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Options Boot Camp

The Options Insider Radio Network•www.theoptionsinsider.com
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Options Boot Camp is designed to help get you into peak options trading shape by teaching you options trading inside and out, basic to complex. Listeners can even submit their own options questions to be answered on the show.
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Options Bootcamp 8: It's All Greek to Me

Options Bootcamp 8: It's All Greek to Me Basic Training: Time to revisit the Greeks: Delta - The chief Greek Gamma - The rate of change of Delta, as the underlying stock changes, but sometimes overwhelming to beginners. Theta - Time decay. The rate of change of an option given a change in the time to expiration. Vega - The king of the Greeks. The rate of change of an option price, as a result of change in implied volatility. What is the difference between a retail and professional options trader...

Oct 02, 2012•56 min

Options Bootcamp Episode 7: Back to Basics

Roll Call: Mark and Dan introduce the newest Drill Instructor, John Critchley from SogoTrade. Find out more about SogoTrade, from its philosophy to its commission structure. Basic Training: What you need to know Why should someone trade options? What's in it for different levels of traders? Will you be able to drive a Maserati tomorrow? How options work: the honest breakdown. Believe it or not, options can actually reduce risk. The negative connotation of derivatives. The concept of the multipli...

Sep 12, 2012•48 min

Options Bootcamp 6: Complex Spreads

Options Bootcamp 6: Complex Spreads Basic Training: Today we're going to dive into complex spreads. What are complex spreads? We're usually talking multi-leg spreads. Calendars are when you buy and sell a call/put at the same strike price, but in a different month. Diagonals, a combination of a vertical and horizontal spread, can be a proxy to a covered call. The concept of the ratio, 1-to-1 on a simple spread, but you can play with the ratio. A stock repair strategy using diagonals, ratio risk ...

Jun 19, 2012•45 min

Options Bootcamp 5: Spread Trading

Options Bootcamp 5: Spread Trading Basic Training: Today we're going to dive into spreads. Spreads are really the defining characteristics of options. What is a spread? Why would you do a spread vs. trading an option outright? Max value of a spread is the differential between the two strike prices. Long call spread, aka vertical, examples with everyone's favorite stock XYZ. Spreads have components called legs - they are the individual parts of the spread. Roll Call: Mark and Dan sit down with Ch...

May 17, 2012•54 min

Options Bootcamp 4: Selling Options

Options Bootcamp 4: Selling Options Basic Training: Turning to the dark side! It's time to learn how to sell options. Why sell options? Time decay and theta. Collecting theta, instead of paying theta, turning an enemy into a powerful ally. Example: The Naked Call The Naked Short Put Options Drills: The Covered Call Roll Call: Mark and Dan sit down with this Zecco Trading's President Michael Feser, to discuss Zecco in 2012. Given the difficulty for new retail traders in the last year, what can we...

May 07, 2012•59 min

Options Boot Camp Episode 3: Buying Options

BASIC TRAINING - BUYING OPTIONS Buying Options, with special guest Joe Burgoyne from the Options Industry Council. Benefits & Downsides of buying options. The Greeks most relevant to novice options buyers. Bullish Example: Buying a call Bearish/Defensive Example: Buying a put. Common options buying mistakes: Buying OTM options vs ATM/ITM options, Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic value, Loading up before earnings. ROLL CALL Mark and Dan sit down with this episode's guest Benny Joseph to discuss the Ze...

Apr 19, 2012•1 hr 4 min

Options Boot Camp 2: The Greeks

Options Bootcamp 2: The GreeksBasic Training: Risk variables (aka "the Greeks") are Delta, gamma, theta, and vega. Delta: The measure of the sensitivity of the options' price given a change in the underlying instrument. It's also used to view the likelihood of whether an option will expire in-the-money. Gamma: The rate of change of an options' delta given the change in the underlying instrument. Theta: The rate of change of an options' value given a change in the number of days until an options'...

Apr 11, 2012•54 min

Options Boot Camp Episode 1: Options Basics

Options Bootcamp: Premiere Episode Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Guests: Michael Raneri and Tony Leach from Zecco Basic Training: Dan and Mark make the case for trading options, shattering myths and resetting expectations. The evolution of options: eliminating barriers to entry, increasing the flow of information, commissions. What is an option? The impact of timeframe on options. What are calls and puts? The leverage, safety, and risk mana...

Mar 26, 2012•1 hr 14 min
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