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Category Archives: Derivatives

  1. Will Volatility Spike? March 2, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

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  2. Volatility Finder March 1, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Trading Ideas.

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  3. Negative Gold Skew February 9, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    No comments
  4. Efficiently Trading Option Spreads February 1, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    5 comments
  5. Flattened Volatility Term Structure January 30, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

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  6. Option Strategy: Long Gamma, Short Vega January 6, 2010

    Posted in Derivatives, Trading Ideas.

    15 comments
  7. Counterparty Risk: Reform is Overdue December 31, 2009

    Posted in Conspiracy, Derivatives, Educational, Markets, Politics.

    4 comments
  8. Moral Hazard: The AIG Bailout December 30, 2009

    Posted in Conspiracy, Derivatives, Politics.

    14 comments
  9. VIX Retreat at Quarter End December 22, 2009

    Posted in Conspiracy, Derivatives, Markets.

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  10. Skew as a Trading Signal December 17, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    2 comments
  11. Understanding Financial Risk Modeling December 10, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Markets.

    2 comments
  12. Do Black Swans Negate Option Premiums? November 24, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Trading Ideas.

    6 comments
  13. VIX Retreat – Return to the New Normal November 10, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    4 comments
  14. The Relative Strength of Countries November 5, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Economics, Educational, Markets, Politics, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  15. Gold and Oil are the New Mecca November 3, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Economics, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  16. Explanation of the VIX Spike November 2, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Markets.

    3 comments
  17. Option Wednesday October 28, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

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  18. Options to Express Directional Views October 27, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  19. Mitigating Gamma Losses October 21, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  20. Credit Spreads are the Key October 12, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational.

    7 comments
  21. Option Players Not Buying Rally October 1, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Educational, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  22. Collapsing Volatility September 29, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    9 comments
  23. Focusing on Volatility Skew August 18, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    1 comment
  24. Volatility Selling Strategies August 11, 2009

    Posted in Derivatives, Markets, Trading Ideas.

    4 comments
  25. Negative Swap Spreads Turning Positive? August 6, 2009

    Posted in Conspiracy, Derivatives, Markets.

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