Getting Started
Getting started with financial options: what an option is, the premium, time value, how to pick strike and expiration, and the costliest beginner mistakes.
How to Roll a Credit Spread Without Burning Money: My Decision Tree
A decision tree for rolling credit spreads the smart way: when to roll out, widen the strikes, or…
1973: The Year Modern Options Were Born (CBOE, OCC and Black-Scholes)
How 1973 changed the options market forever: the birth of the CBOE, the OCC and the Black-Scholes-Merton model,…
Options on Futures: Diversify Your Portfolio Like a Pro
Discover how options on futures let you trade gold, oil, corn and bonds with professional efficiency. Micro futures,…
Options Assignment: What to Do When You Get Assigned
Learn what options assignment is, why it happens and what to do step by step when you get…
The Greeks of Financial Options: Delta, Theta, Vega and Gamma Explained
The Greeks of financial options explained step by step: delta, theta, vega and gamma. Learn to measure and…
Options vs Futures: Key Differences Every Trader Should Know
Options vs futures: differences in risk, leverage, obligations and strategies. Find out which one best suits your profile…
Paper Trading: How to Go From Demo to Real Without Destroying Your Account
Discover why trading on demo is easy and on real everything breaks. Learn the right transition process so…
Credit Spread vs Debit Spread: When to Use Each One
Learn when to use a credit spread and when a debit spread depending on implied volatility. It's not…
If I Started Investing From Scratch, I’d Do These 6 Things
If I had to start from scratch in the markets, I'd do many things differently. These are the…
Earnings: You Nail the Direction and Still Lose (the IV Crash)
Why you can nail the direction on earnings and still lose with your option: the IV Crash, the…