On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Number of options exchanges needed How high VIX will stay this year Do we need an emergency rate cut A poor man's covered call Hedging weekend risk BITO as an options trading candidate What calls bid in the Russell 2000 right now means and why it is unprecedented and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investm...
Aug 14, 2024•44 min•Ep. 301
On this episode, Mark and Dan take you down a dangerous road to the world of... COVERED STRANGLES!!!! What the heck are they? Should you use them or should you run screaming for the door? Let's find out together on this episode of Options Boot Camp. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex...
Aug 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 300
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss how to set up a broken-wing butterfly and much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, ...
Jul 31, 2024•34 min•Ep. 299
On this episode, Mark and Dan explain what weekend risk is and how traders should deal with it. They also discuss when you use a broken wing butterfly and much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated wit...
Jul 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 298
On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Long-Term Average of VIX Earnings volatility in Q3 Hedging NVDA and TSLA When to roll your puts and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associat...
Jul 17, 2024•45 min•Ep. 297
On this episode, Mark and Dan provide examples on how to hedge a downturn in the market. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, su...
Jul 10, 2024•48 min•Ep. 296
On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Trading strategies Gamma and Delta Selling puts to get into stocks at lower prices Trading VIX and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associate...
Jul 03, 2024•30 min•Ep. 295
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss breaking into a trading crowd, RAEs, and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options,...
Jun 27, 2024•38 min•Ep. 294
On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Trading flex options Trading earnings volatility Trading options without trading stock or any underlying Options education and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There ar...
Jun 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 293
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss capturing dividends using options. What does that mean? What are the ways to approach this? and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option strategies...
Jun 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 292
On this episode, Mark and Dan revisit one of their "favorite" topics ...Gamma Scalping! What is it? How do you do it? Why you should never do it! They also explore: What happens to your options when they are delisted What happens to your premium when you write a call and much more... Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss ...
May 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 291
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss trading options within IRAs. What is an IRA and what can't you do with one? What options strategies can/can't you do with an IRA? Mark and Dan also discuss ETFs vs. Index Options and much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategie...
May 22, 2024•35 min•Ep. 290
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the pariah of the options markets - Rho. What is Rho? What are the strategies where Rho makes an impact? Where is Rho irrelevant? And much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional cos...
May 15, 2024•37 min•Ep. 289
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss takeaways from last week's Options Industry Conference. Flex Options were one of the hottest things there. They discuss what Flex Options are and when to use them. They also discuss whether we will have 0dte options in single stocks before the end of the year and so much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of...
May 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 288
On this episode, Mark and Dan answer a listener question about retail traders who want to convert to full time for a prop shop. Pros/Cons, signs of a good firm, etc. They also talk about gamma scalping and whether you should be doing it. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options str...
Apr 25, 2024•33 min•Ep. 287
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss whether or not stock (and options) trade 24 hours. They also talk about why we don't hear more about Rho and much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option...
Apr 24, 2024•38 min•Ep. 286
On this episode, Mark and Dan continue last week's discussion of whether or not options are a zero-sum game and much more. Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple ...
Apr 17, 2024•59 min•Ep. 285
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Basic Training: Are options a zero-sum game? How are you approaching SPX/SPY in your portfolio right now? And much more Brought to you by Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. There are additional costs associated with optio...
Apr 10, 2024•43 min•Ep. 284
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Calendars vs. Diagonals Put Calendars vs. Time Spreads And much more
Apr 03, 2024•32 min•Ep. 283
On this episode Mark and Dan discuss the great vol debate. What is keeping volatility so low? They also discuss which market segment our listeners are most excited about for the rest of the year and more.
Mar 27, 2024•30 min•Ep. 282
On this episode Mark and Dan discuss diagonals. Why is Dan so excited about diagonals right now? They also respond to a listener question about stupids and more.
Mar 20, 2024•40 min•Ep. 281
On this episode Mark and Dan take another look at stock substitution. You could argue that it's more relevant than ever now with the market at new all-time highs. Later, they respond to listener questions about an OTM cash-secured put approach, the number of option positions held on a regular basis and much more.
Mar 08, 2024•33 min•Ep. 280
On this episode Mark and Dan respond to listener questions about last week's episode regarding stupids. They also discuss trading 0dte options, the next big event driving trading, using leaps in your options trading, and much more.
Mar 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 279
On this episode Mark and Dan discuss stupids. What are they and when would you use them? They also answer a listener question about cash settled options and much more.
Feb 28, 2024•37 min•Ep. 278
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Another strategy to make money on the LYFT after hours moves, How important NVDA earnings are to the market and your portfolio, Kalshi binaries, The overall level of skew across all equities, And much more
Feb 21, 2024•42 min•Ep. 277
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: What can be done by an options trader when a stock makes a massive move after the close like Lyft did last night? Can you make any options trades? What is a realistic annual profit expectation for an option trader? Both TSLA and AAPL are trading around $188. Which would you rather buy right now? And much more
Feb 15, 2024•35 min•Ep. 276
Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Guest: Jenny Andrews, tastylive On this episode, Mark, Dan and Jenny discuss: Strategies that take advantage of a high call skew environment, WTH is a zebra spread, How important earnings season is to your options trading, Should you apply the lesson about not selling covered calls to short puts, And much more.
Feb 07, 2024•46 min•Ep. 275
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: How it will impact your options trading if this low volatility regime persists for an extended period How you can tell if the market is over priced Potential of more same day options coming this year Being a covered call proponent Thoughts on the call skew we're seeing right now in many stocks Interest in learning more about garbage options WWE's Royal Rumble last weekend And much more...
Jan 31, 2024•41 min•Ep. 274
On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Which options strategy they anticipate using the most in 2024 Will bitcoin close positive on the year Does SVIX adding VIX options into its holdings make them more or less likely to trade it What are our thoughts on playing the BTC ETF approval using options Is the massive volume in 0dte index options just a fad or does this mark a long-term change for the options market going forward And much more...
Jan 24, 2024•32 min•Ep. 273
On this episode Mark and Dan discuss tail risk. What is it? What are tail events and tail options?
Jan 17, 2024•29 min•Ep. 272
