by Tom Nunamaker | Dec 11, 2017 | General, Options trading
Dan Harvey and I have been making some changes to the Road Trip Trade service. Early on with the Road Trip Trade, Dan started adding layered trades on top of his Road Trip Trades. Some subscribers requested that we trade the Road Trip Trade only with Reverse Harvey...
by Tom Nunamaker | Apr 16, 2017 | General
Noted author Brian Johnson from Trader Edge is joining Capital Discussions on the Round Table on Wednesday 19 April at 11:00 am Eastern Time. Brian will present “Hedging Income Option Trades.” Brian published an exciting new book “Option Strategy...
by Tom Nunamaker | Dec 23, 2016 | General, Trading
Winning traders don't underestimate the psychological part of trading. Although you certainly cannot trade profitably without adequate capital or reliable trading strategies, your personal psychology also plays a significant role. Consider what master traders have...
by Tom Nunamaker | Nov 6, 2016 | General, News, Options trading, Trading
We all know the U.S. Presidential Election is on Tuesday, November 8th, just a few days away. We've seen how the S&P 500 has had nine straight days of losses, which hasn't happened since December 1980. The S&P 500 Let's take a look at the S&P 500 chart:...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 18, 2016 | General, News, Trading
I remember during market crashes in the past, Interactive Brokers (IB) increased the margin for many products.There was a lot of complaining about it on certain forums but I personally was happy to see the increased margins. As an IB customer myself, I like knowing...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 9, 2016 | General
Did you know that certain options have special tax treatment? The IRS has favorable tax treatment for anything termed a “IRS Section 1256 Contract.” These are: Regulated futures contracts Foreign currency contracts Non-equity options (broad-based stock...
