Feb 28, 2014
Option Block 317: The Old Goldman Bait and Switch
Trading Block: A mild rally on the street today. JCPenney on the move, jumping as high as 26%, its greatest one-day percentage gain in least 30 years! Tesla announced on Wednesday its big expansion plans will be partially funded through a $1.6 billion bond issue....
Feb 27, 2014
Trading Tech Talk 3: Unlocking the Secrets of the GPU
CTO Interview: This episode’s guest is Jerry Hanweck, Founder of Hanweck Assoc.
He discusses:
- An overview of his background in the derivatives markets and what he does at Hanweck.
- Why he focuses on acceleration?
- Why are derivatives markets, particularly options,...
Feb 27, 2014
Advisors Option: Straddles & Strangles
Options 101: Straddles & Strangles
- Straddle: Buy/sell a call and put on the same strike.
- Long straddles. But be careful of high decay. Flip that around and you have a short straddle.
- Strangles allow you to benefit from significant underlying with smaller premium outlay compares...