Summary of the Options Greeks
Tuesday July 28, 2009
My series of articles explaining the options greeks concludes with a summary of the relationships between the options greeks, their underlying markets, and each other, and provides the above graphical ... Read More
Options Greeks - Speed, Zomma, Color, Ultima
Monday July 27, 2009
Speed, Zomma, Color, and Ultima, are the final options greeks to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. Speed, Zomma, Color, and Ultima, are the third ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations
Sunday July 26, 2009
There are only a few news releases from the US and Europe this week, but several news releases from Asia. The US has five high volatility news releases, while Europe ... Read More
There is an 88% Probability that ...
Tuesday July 21, 2009
Discretionary and system trading are trading styles that are both based upon market dynamics, but make their trades using a different decision making process (discretionary analysis and trading rules respectively). ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations
Sunday July 19, 2009
There are only a few news releases from the US and Asia this week, but several news releases from Europe. The US has three high volatility news releases, while Europe ... Read More
Options Greeks - Vomma
Wednesday July 15, 2009
Vomma is the eigth options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. As with vega, vomma is used by traders who are making volatility ... Read More
Options Greeks - Charm
Monday July 13, 2009
Charm is the seventh options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. As with vanna, charm is used by traders who are making delta ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations
Sunday July 12, 2009
There are several news releases from all three regions (the US, Europe, and Asia) this week. The US has six high volatility news releases, while Europe has four high volatility ... Read More
Options Greeks - Vanna
Thursday July 9, 2009
Vanna is the sixth options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. From this point on, the options greeks become a little more obscure. ... Read More
Options Greeks - Gamma (Γ)
Wednesday July 8, 2009
Gamma (Γ) is the fifth options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. My explanation of gamma will explain what gamma represents, and how ... Read More
One Minute You're Up Half a Million in Soybeans ...
Monday July 6, 2009
... and the next minute, they've repossesed your bentley, and your kids don't go to college.
This quote from Louis Winthorpe in the movie Trading Places illustrates quite well how a ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations
Sunday July 5, 2009
There are several news releases from the US this week, and many news releases from Europe and Asia. The US only has two high volatility news releases, while Europe has ... Read More
Options Greeks - Rho (ρ)
Thursday July 2, 2009
Rho (ρ) is the fourth options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. My explanation of rho will explain what rho represents, and how ... Read More
Options Greeks - Vega (v)
Wednesday July 1, 2009
Vega (c) is the third options greek to be discussed in my series of articles explaining the options greeks. Vega is an important options greek for options strategies that are ... Read More