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Options Theory
Our resident options addict, Tyler Craig, helps you demystify derivatives and better understand what truly makes them tick. Enlightenment awaits.
Options Theory: A Classic Fade the Fear Trade
Today’s VIX spike and oversold market made for a perfect Fade the Fear trade.
Options Theory: Understanding Market Cycles
Today’s blog features a video teaching about the business cycle and the stock market cycle.
Options Theory: When Naked Puts get Assigned
When you get assigned on a naked put (short put), it turns into a higher-cost stock position. Here’s how I think through the decision.
Options Theory: Iron Condors
Come learn the basics of an iron condor spread and how to build it in ThinkorSwim.
Options Theory: Covered Call vs. Protective Put
Let’s review the pros and cons of using covered calls versus protective puts to reduce risk.
Options Theory: Timing When to Sell Covered Calls
Let’s discuss the pros and cons of legging into covered calls and how to build out profit target orders for the trade.
Options Theory: 3 Ways to Play the Growth Stock Carnage
Here are the two ways smart traders should respond to the fallout in growth stocks.
Options Theory Blog: Options Greek Delta as Share Equivalency
In part three of our three-part series on Delta, we’re looking at how it measures share equivalency and is used in hedging.
