Dec 14, 2017
Basic Training: Expiration Mythbusting
- What is expiration? Why do options expire? What does Triple Witching mean? Quadruple Witching?
- How does expiration impact the Greeks? How has expiration changed with the advent of the weeklys?
- Myth: Is it true that options control the stock market on expiration Friday?
- What...
Dec 7, 2017
Basic Training: A Review of How to Protect Your Profits
- Easiest method: Buy a 2-3 month put ATM or slightly an OTM put. Protect just those gains.
- What do you do if you have a broad portfolio?
- Hedging Rule of Thumb. Expect to spend about 2% of your portfolio for effective 3-6 month protection.
- How do you reduce the cost...
Nov 28, 2017
In this episode, Mark, Dan Passarelli and Jill Malandrino take on listener questions.
Options Drills: Today's topic was inspired by this listener question:
Question from MarkLitwin: How do you lose money in options in the most effective way?
- Don't by ATM straddles
- Don't load up on far OTM options because they're...
Nov 20, 2017
Mark, Dan, and Jill were all in the Options Insider studio to record this session. Education, and hilarity, ensued.
Options Drills: What are options trading ideas that an active stock trader can use in their portfolio?
- Getting paid to take on risk, cash-secured put
- The wheel trade
- Stock replacement strategy; what about...
Oct 31, 2017
Mail Call: Fall in while your drill instructors answer your questions.
- Comment from Andrew McNichol - Big fan of your podcast. I appreciate how you start at square one and then walk listeners through every element of options and options trading. Thanks.
- Question from Tim D. - How high do rates need to be before I need...