by Tom Nunamaker | Jul 14, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
One of the reasons I like option trading is you can be so creative. Buying a stock or future is one of two lines: sloping up at 45 degrees or sloping down and -45 degrees. That's it. With options, we have so much more flexibility. I gave a presentation on option...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jul 8, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
I recently wrote a primer on option synthetics. To continue the discussion on option synthetics, I talked to Seth Freudberg at SMB Training about presenting for the Options Tribe about Option Synthetics. Here's the replay of the meeting: You can download the...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jul 2, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
My wife and I have suddenly become addicted to My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef Australia. Naturally, this has us constantly thinking about the cooking world and perhaps visiting Australia to partake of the outstanding food found there! I read a really good article on...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 21, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
Time for a new trade in SPX. Another broken wing butterfly trade expiring on Jul 17th with 28 days to expiration. The eight lot of puts are at 1950/1930/1870. The 1930's were about a -22 delta. The trade was put on with a little smaller credit than I like, but it's...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 14, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
I put a new SPX Broken Wing Butterfly trade on yesterday with 29 days to expiration. It's an eight lot at 1910/1890/1830 with a put debit spread at 1910/1890 for a next credit of $926 on $31,574 of Reg T margin. That would be +2.93% in 29 days if held to expiration...
by Tom Nunamaker | May 28, 2014 | Options trading
According to Crain's Chicago Business, a New York private-equity firm is planning to take control of OptionsHouse LLC and TradeMonster Group Inc. by investing in both of them and then merging the two companies. General Atlantic LLC is purchasing OptionsHouse from...
