Blogs for TradeKing Community http://community.tradeking.com/blogs 2010-02-03T20:50:53Z TradeKing Trader Network Back to basics: What's theta? tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-02-03:Blog/53607 2010-02-03T20:50:53Z 2010-02-03T20:50:53Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post reviews theta, the options "Greek" that measures the effect of time decay on your position. It'... How 'bout Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) options? tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-01-27:Blog/53059 2010-01-28T16:09:10Z 2010-01-28T16:09:10Z optionsguy If you've ever wanted to invest in Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) but couldn't afford the steep price, here's an idea: how about trading options on BRK.B instead? &nbsp... WSJ: Covered Calls Prove Popular tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-01-19:Blog/52287 2010-01-19T17:25:54Z 2010-01-19T17:25:54Z optionsguy Call-option volume surged 15% in 2009 versus the previous year, according to the WSJ and the CBOE. This post reviews TradeKing's top-5 educational resources for getting you started in this popular ... Back to basics: What's gamma? tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-01-15:Blog/52072 2010-01-15T15:51:45Z 2010-01-15T15:51:45Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post discusses gamma, a popular "Greek" in options trading. Welcome back, traders! Not too lon... Options symbols made simpler. Finally! tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-01-12:Blog/51803 2010-01-13T14:49:08Z 2010-01-12T23:43:14Z optionsguy I'm super-pleased to announce the arrival of new, MUCH simpler options symbols. These changes are rolling out industry-wide in February, but we at TK are rolling out this change piece by piece th... Tricks of the Options Pricing Trade tag:community.tradeking.com,2010-01-07:Blog/51365 2010-01-26T21:55:09Z 2010-01-07T20:13:08Z optionsguy Throughout my recent series on when and which option to buy, we used a theoretical example of a stock that starts at 70, moving up by 1-point increments to 73; its implied volatility is 40; and i... Who takes the other side of your option trade? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-30:Blog/50726 2009-12-30T19:10:35Z 2009-12-30T19:10:35Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post examines the landscape of players in the options marketplace. Who's on the other side of your opt... How time decay impacts ITM options tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-22:Blog/50274 2009-12-23T16:41:18Z 2009-12-23T16:41:18Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post explores the impact of time passing, or time decay, on long out-of-the-money (OTM) options. M... How time decay impacts OTM options tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-15:Blog/49783 2009-12-15T22:57:20Z 2009-12-15T22:57:20Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post explores the impact of time passing, or time decay, on long out-of-the-money (OTM) options. We... Options and accelerating time decay tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-11:Blog/49470 2009-12-11T15:55:50Z 2009-12-11T15:55:50Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post continues a discussion about the time value embedded in a long option’s price.In the quest to lea... For long calls, time value is money: Pt 2 tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-07:Blog/49140 2009-12-08T16:41:11Z 2009-12-08T16:41:11Z optionsguy In this back-to-basics series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options for beginners. Today’s post continues a discussion about the time value embedded in a long option’s price. Time decay is enem... Buying calls: time is money tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-03:Blog/48905 2009-12-03T20:03:07Z 2009-12-03T20:03:07Z optionsguy In this beginner series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from scratch. Today’s post continues a discussion about which option to buy, focusing on how time value differs between ATM, ITM ... Which option should you buy? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-12-01:Blog/48713 2009-12-01T20:48:43Z 2009-12-01T20:48:43Z optionsguy In this beginner series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from scratch. Today’s post addresses a basic question newbies face: if you’re ready to buy options, which one should you pick, and ... Which came first: implied volatility or the egg? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-25:Blog/48345 2009-11-25T18:23:26Z 2009-11-25T18:23:26Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your portfolio? In this series TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from scratch for beginners. This post continues a discussion of implied volatility, o... Back-to-basics 11: More Implied Volatility tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-18:Blog/47754 2009-11-19T15:57:15Z 2009-11-19T15:57:15Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your investing mix? TradeKing’s Brian Overby goes back to basics, explaining options for beginners. This post continues a discussion of implied volatility, or... Back-to-basics 10: What’s Implied Volatility? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-16:Blog/47493 2009-11-17T17:03:11Z 2009-11-17T17:03:11Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your investing mix? TradeKing’s Brian Overby goes back to basics, explaining options for beginners. This post introduces implied volatility, or IV, and explai... Back-to-basics 9: even more delta tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-10:Blog/47031 2009-11-13T18:08:45Z 2009-11-13T18:08:45Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your investing mix? TradeKing’s Brian Overby takes you back-to-basics, explaining options from the bottom up. This post continues a discussion of “delta”, the... Back-to-basics 8: More delta! tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-10:Blog/47008 2009-11-10T20:54:06Z 2009-11-10T20:54:06Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your investments? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the bottom up. This post continues a discussion of “delta”, th... Playing a volatility drop: HGSI b-fly tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-05:Blog/46681 2009-11-06T13:12:14Z 2009-11-05T21:07:11Z optionsguy If you expect volatility to decline, how can you ride the trend to profits? Butterflies offer intermediate to advanced options traders the potential to capitalize on a decline in Implied Volatility... Grab Bag Q&A: Options Block Trades tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-03:Blog/46455 2009-11-03T21:29:03Z 2009-11-03T21:29:03Z optionsguy What are options - and why add them to your portfolio? As part of a back-to-basics series on options, TradeKing’s Brian Overby answers an investor’s question on options block trades and what they...