Options Safari: SPX Butterfly and MCD Bull Call Spread

November 15, 2011

Dan’s two shows for CBOE TV Options Safari this week are: MCD Bull Call Spread SPX Butterfly Spread  Download the Presentation Slides here Join our free public forums at http://forums.sheridanmentoring.com.

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3 Trade ideas for the Complete Options Portfolio

November 6, 2011

I like to separate the Option Trading Business into three buckets. Bucket  #1  Long Term Monthly Income: These are moderately bullish trades like covered writes that you put on in good stocks that you like for the next year or two.  Bucket  #2  Monthly Income  Non-Directional – These are trades like calendar, butterflies, and Iron [...]

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Iron Condors in this Volatile Market

November 5, 2011

Dan taught “Iron Condors in this Volatile Market” on Saturday, Nov 5, 2011. Watch the session and download the presentation slides

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Income Strategies in this Volatile Market

November 5, 2011

Dan taught “Income Strategies in this Volatile Market” on Friday, Oct 28, 2011. Watch the session  

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Buy Steak, Sell Sizzle

November 3, 2011

One of the unique characteristics of options is the ability to arrange probabilities to increase the odds of a successful trade.  In my last missive, I discussed putting the wind at your back by selecting trades that benefit from high probability changes in implied volatility. Following on that the theme of stacking probabilities in our [...]

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Options Safari: SBUX and AMZN Calendar Spreads

November 1, 2011

Dan’s two shows for CBOE TV Options Safari this week are: SBUX Calendar Spread AMZN Calendar Spread  Download the Presentation Slides here Join our free public forums at http://forums.sheridanmentoring.com.

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Option Foundations Class – Week 1 Continued – Video

October 22, 2011

Dan and Jay Bailey taught “Option Foundations” class on Friday.  This was a continuation of the first class.  Dan and Jay spent about 1-1/2 hours teaching this class. Dan put a live SPY vertical spread on and Jay went over more option fundamentals. Watch the class The class will resume on Monday at Noon Central [...]

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The Volatility Wind

October 21, 2011

All bicycle riders recognize the advantage of having the wind at your back. If you can arrange your route to take advantage of this boost, it makes life infinitely easier than wrestling the breeze in your face for the journey. In the world of options, the headwinds can come as the result of three factors-implied [...]

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QUIZ ANSWERS to Do you know your Greeks?

October 18, 2011

Last week I gave a very high pressure quiz (just joking) on the very important Greek, DELTA. This Greek is crucial in managing price risk. Today we will go over the Quiz. Delta refers to PRICE RISK. Delta and gamma are the two Greeks that deal with the price risk of options. When you buy [...]

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Option Foundations Class – Week 1

October 18, 2011

Dan and Mark Fenton taught “Option Foundations” class today.  This was the first class.  Dan and Mark spent about 1-1/2 hours teaching this class! Watch the class or download the presentation slides The class will continue on FRIDAY at Noon Central Time and is open to everyone! Join the class on Friday at Noon Central [...]

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