See why selling options is a far more viable strategy than buying options.

You can make money either buying or selling options. But what most new options traders don't fully appreciate is that selling options (also referred to as writing options) has more advantages than buying them

07/08/2020

Interested in creative and conservative ways to add income to your retirement portfolio? Read how you can with simple and manageable option strategies.

Retirees typically get their income via dividend-paying stocks. However you can improve it by using option strategies such as covered calls or selling puts.

07/06/2020

For anyone who loves options trading, this is a pretty incredible interview with Ben Eifert on the Flirting with Models Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-benn-eifert-bad-ideas-s3e3/id1402620531?i=1000482855098

‎Show Flirting with Models, Ep Dr. Benn Eifert - Bad Ideas (S3E3) - Jul 6, 2020

07/05/2020

Top Three Things to Watch this Week:

1) Initial jobless claims on Thursday. Let’s hope some of the 48.7 million Americans are back to work

2) Friday’s CPI #. Can we get above May’s 0.4% print?

3) Will tomorrows PMI get above 50? The level most consider expansionary.

06/30/2020

Curious how volatility affects your options pricing? Watch how important Vega is when implied volatility moves significantly in one direction or the other. Particularly important in this trading environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpO_BByruDI&t

06/29/2020

Top 3 Things to Watch This Week:

1) Global flash PMI's-Will they hint at the global global economy starting recovery from pandemic?

2) Jobs #'s on Thursday this week as markets are closed on Friday

3) Fed's Powell, Treasury's Mnuchin to testify June 30 before House panel

06/21/2020

Top 3 Things to Watch Next Week:

1) Does gold breakout to fresh highs or do we top out and roll over? 🤷‍♂️

2) Any uptick in Vol with options expiration over and now that all that gamma has rolled off?

3) Could we have some positive news from COVID vaccine trials?