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Volatility: Positioning for a Spike
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

With the VIX closing near 2 year lows at 18 and the S&P 500 sitting at its 18 month high, it might seem that the clouds have parted. On the contrary, with pressure being put on China to revalue...

Article | Mar 15, 2010 | Views: 113 | Comments: 0
Tags: options, hedging, volatility, spy, vix, implied volatility, vxx, vix futures, vix options

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Covered Call Options as Investment Strategies
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

An investment strategy that is highly underutilized is the selling/writing of call options on individual stocks or ETF’s that are owned within an investment portfolio. I will cover three...

Article | Dec 11, 2009 | Views: 198 | Comments: 0
Tags: options, trading, hedging, volatility, derivatives

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Volatility Selling Strategies
Submitted by surlytrader  (www.surlytrader.com)

Up until 2008, the markets since 1990 had been relatively calm and there was a consistent option premium that has rewarded option sellers via a positive gap between option implied volatility and...

Article | Dec 11, 2009 | Views: 91 | Comments: 0 
Tags: options, trading, hedging, volatility, derivatives

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Do Black Swans Negate Option Premiums
Submitted by surlytrader  (bestcashcow.com)

Volatility arbitrage generally refers to trading strategies that capture the spread between implied volatility (forecasted by option prices) and realized volatility (what volatility actually ends...

Article | Dec 11, 2009 | Views: 178 | Comments: 1
Tags: options, hedging, volatility, black, delta, arbitrage, swans, implied, nassim, taleb, nickels

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Options Strategist Thinks Call-Put Ratio May Be Signal
Submitted by PhilR  (www.revolutionadvisory.com)

Great article which fits in with recent posts on the site. Options strategist thinks heads on CNBC have it all wrong and market may be due for correction. Good chart and insight.

Article | Jul 18, 2007 | Views: 570 | Comments: 0 
Tags: market, options, option strategist, hedging, call put ratio



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