What is "pin risk" and what can you do about it?
Let's Talk About Pin Risk – Part Two
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Let's Talk About Pin Risk
It's expiration week and once again our email is full of questions about pin risk. In this article, we'll discuss what pin risk is and what can you do about it.
Breaking Down the Business: Preferenced Trading – Part Two
The first in a series of articles that peers behind the curtain of the options business. In the spotlight this week: the curious phenomenon known as preferenced trading.
Breaking Down the Business: Preferenced Trading
The first in a series of articles that peers behind the curtain of the options business. In the spotlight this week: the curious phenomenon known as preferenced trading.
Bringing Deltas To The Masses
The AMEX is hoping to use binary derivatives to allow more people to participate in the options market.
From The Archives: The Shadowy World of Trade Crossing – Conclusion
The conclusion of our examination of trade crossing.
From the Archives: The Shadowy World of Trade Crossing
An Examination of How Trade Crossing Impacts the Options Markets.
Memorial Day Encore: Why Planners Hate Options
Because you asked for it, one of our most popular features finally returns to the homepage… The advisory community just isn't interested in options. Could a new course be the answer?
Penny Pricing By the Numbers – Part Two
There has been a great deal of hubbub over the impact of penny pricing on the options markets. Some believe that the massive influx of quote traffic will overwhelm the industry. Others believe that Penny Pilot critics are trying to scare the industry away from pennies just to protect their existing business models. However, there has been little data released by either side to back up their arguments. Until now…
Penny Pricing By the Numbers – Part One
There has been a great deal of hubbub over the impact of penny pricing on the options markets. Some believe that the massive influx of quote traffic will overwhelm the industry. Others believe that Penny Pilot critics are trying to scare the industry away from pennies just to protect their existing business models. However, there has been little data released by either side to back up their arguments. Until now…
PHLX Takes Another Shot at Currency Derivatives
With competition in the equity options arena reaching a fever pitch, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) has once again turned to forex as an alternative avenue for growth.
Let's Talk About Buy-Writes – Analyzing the Performance
We've already explored the basics of buy-writes as well as some interesting buy-write products that are currently available. However, we've only begun to scratch the surface of this burgeoning sector of the options market. Thankfully, several new studies have gone a long way toward improving our understanding of the buy-write strategy and its many applications.