Exclusive OIC 2012 Panel Audio: The Holy Grail Of The Options Market

Our exclusive OIC 2012 audio coverage continues with Options Insider Founder Mark S. Longo's compelling panel – The Holy Grail of The Options Market. This session explores the often tumultuous relationship between financial advisors, asset managers and the options market. What are the major stumbling blocks keeping advisors from adopting options? Why aren't more asset managers using options to hedge their portfolios or generate income? We explore these topics and many more on The Holy Grail of The Options Market.

read more

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 reversals and collars.Roll Call: Mark and Dan sit down with Craig Pinkston, Senior Director of Operations at Zecco.Mail Call: Does the Theta decay occur just at open/close or is it a gradual decay throughout the day?

read more