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1. GLD Calendar Spread
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
  Update: The AAPL spread idea that I mentioned last week worked out perfect as AAPL rallied after earnings and the 230 puts evaporated rapidly and the upside call spread increased as the stock ...
Friday, 23 April 2010
2. AAPL Earnings Spread and Update
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
... day which exacerbated the selling as traders got hit with gamma in their face if they came into the day naked short GS puts that were expiring in a few hours. Naked put shorts were forced to sell more ...
Saturday, 17 April 2010
3. Weekly Keltner Trading System
(OBB Prodigy!/Option Spot)
... to your current systems.   Inputs:  I'm using 15 for the number of bars to calculate the keltner channel band and 1 for the ATR multiple.  Period:  1995-2010 Shares:  ...
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
... puts, BSX puts and KMB calls in May and SOHU puts in June. As such, the portfolio is now generating a solid amount of time decay, which will build over the next several weeks. Speaking of time decay, the ...
Sunday, 04 April 2010
5. Weekly Outlook 3/29
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
... demand a higher return for the risk of holding our debt. This is my long term thought on the bonds and the way to play will be puts on TLT or calls on TBT if you cannot trade the futures. Short term ...
Monday, 29 March 2010
6. MGM Call Calendar and Update
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
... have just bought some ITM puts but I try to highlight more conservative "spread" ideas in this spot each week and thus I went with the vertical. Nevertheless, the spread is up to about 2.20, ...
Friday, 26 March 2010
7. QQQQ - Reversal on New High
(OBB Prodigy!/Option Spot)
... If these are true, short the close and buy back X days later. Naturally, these characteristics describe current market conditions. Criteria (in TS): Inputs:  timeEXIT(5); IF high > close[1]*1.01 ...
Thursday, 25 March 2010
8. Theta Burn: Weekly Portfolio Update
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... and my outstanding naked puts have lost value. As I wrote in my original post on this position, I think the stock at its current price represents compelling value given the company's excess cash, low valuation ...
Saturday, 20 March 2010
9. Reading my PALM ON PALM
(Front Page/Content)
STRATEGY BEARISH TRADE ON PALM  date 3/18/20109 earning plays and directional play  Buy to open MAY 5 PUTS when stock trading @ 5.29-30  debit = .61 roi by may opx up to 4.39 if ...
Saturday, 20 March 2010
10. Theta Burn: BKE Update and New Trade
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... take advantage of increased IV and sell eight May $6 puts for $298.05 of premium (after taking into account commissions), representing a roughly 6% return over the entire amount of reserved cash to exercise ...
Thursday, 18 March 2010
11. Consecutively Higher Highs
(OBB Prodigy!/Option Spot)
... you think would happen, further upside or pullback? The popular answer is probably pullback but here's what I found. Here is the entry/exit criteria (written in TradeStation nerd speak): Inputs: ...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
12. Too Far, Too Fast?
(OBB Prodigy!/Option Spot)
... levels, consider just buying puts, over selling OTM credit spreads. If you're looking for underperforming/oversold sectors, look at the Energy and Semiconductor space.  ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
13. Portfolio Update + New Trade
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
...  New Trade - UTA Naked Puts Universal Travel  Group (UTA) is a Chinese small cap travel services company (ticket kiosks, travel agents, guided tours, etc.). It's had an exciting couple of years, ...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
14. New Trades - LO, GS, BDX
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... position prematurely for a small gain to avoid upside risk. Becton, Dickinson & Co. Naked Puts: Like MSFT and IBM, BDX is another blue-chip cash generator which I think is a terrific long term ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
15. Some Potential Naked Puts
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... pay a high premium for short exposure (I’m not going to be buying outright SPY puts, etc.) believing that over the long term these sorts of moves will weight down my returns. Ultimately, I may decide to ...
Friday, 26 February 2010
16. RIMM update and New Trade
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
... puts in the anticipation of a shallow retracement in the stock. You should exit this trade if you haven't already since it is expiration Friday. As for RIMM going forward I think there is still a good ...
Friday, 19 February 2010
17. And We're Off!
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... The puts offer a very good return if not exercised (real return based on the entire amount of cash necessary to exercise would be roughly 11% for four months), and the position has 11% downside protection.  ...
Friday, 19 February 2010
18. Introduction
(OBB Prodigy!/Theta Burn)
... to investing - naked puts, naked calls, covered calls, and a number of different types of spreads. I'm also currently exploring various different hedges to reduce delta exposure. While the price of the ...
Saturday, 13 February 2010
19. RIMM Butterfly
(OBB Prodigy!/Delta Strike)
... calls and pay the same price but I just chose puts this time since puts are usually priced (in IV terms) a bit higher than calls and this is a positive theta play. As for risk, you can only lose what ...
Friday, 12 February 2010
20. 6.3- Bear Put Spread (Debit Spread)
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... strike put option was purchased outright. As the underlying stock moves closer to the strike prices both puts gain value. However the purchased put will gain more value, offsetting losses from the written ...
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
21. 6.0- Chapter 6: Vertical Spreads
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
Chapter 6 will introduce students to vertical option spreads. Spreads are different from directional call and puts in that they have defined profit potential but lessen the initial cost outlays to open ...
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
22. 5.9- Rho
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... Rho for calls and puts with the same strike price and expiration date will be equal, bounded by what is known as put-call parity. This will be discussed in a future lesson. Rho is positive for long call ...
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
23. 5.7- Vega (Long Options)
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... long Vega positions and positive for short Vega positions) Puts and calls with the same expiration month, underlying stock and strike price will typically have the same Vega. ATM options have higher ...
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
24. 5.5- Theta (Long Options)
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... of an option contract. Theta is typically calculated on a daily basis, assuming all other pricing inputs remain unchanged. This lesson will focus on the relationship between long option positions and ...
Monday, 23 November 2009
25. 5.0- Chapter 5: Meet the Greeks
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... of the six option pricing inputs will directly affect the premium value of the option contract. To begin, there are six new terms that need to be introduced: Delta (∆) Measures the changes ...
Saturday, 21 November 2009
26. 4.1- Option Pricing Basics
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... to how option premiums are valued. There are six inputs that are used to determine the value of an option contract. They are the underlying stock price, strike price, time until expiration, volatility, ...
Thursday, 19 November 2009
27. 4.0- Chapter 4: Options Pricing
(Courses/Undergraduate 200 Level)
... factors to create the theoretical value of an option contract. Of the six inputs, five of them are dynamic and one is fixed (strike price).  This is what makes options unique to all other types of ...
Thursday, 19 November 2009
28. 3.4- Market Makers
(Courses/Freshman 100 Level)
Market makers work in the options market to help create liquidity and keep bid/ask spreads from widening too much. In many cases, there will be more demand for calls over puts or puts over calls on an ...
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
29. Education Overview
(Miscellaneous/Web Site Information)
... include calls and puts, order types, risk graphs, option valuation and more. After completion students will be ready to move on to the Undergraduate level. UNDERGRADUATE 200 LEVEL (Intermediate Courses) ...
Saturday, 14 November 2009

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