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Tom Nunamaker is taking over the Road Trip Trade ES futures options trades starting with the 16Feb 2018 expiration cycle.
The Combination Trade
The Combination Trade is a good way to participate in a market rally and can be used to defend against a market move down with caution. Tom uses bullish combination trades with his Road Trip Trades when he thinks the market is bullish.
Trading Curb – Market Circuit Breakers
Black Monday's 22.7% decline lead to market circuit breakers being created. Learn about the market circuit breakers and some ideas about how to hedge your portfolio for a 20% or more decline.
Jeep Trade Alerts Initial Trial
Paul Demer's is starting a Jeep Trade Alert service to trade a variation of Dan Harvey's Weirdor. Join the trial at https://cdlinks.us/jeep
Round Table with Brian Johnson – Hedging Income Option Trades
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.”
Remember the Basics
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...
How the U.S. Election Will Effect the Markets
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: The decline...
Trading Options Around Earnings Releases, Part II
"We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!" Hotel California, The Eagles In my last blog post, I discussed the nuances of change in implied volatility (IV) leading up to earnings release and following the announcement....
Trading Options Around Earnings Releases, Part I
One of the advantages of an option based approach to trading is the ability to capitalize on trades that have a statistically well-defined high probability of profit. When events occur with predictable regularity, the knowledgeable option trader can effectively...
Interactive Brokers Increases Margin Due to Brexit
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...