Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-11-19T15:57:15ZTradeKing Trader NetworkBack-to-basics 11: More Implied Volatilitytag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-18:Blog/477542009-11-19T15:57:15Z2009-11-19T15:57:15ZoptionsguyWhat 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/474932009-11-17T17:03:11Z2009-11-17T17:03:11ZoptionsguyWhat 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 deltatag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-10:Blog/470312009-11-13T18:08:45Z2009-11-13T18:08:45ZoptionsguyWhat 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/470082009-11-10T20:54:06Z2009-11-10T20:54:06ZoptionsguyWhat 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-flytag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-05:Blog/466812009-11-06T13:12:14Z2009-11-05T21:07:11ZoptionsguyIf 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 Tradestag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-03:Blog/464552009-11-03T21:29:03Z2009-11-03T21:29:03ZoptionsguyWhat 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...Back-to-basics 7: Deltatag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/459272009-10-30T17:22:31Z2009-10-30T17:22:31ZoptionsguyWhat are options - and why add them to your portfolio? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, from opportunities to risks. This post discusses ...Back-to-basics 6: Options Open Interesttag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-27:Blog/457212009-10-27T18:37:19Z2009-10-27T18:37:19ZoptionsguyWhat are options - and why add them to your portfolio? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, from opportunities to risks. This post discusses ...Back-to-basics 5: More options chainstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-22:Blog/453512009-10-22T18:58:23Z2009-10-22T18:58:23ZoptionsguyWhat are options - and why add them to your portfolio mix? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, covering opportunities to risks. This post co...Back-to-basics 4: Options chainstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-20:Blog/451442009-10-22T18:59:25Z2009-10-20T14:37:45ZoptionsguyWhat are options - and why might investors consider adding them to their portfolio mix? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from scratch, covering opportunities...Back-to-basics 3: Options quotestag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-16:Blog/448832009-10-16T16:59:25Z2009-10-16T16:59:25ZoptionsguyWhat are options - and why might you consider adding them to your investment mix? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from scratch, from opportunities to risks....Back-to-basics 2: Options in the real world tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-14:Blog/446482009-10-14T14:30:44Z2009-10-14T14:30:44ZoptionsguyWhat IS an option - and why might you consider adding options to your investment portfolio? In a new back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the ground up, from opport...Back-to-basics 1: What’s an option? tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-09:Blog/442272009-10-09T19:47:28Z2009-10-09T13:32:42ZoptionsguyWhat IS an option, anyway? Why might you consider adding options to your investment portfolio? In a new back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the ground up. As you’l...The skinny on cash-secured puts tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-06:Blog/439882009-10-07T23:40:28Z2009-10-06T21:53:11ZoptionsguyHow does cash-secured put selling work? What level of options approval do you need? This post outlines the basics of cash-secured puts, including an alternative “synthetic” play of this popular opt...Volatility: balancing on a knife-edge tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-02:Blog/436822009-10-02T12:45:13Z2009-10-02T12:45:13ZoptionsguyHow can you effectively grapple with volatility shifts as an options trader? What moves make the most sense when volatility is high, low or flat? This post explores one trader’s real-world dilemma ...Volatility and Butterfliestag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-30:Blog/435172009-09-30T13:56:51Z2009-09-30T13:56:51ZoptionsguyOptions traders don’t always realize how much volatility changes can impact their positions – even more so than changes in the underlying stock’s price. This post completes a blog series on volatil...Volatility and Bear Put Spreadstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-15:Blog/420662009-09-24T14:39:29Z2009-09-24T14:39:29ZoptionsguyMany options traders have no idea how much volatility changes can impact their positions – even more than changes in the underlying’s price. This post continues a blog series on volatility in optio...The NEW expanded Options Playbook! tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-21:Blog/427342009-09-22T13:23:20Z2009-09-22T13:23:20ZoptionsguyFolks, I’m very pleased to announce the arrival of the NEW, expanded second edition of TradeKing’s Options Playbook! Available today on Amazon for $25, the new edition features 10 more options “pla...Puttin’ on the VIXtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-17:Blog/423852009-09-17T16:02:00Z2009-09-17T16:02:00ZoptionsguyFollowing the fluctuations of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)? This post offers the latest video clips on the VIX’s recent drop and an educational guide to understanding the index generally.Seems l...Back-to-school options trading tipstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-08:Blog/413712009-09-15T13:52:53Z2009-09-15T13:52:53ZoptionsguyIt’s back-to-school season for kids – and back to the markets for many adults. Now’s a great chance to reform bad trading habits and kick off the return of “trading season” right. In this post Bria...