Understanding Options Trading 101
Options have now become a mainstream product. Once used mainly for hedging, the introduction of options contracts on retail trading platforms has led to the rise of...
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Options analysis from the positioning side: dealer gamma, expiry behaviour, spreads and the structures that change how an underlying moves.
Options analysis from the positioning side: dealer gamma, expiry behaviour, spreads and the structures that change how an underlying moves.
If you trade options on a multi-day view, the swing trading options guide covers the two costs that matter over a hold - time decay and the volatility you paid.
Trading the Options Wheel Strategy
The Options Wheel strategy, also known as the Triple Income Strategy or the Sell-Put-Sell-Call strategy, is an approach in options trading that aims to generate...
Trading Options Expiration Week Isn't Awesome
Trading during options expiration and futures contract rolling weeks can be particularly challenging, especially in the indices and popular stocks among options traders...
Trading Options Spreads: How and Why
One of the biggest mistakes I see newer options traders make is to run strategies that are long-only. A long call or a long put, rather than a spread. That's not to say...
The Basics of Options
Options are financial derivatives that grant the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price before or on a...
A new wrinkle in the SPX 0DTE saga
We've recently experienced some interesting changes in the 0DTE trading dynamics within SPX that warrant attention. Short-dated options frenzies in stocksBefore we go...
Understanding charm flows from the options market
Happy Tuesday, Traderade family! We've been getting a lot of questions about the options market on our Discord lately, so I wanted to write an article to address a...
SPX Gamma Exposure: Dealer Positioning and Price Impacts
Understanding the S&P 500 Index (SPX) gamma exposure across the entire options chain is crucial for market participants to gain insight into dealer positioning and its...
What is a triple witching expiration and why does it matter?
Triple witching, also known as triple witching hour, is the simultaneous expiration of three different types of securities on the same day. These securities are stock...
Implied volatility: why it matters and how it works
Implied volatility is a measure of the expected volatility of an underlying asset, and it is an important metric when pricing options strategies. The calculation of...
Where's the liquidity?
Happy Friday, friends! Another wild week in the markets is coming to a close, but monthly options expiration is just starting. With that said, I think it's a great time...
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